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Syria Setback: US-backed rebels reportedly overrun by Al Qaeda-tied fighters - Fox News Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:48:45 GMT

Fox News

Syria Setback: US-backed rebels reportedly overrun by Al Qaeda-tied fighters Fox News Al Qaeda-tied fighters reportedly overran Western-backed Syrian rebels in key strongholds over the weekend and threatened to advance deeper into their territory on Monday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration's efforts to train and equip moderate ... US-backed Syria rebels routed by fighters linked to al-QaedaWashington Post Al-Qaida Fighters Push Offensive in Northern SyriaABC News Al-Nusra advances in Syria's Idlib area, pushing back moderates, activists sayCNN International Business Times UK -Huffington Post all 375 news articles »

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Tragic Setbacks for US Allies in Iraq and Syria - The Atlantic Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:46:02 GMT

The Atlantic

Tragic Setbacks for US Allies in Iraq and Syria The Atlantic In Syria, the United States faced another setback in its battle against terrorist groups, when weapons distributed to anti-government rebels ended up in the hands of an al-Qaeda splinter group, Jabhat al-Nusra. The weapons provided by the United States ... Diplomatic language does not prevent genocide in Syria and IraqYour Middle East all 2,062 news articles »

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Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani - Reuters Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:38:47 GMT

Reuters

Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani Reuters The battle has deflected attention from significant gains elsewhere in Syria by Islamic State, which has seized two gas fields within a week from President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the center of the country. In Iraq, the group has executed more than ... SAS teams sent to Syria to join up with US forces and fight Islamic State ...Mirror.co.uk Syria: Kobani Defenders Hold GroundteleSUR English Middle East Updates / Egypt, Gulf Arab allies eye anti-militant allianceHaaretz RIA Novosti -New York Daily News -Department of Defense all 342 news articles »

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Share on Facebook - Hot Air Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:54:45 GMT

Belfast Telegraph

Share on Facebook Hot Air The Obama administration's Syria strategy suffered a major setback Sunday after fighters linked to al-Qaeda routed U.S.-backed rebels from their main northern strongholds, capturing significant quantities of weaponry, triggering widespread defections ... How did Islamists in Syria receive American weapons? See the evidence from ...Belfast Telegraph ISIS supporter gets BABY to kick severed head of a Syrian soldierDaily Mail Osama Bin Laden School opened in Syria by ISISCatholic Online International Business Times AU -Houston Chronicle all 95 news articles »

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US officials consider striking another militant group in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra - Washington Post Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:27:00 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

US officials consider striking another militant group in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra Washington Post Extremists from the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra group were said Monday to be within a few miles of the Bab al-Hawa crossing in northwestern Syria on the Turkish border, one of only two openings through which the moderate Free Syrian Army receives ... Is the US-led war on Islamic State really helping Syria's Assad? Maybe.Christian Science Monitor all 17 news articles »

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Assad's Syria Truncated, Battered _ but Defiant - ABC News Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:33:14 GMT

ABC News

Assad's Syria Truncated, Battered _ but Defiant ABC News Syrian businessmen start from scratch after their shops and factories were destroyed. Families who lost their homes struggle to rent new dwellings and make ends meet. Along highways stretching through government-controlled areas are the bombed ruins of ... In Assad's Syria, death notices litter the walls - and life goes onThe Independent all 122 news articles »

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US plan for proxy army to fight Isis in Syria suffers attack - The Guardian Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:32:43 GMT

The Guardian

US plan for proxy army to fight Isis in Syria suffers attack The Guardian The attack on the Syrian Revolutionary Front (SRF) by the al-Qaida-aligned Jabhat al-Nusra came after weeks of clashes between the two groups around the city of Idlib, which has remained one of the last bastions of regime control in northern Syria ...

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Soaring number of deaths in Syria prisons - Aljazeera.com Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:56:33 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Soaring number of deaths in Syria prisons Aljazeera.com The accusation comes after 55,000 photos were smuggled out of Syria earlier in the year by a former Syrian military police photographer, known as 'Ceasar', whose images offered a brief glimpse into the abuses within the government prison system. Observatory: Nearly 2000 dead in Syria jails this yearAl-Arabiya Syria escalates barrel bomb attacks as world attention shiftsYahoo News Nearly 2000 dead in Syria jails this year: activistsThe Daily Star IBNLive all 56 news articles »

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Isis fighters capture second Syrian gas field in a week - The Guardian Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:07:53 GMT

The Guardian

Isis fighters capture second Syrian gas field in a week The Guardian Islamic State (Isis) fighters in Syria claim they have taken control of a gas field in the central province of Homs, the second it has seized in a week after battles with government forces. The hardline Sunni Islamist group posted 18 photos on social ... Islamic State Claims To Seize Second Gas Field In SyriaHuffington Post Islamic State says seizes second gas field in SyriaReuters Report: Islamic State seizes natural gas field in SyriaUPI.com euronews -RTE.ie all 76 news articles »

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Nusra Front advances in Syria's Idlib - Aljazeera.com Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:09:40 GMT

Nusra Front advances in Syria's Idlib Aljazeera.com The Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, al-Nusra Front, has seized a town and several villages in Syria's Idlib province, dealing another blow to western-backed rebel fighters in the northwestern region. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday said ...