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Peshmergas blunt, don't break, Islamic State siege of Syria's Kobani - Reuters Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:48:16 GMT

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Peshmergas blunt, don't break, Islamic State siege of Syria's Kobani Reuters The town is one of few areas in Syria where it can co-ordinate air strikes with operations by an effective ground force. The arrival of the Iraqi Kurd peshmerga, or "those who face death," with armored vehicles and artillery, has enabled them to shell ... Islamic State suffering setbacks in Syria and IraqHaaretz IS suffering setbacks in Syria, IraqThe Daily Star Powerful Photos Show a Side of Syria's Civil War We Rarely Talk AboutMic The Daily Star all 1,673 news articles »

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Syria's war - The Economist Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:22:51 GMT

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Syria's war The Economist WHEN the jihadists calling themselves Islamic State (IS) executed the first of four Western hostages in Syria in August, they lit a fuse of outrage that led America to expand its existing air war against the group in Iraq to include strikes against it ... We are creating a generation of terrorists in SyriaThe Hill (blog) Al Qaeda group seizes villages from US-backed rebels in SyriaCBS News Fresh infighting erupts among Takfiris militants in SyriaPress TV SunHerald.com -World Tribune all 49 news articles »

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Al-Qaida Group Seizes Villages From Syrian Rebels - ABC News Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:25:03 GMT

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Al-Qaida Group Seizes Villages From Syrian Rebels ABC News Al-Qaida-linked fighters captured at least three villages from Western-backed rebels in northwestern Syria on Friday as the militants continued their push to assert control over an area once held by more moderate groups. The Nusra Front's recent ... Syria conflict: Khorasan group targeted by US air strikesBBC News US targets terror group in Syria airstrikesUSA TODAY France-born bomb maker for Khorasan Group believed killed by Syria drone strikeFox News Reuters -CNN all 1,062 news articles »

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Would-be jihadis using cruise ships to get to Syria and Iraq, say police chiefs - The Guardian Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:08:03 GMT

The Guardian

Would-be jihadis using cruise ships to get to Syria and Iraq, say police chiefs The Guardian Would-be jihadi fighters are booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq in an attempt to bypass efforts to stop them in neighbouring Turkey, Interpol officials have said. The international police body is ... Jihadis book cruise ships to join extremists in SyriaUSA TODAY Would-be ISIS militants on cruise ships to SyriaAl-Arabiya APNewsBreak: Jihadis on Cruise Ships to SyriaABC News NBCNews.com all 354 news articles »

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Syria's Kurds Warn Afrin Could Be The New Kobani - Huffington Post Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:09:28 GMT

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Syria's Kurds Warn Afrin Could Be The New Kobani Huffington Post A Syrian Kurdish refugee from the majority-Kurdish Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, prepares a tea in a yard next a school used as a refugee camp in the northern city of Afrin on April 9, 2013. Kurds comprise 10 percent of ... How do Arab media write about Assad and Syria?The Week UK U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 14 air strikes in Iraq, SyriaTODAYonline all 670 news articles »

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Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria - Al-Arabiya Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:59:35 GMT

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Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria Al-Arabiya Doueiri noted that it was Suleimani's idea to send Iran's Basij brigades to Syria in the early months of the Syrian civil war. He explained how Suleimani reportedly used Iraq as a training ground for foreign Shiite militias who desired to join the ... Iran Reportedly Creating Hezbollah Branch in SyriaBreitbart News all 16 news articles »

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Eamon Bradley faces weapons charges in Syria inquiry - BBC News Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:28:25 GMT

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Eamon Bradley faces weapons charges in Syria inquiry BBC News A man arrested in Londonderry as part of inquiries into reports of alleged activity in Syria is facing guns and explosives charges. Eamon Bradley, 25, was detained at a house in Melmore Gardens in the Creggan area of the city on Thursday. Police have ... Derry man arrested over activity in SyriaBelfast Telegraph Muslim convert arrested in North on 'return from Syria'Irish Independent Northern Irish man charged over 'activity in Syria'ITV News The Courier -U.TV all 71 news articles »

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Will Obama and Republicans get along on Iran, Syria and Russia? - CNN Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:37:12 GMT

Will Obama and Republicans get along on Iran, Syria and Russia? CNN Washington (CNN) -- One of the first things President Obama did after Republicans seized control of the Senate was to announce his intention to seek new Congressional authority for military action against ISIS in Syria and Iraq to replace those passed ... and more »

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Mortar Fire on Syria School Kills 13 Children - ABC News Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:31:01 GMT

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Mortar Fire on Syria School Kills 13 Children ABC News Syrian children often have been the victims of the country's civil war, now in its fourth year, but they rarely are specifically targeted. Still, Wednesday's attack in the town of Qaboun marked the most serious violence against Syrian minors since a ... Syria: 11 children killed in bombing near DamascusDeutsche Welle Mortar fire on Syria school kills 11 childrenAl-Arabiya all 145 news articles »

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US airstrikes target al-Qaeda faction in Syria - Washington Post Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:23:32 GMT

US airstrikes target al-Qaeda faction in Syria Washington Post U.S. warplanes launched airstrikes in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border early Thursday, targeting a group other than the Islamic State for only the second time since the air campaign in the country began and threatening to draw Washington ...