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Syria, ISIS Have Been 'Ignoring' Each Other on Battlefield, Data Suggests - NBCNews.com Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:09:05 GMT

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Syria, ISIS Have Been 'Ignoring' Each Other on Battlefield, Data Suggests
NBCNews.com
Syria's military and ISIS may be sworn enemies but instead of wiping each other off the battlefield they have been delicately dancing around each other, according to new data exclusively obtained by NBC News. Both sides in the bloody conflict appear to ...
From revolution to civil conflict: Syria's failed 'Arab Spring'?Middle East Monitor
Oh, by the way, Assad and ISIS are basically coordinating in Syria nowHot Air
Ignoring the orphans of Syria's uprisingThe Daily Star

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Al Jazeera correspondent dies in Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:00:34 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Al Jazeera correspondent dies in Syria
Aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the death of its Arabic correspondent in Syria, Mahran Al Deeri, while covering battles in the city of Al Sheikh Maskin in rural Daraa. According to his family members, Mahran died on Wednesday while taking cover ...
Al-Jazeera Reporter Dies in Syria Road AccidentABC News
Al Jazeera journalist dies in SyriaReuters
Al Jazeera reporter dies in crash in SyriaUSA TODAY
CPJ Press Freedom Online -Sky News Australia
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Runa Khan jailed for Facebook Syria terror posts - BBC News Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:39:07 GMT

BBC News

Runa Khan jailed for Facebook Syria terror posts
BBC News
A mother-of-six has been jailed for five years and three months for promoting terrorism on Facebook. Runa Khan, from Luton, had previously admitted inciting terrorism in Syria. Khan, 35, of Maple Road West, had posted a picture of a suicide vest and ...
Woman faces jail for Syria postingsIsle of Man Today

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Paychecks sweetened for Syria missions - USA TODAY Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:21:43 GMT

USA TODAY

Paychecks sweetened for Syria missions
USA TODAY
Missions in Syria began Sept. 21 and continue today with jets pounding tanks, trucks and barracks. The Syrian regime, headed by Bashar al-Assad, has sophisticated air defenses, according to the Pentagon, although they have not targeted American ...
US to pay back pay to troops who have flown Syria air operationsStars and Stripes
US air crews flying over Syria to get lump-sum back payNavyTimes.com

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Countries vow to double Syria refugees intake - Aljazeera.com Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:34:01 GMT

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Countries vow to double Syria refugees intake
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Twenty-eight countries have agreed to take in more than 100,000 refugees from Syria, doubling the number of migrants to whom they were initially offering asylum, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN ...
UN says rich nations pledge to take 100000 Syrian refugeesReuters
Syrian war: Western countries to accept more refugeesBBC News
More Nations Pledge to UN to Resettle Syrian RefugeesNew York Times
ABC News -UNHCR (press release) -Slate Magazine (blog)
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Jumblatt: No Solution in Syria With Assad in Power - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:58:25 GMT

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Jumblatt: No Solution in Syria With Assad in Power
U.S. News & World Report
6, Jumblatt told Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian special presidential envoy to the Middle East, the same words: “Bogdanov is looking for a political solution for the crisis in Syria, I told him I am with a political solution that preserves the ...


Film Review: 'Queens of Syria' - Variety Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:19:39 GMT

Variety

Film Review: 'Queens of Syria'
Variety
Syrian refugees in Jordan incorporate their stories of exile while workshopping Euripides' “The Trojan Women” in Yasmin Fedda's straightforward, absorbing documentary “Queens of Syria.” For this non-professional cast, the ancient text offers ...


Two British soldiers who flew to Syria to tackle Islamic State held at Heathrow - Daily Mail Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:17:26 GMT

Daily Mail

Two British soldiers who flew to Syria to tackle Islamic State held at Heathrow
Daily Mail
Two former British soldiers who flew to Syria to fight Islamic State fanatics were held at Heathrow as terror suspects after flying home for Christmas. Jamie Read, 24, and James Hughes, 26, left to help Kurdish forces battling the extremists following ...

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Syria's southern rebels take step toward unity - Reuters Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:19:24 GMT

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Syria's southern rebels take step toward unity
Reuters
A short drive from Damascus, the southern front remains a risk for Assad as he shores up his control over key areas of central Syria. Insurgent groups including both mainstream rebels and Nusra have made slow but steady gains in the south against ...
Syria southern rebels move toward unityThe Daily Star
Syria's southern rebels take step towards unityswissinfo.ch
US downsizes rebel forces in Syria after their defeat by Al Qaida's NusraWorld Tribune

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The Origins of Turkey's Buffer Zone in Syria - War on the Rocks Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:57:53 GMT

War on the Rocks

The Origins of Turkey's Buffer Zone in Syria
War on the Rocks
Rumors are everywhere about some sort of a buffer zone inside Syria along its border with Turkey. The notion of a buffer zone has a deep history rooted in Turkey's shifting foreign policy towards Syria – from close partner to intractable enemy. In ...

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