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US weighs expanded CIA training, arming of Syrian allies struggling against Assad - Washington Post Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:43:36 GMT

Reuters

US weighs expanded CIA training, arming of Syrian allies struggling against Assad Washington Post The Obama administration has been weighing plans to escalate the CIA's role in arming and training fighters in Syria, a move aimed at accelerating covert U.S. support to moderate rebel factions while the Pentagon is preparing to establish its own ... Syria rebels in south emerge as West's last hope as moderates crushed elsewhereReuters West-Backed Syria Rebels Shaken on Multiple FrontsABC News US says it has targeted Khorasan Group again in Syria with airstrikeLos Angeles Times Telegraph.co.uk all 654 news articles »

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Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:17:38 GMT

BBC News

Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 14, 2014 – U.S and partner nation military forces continued to attack Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria Nov. 12 to 14 using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 19 airstrikes against ISIL, U ... UN says Islamic State imposing rule of terror in SyriaBBC News UN: ISIL committing war crimes in SyriaAljazeera.com Sources: Obama seeks new Syria strategy review to deal with ISIS, al-AssadCNN Reuters -Asharq Alawsat English -UN News Centre all 2,882 news articles »

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Story behind 'Syria shooting rescue' video revealed - New York Post Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:25:31 GMT

New York Post

Story behind 'Syria shooting rescue' video revealed New York Post It's also been viewed millions of times on the Web, racking up more than 3.4 million hits on the YouTube channel of the Shaam News Network, an anti-regime outlet covering Syria's bloody civil war. “We are pleased that the film spread widely and that ... Syria 'hero boy' video is too good to be trueTelegraph.co.uk #BBCTrending: Syrian 'hero boy' video faked by Norwegian directorBBC News 'Syrian hero boy' viral video revealed as staged production shot in Malta on ...New York Daily News Mirror.co.uk -Arab News all 92 news articles »

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Ankara and Washington agree to train 2000 Syrian rebels in Turkey - report - RT Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:16:20 GMT

RT

Ankara and Washington agree to train 2000 Syrian rebels in Turkey - report RT Following a series of meetings between US European Command (EUCOM) and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and high-ranking Turkish military officials at the Turkish General Staff's headquarters, the sides agreed on equipping and training Syrian ... War on SyriaPress TV Iran urges Turkey to cooperate on SyriaHurriyet Daily News all 36 news articles »

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Obama Has No Good Options for Ending the War in Syria - VICE News Sat, 15 Nov 2014 22:37:21 GMT

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Obama Has No Good Options for Ending the War in Syria VICE News Two months into a US airstrike campaign targeting radical Islamists in Syria, some American officials are growing restless with what they see as a one-sided effort that has handed President Bashar Assad's regime the upper hand in the country's civil war. ISIS beheading, stoning and crucifying Syrian residents, UN report saysFox News 'Americans do not have any coherent policy in Syria'RT A New Push for Peace in Syria?Antiwar.com Sun News Network -Daily Sabah all 52 news articles »

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Video of 'Hero Syrian Boy' Saving Sister From Gunfire Was Fake — Here's the ... - TheBlaze.com Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:53:37 GMT

TheBlaze.com

Video of 'Hero Syrian Boy' Saving Sister From Gunfire Was Fake — Here's the ... TheBlaze.com A viral video that purportedly was taken in Syria and was posted online earlier this week showed a young boy running across a dusty road, getting shot and then, after faking his death for a moment, jumping back up to save a young girl hiding behind a car.

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ISIL faces war of attrition in Syria's Kobane - Hurriyet Daily News Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:10:27 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

ISIL faces war of attrition in Syria's Kobane Hurriyet Daily News A file picture taken on November 8, 2014, shows a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter talking on the phone during fighting against ISIL group in the Syrian besieged border town of Ain al-Arab (known as Kobane by the Kurds). AFP PHOTO / AHMED DEEB ... Islamic State Faces War of Attrition in Syria's KobaneBreitbart News Syria, ISIS and the Kurds: A Twitter Q&A with Sam DagherWall Street Journal (blog) all 28 news articles »

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US-led strikes hit Islamic State, al Qaeda-linked group in Syria: Central Command - Reuters Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:39:14 GMT

US-led strikes hit Islamic State, al Qaeda-linked group in Syria: Central Command Reuters Seventeen strikes near the Syrian border town of Kobani also destroyed 10 fighting positions, a building and several vehicles in addition to striking the militant units, the statement said. A strike near Raqqa also destroyed an Islamic State training ...

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US strikes al Qaeda cell in Syria - CNN Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:05:11 GMT

US strikes al Qaeda cell in Syria CNN Washington (CNN) -- U.S. aircraft have concluded a third round of strikes against an al Qaeda cell inside Syria, two U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the just-completed mission told CNN on Thursday. The officials said it was a small number of ...

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Syria murder highlights challenge of restoring law and order - The National Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:27:54 GMT

The National

Syria murder highlights challenge of restoring law and order The National AMMAN // Qaisar Habib died in a makeshift hospital in southern Syria, not from the gunshot wounds he was being treated for but from another 30 bullets fired into his body at close range by rebels who raided the clinic with the intention of ending the ...