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When Americans Head To Syria, How Much Of A Threat Do They Pose? - NPR Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:01:52 GMT

NPR

When Americans Head To Syria, How Much Of A Threat Do They Pose?
NPR
Shannon Maureen Conley was just 19, barely out of high school and a convert to Islam, when she fell in love with a Tunisian man who said he was an Islamic State fighter in Syria. And, according to a criminal complaint, she wanted to leave her Denver ...

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Canada considers prioritizing religious minorities in Syria refugee resettlement - CBC.ca Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:51:02 GMT

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Canada considers prioritizing religious minorities in Syria refugee resettlement
CBC.ca
Sources close to the discussions say Canada is seeking to resettle only refugees from Syria's religious minorities, something that would likely be difficult for the UN's refugee agency to accept. The UNHCR's policy on refugees says a resettlement state ...
Conservatives' Syria refugee response labelled as 'discrimination'Globalnews.ca
UN sending thousands of Muslims to AmericaWND.com
U.S. 'Steps Up,' Considers 9000 Syrian Refugee ApplicationsHuffington Post
Syria Deeply -Herald Sun
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Aleppo fighting 'freeze' needed to prevent catastrophe - UN Syria envoy - The Guardian Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:27:34 GMT

The Guardian

Aleppo fighting 'freeze' needed to prevent catastrophe - UN Syria envoy
The Guardian
Aleppo, Syria's second city, could face a catastrophe, triggering massive fresh flows of refugees, unless President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels fighting him agree to freeze the fighting there, the UN special envoy to the war-torn country has warned.
Syria, ISIS Have Been 'Ignoring' Each Other on Battlefield, Data SuggestsNBCNews.com
Oh, by the way, Assad and ISIS are basically coordinating in Syria nowHot Air
From revolution to civil conflict: Syria's failed 'Arab Spring'?Middle East Monitor
World Politics Review -Middle East Eye
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More than 1000 Canadians may still be in Syria - Ottawa Citizen Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:30:25 GMT

Ottawa Citizen

More than 1000 Canadians may still be in Syria
Ottawa Citizen
More than 1,000 Canadians may still be in Syria despite four years of bloody fighting and the rise of the Islamic State. Foreign Affairs says 1,102 Canadians have registered with the department as being in Syria, though that number may be just the tip ...

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The Syrian Conflict According to Putin - Newsweek Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:22:03 GMT

Newsweek

The Syrian Conflict According to Putin
Newsweek
An election poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin are seen on a car at al-Qardahah town near Latakia city May 26, 2014. Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters ...
Jumblatt: No Solution in Syria With Assad in PowerU.S. News & World Report
Russia seeks dialogue in Lebanon and Syria, envoyYa Libnan
US Officials Deprecate Russia's Proposed Syrian Peace TalksSputnik International
Zee News -Al-Manar TV
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Airstrikes Against ISIL Continue in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:10:01 GMT

Airstrikes Against ISIL Continue in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Dec. 12, 2014 – U.S. and partner-nation military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq over the last three days, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ...

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Runa Khan jailed for Facebook Syria terror posts - BBC News Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:04:23 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 ...
Luton mother jailed for Syria terror posts on FacebookLuton Today
Woman faces jail for Syria postingsHartlepool Mail
Runa Khan jailed for more than 5 years for Facebook terror postsDaily Mail

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US-led warplanes hit militants in Syria and Iraq 27 times this week - Los Angeles Times Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:43:01 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US-led warplanes hit militants in Syria and Iraq 27 times this week
Los Angeles Times
U.S.-led warplanes launched 27 airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria this week, officials said Friday. The three-day attack by jets and drones was focused on militants in Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo; the embattled Syrian ...
The UK's Article 51 Letter on Use of Force in SyriaLawfare (blog)
Is Iran getting a free pass on Iraq and Syria?Al-Arabiya
US-led coalition hits Isis targets in Syria and IraqInternational Business Times UK

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Getting Help to Syria - The New Yorker Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:05:13 GMT

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Getting Help to Syria
The New Yorker
Few experiences are more haunting than visiting a refugee camp in the middle of winter. You walk the rows between the tents, peering in here and there, finding men and women wrapped in blankets, huddled round lanterns, each face wearing the ...
Saudi King Donates $104M for Syria Food AidABC News

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Inside Syria's civil war - CBS News Sat, 13 Dec 2014 02:02:33 GMT

Inside Syria's civil war
CBS News
Life was so hard during the siege of Homs in Syria's civil war that residents like Simav were reduced to eating grass to survive. She says she even looked forward to the times when she had to go out looking for the grass, because it offered a diversion ...

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