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ISIS Launches Attack On Syria's Kobani From Turkey: Activists - Huffington Post Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:00:53 GMT

CBS News

ISIS Launches Attack On Syria's Kobani From Turkey: Activists Huffington Post The assault began when a suicide bomber driving an armored vehicle detonated his explosives on the border crossing between Kobani and Turkey, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for Syria's ... At least 40 fighters killed in Syrian city of KobaniCNN Fight on ISIS in Syria border town enters "new phase"CBS News Turks deny assisting Islamists' attack on Kobani, SyriaTribune-Review all 385 news articles »

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Palestinian Refuge for 6 Decades, Now Flooded From Syria - New York Times Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:19:53 GMT

New York Times

Palestinian Refuge for 6 Decades, Now Flooded From Syria New York Times Now, a new wave of refugees, this time from Syria, has roughly doubled the population of Shatila and the neighboring camp, Sabra, to 40,000, aid workers say. The newcomers, pouring into narrow streets and cramped concrete-block apartments, are among ... Syria crisis: Britain's response to humanitarian disaster 'woefully inadequate ...The Independent Inside the deluge of Syrian refugeesCBS News Syria's humanitarian crisisFrontier Post Press TV -Gulf Times all 45 news articles »

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Flesh-eating maggot disease surfaces in Syria - Al-Arabiya Sat, 29 Nov 2014 17:56:52 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Flesh-eating maggot disease surfaces in Syria Al-Arabiya U.N. health experts have noted three cases of myiasis near Damascus, marking the first appearance of the flesh-eating maggot disease in Syria, AFP reported. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for humans ... and more »

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US will use psych evaluations, stress tests to screen Syrian rebels for training - Washington Post Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:54:10 GMT

Press TV

US will use psych evaluations, stress tests to screen Syrian rebels for training Washington Post The U.S. military will subject Syrian rebels taking part in a new training program to psychological evaluations, biometrics checks and stress tests under a screening plan that goes well beyond the steps the United States normally takes to vet foreign ... Rebels push forward in southern SyriaDeseret News Syria, US attack same city, then trade barbsStars and Stripes US to carry out psych evaluations of Syria militantsPress TV Los Angeles Times all 11 news articles »

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Islamic State: Syria says air strikes not hurting group - BBC News Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:46:19 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State: Syria says air strikes not hurting group BBC News Two months of US-led air strikes have failed to weaken Islamic State (IS) militants, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem has said. A US-led coalition has carried out nearly 300 air strikes in Syria since September. Mr Moualem told Lebanese TV the ... Syria: US raids have failed to weaken ISILAljazeera.com Syria says US-led strikes have not weakened Islamic StateYahoo News Syria says US-led strikes haven't weakened Islamic State groupDaily Mail ABC Online -Al-Arabiya all 103 news articles »

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What if the Syria crisis were happening in the UK? - BBC News Sat, 29 Nov 2014 02:13:57 GMT

BBC News

What if the Syria crisis were happening in the UK? BBC News Understanding the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Syria can be difficult. So imagine this: what if Syria were the UK? Say you are one of the 2.5m people who live in the huge conurbation of Greater Manchester. And then you leave, all of you, exit ... and more »

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Conflicting Policies on Syria and Islamic State Erode US Standing in Mideast - New York Times Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:51:38 GMT

Foreign Policy

Conflicting Policies on Syria and Islamic State Erode US Standing in Mideast New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — American and Syrian warplanes screamed over the Syrian city of Raqqa in separate raids this week, ostensibly against the same target, the Islamic State militants in control there. In the first raid, on Sunday, United States warplanes ... What Obama Doesn't Understand About SyriaForeign Policy all 56 news articles »

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US-backed Syria rebels make new push south of Damascus - Fox News Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:21:29 GMT

Aljazeera.com

US-backed Syria rebels make new push south of Damascus Fox News Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns from government forces and aiming to carve out a swath of territory leading to the doorstep of President Bashar ... Report: Syria army kills dozens of rebelsAljazeera.com all 272 news articles »

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"Antigone of Syria" - The Economist (blog) Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:23:34 GMT

The Economist (blog)

"Antigone of Syria" The Economist (blog) “I HAVEN'T smiled in two years—this is the first time,” beams a middle-aged refugee. Thirty Syrian women are standing in a large room in St Joseph University in Beirut as an energetic British/Iraqi actress directs their movements. They are rehearsing ...

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US launches 15 air strikes as Syria minister says Isis campaign will not work - The Guardian Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:39:38 GMT

The Guardian

US launches 15 air strikes as Syria minister says Isis campaign will not work The Guardian The US military and its allies hit Islamic State (Isis) forces with 15 air strikes in Iraq and Syria during a three-day period, US Central Command said on Friday. Thirteen attacks have been carried out in Iraq since Wednesday, while two more targeted ... With incentives and brute force, Islamic State subduing tribes in Syria, IraqFox News U.S. and its allies strike 15 ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria in three daysDaily Mail Washington denounces Syrian air strikes on ISISWorld Socialist Web Site Department of Defense -The Times of Israel -Long War Journal all 575 news articles »