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2 Military Bases in Syria Fall to Rebels - New York Times Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:36:49 GMT

Al-Arabiya

2 Military Bases in Syria Fall to Rebels New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two important Syrian military bases in Idlib Province, under rebel siege for two years, fell on Monday to insurgents led by the Nusra Front, the Islamist militant group aligned with Al Qaeda, fighters and activist groups monitoring ... Islamic Fighters Capture 2 Army Bases in NW SyriaABC News Islamist rebels capture 2 key army bases in SyriaAl-Arabiya Syria conflict: Rebels capture key Idlib army basesBBC News Edmonton Sun -Christian Post -Boston Globe all 403 news articles »

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Russia's new Syria plan is the only game in town - Haaretz Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:13:04 GMT

Haaretz

Russia's new Syria plan is the only game in town Haaretz If that report is true, this is the first time that Iran has expressed willingness to compromise on a topic that it had held as an inviolable in any political talks about Syria. It is hard to understand what the French source meant by “set aside.” Does ... On US policy towards SyriaMiddle East Monitor EU: more work with Russia, Iran needed to end Syria warwww.worldbulletin.net Iran transformed Syria's army into a militia that will help Assad survive ...Reuters Blogs (blog) Tehran Times -Catholic World Report all 43 news articles »

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Syria Parties Are Killing Not Protecting Civilians - ABC News Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:06:12 GMT

Syria Parties Are Killing Not Protecting Civilians ABC News The U.N. humanitarian chief accused the warring parties in Syria on Monday of ignoring Security Council demands to protect civilians, citing a doubling of the number of people killed from 100,000 in February to close to 200,000 today and around 1 ... UN official: We have 'run out of words' to describe conflict in SyriaCNN all 75 news articles »

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Texas plumber's truck on front line of Syria war - CBS News Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:13:51 GMT

CBS News

Texas plumber's truck on front line of Syria war CBS News LONDON -- A pickup truck once owned by a plumbing company in Texas has somehow found its way to the front lines of Syria's civil war and been converted into an anti-aircraft weapon for Islamic militants. A photo posted to Twitter on Monday by the Ansar ... Texas City plumber's truck ends up in Syrian warDaily News - Galveston County How plumber's truck from Texas ended up in hands of Islamic fighters in SyriaDaily Mail all 8 news articles »

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Could Aleppo plan cut Syrian bloodshed? - BBC News Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:51:27 GMT

BBC News

Could Aleppo plan cut Syrian bloodshed? BBC News Four years into a punishing war, the West is still in search of a Syria strategy. Now the EU is trying to find its own voice on this deepening crisis as its foreign ministers sit down with their new foreign policy chief in Brussels. "Syria is not a ... Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fightingReuters Syria conflict: Assad forces move on Aleppo supply hillBBC News UN envoy in Syria for Aleppo truce talksAl-Arabiya ABC News all 212 news articles »

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Around 180 Soldiers And Militants Killed In Battle For Syrian Base - Huffington Post Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:21:19 GMT

Around 180 Soldiers And Militants Killed In Battle For Syrian Base Huffington Post BEIRUT, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents took the Wadi al-Deif military base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Tuesday.

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Syria moves to ensure Iranian oil supplies do not falter - Reuters Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:04:22 GMT

Press TV

Syria moves to ensure Iranian oil supplies do not falter Reuters BEIRUT/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Syrian government took steps on Tuesday to ensure oil imports from major ally Iran will continue to meet its needs as winter approaches, sending a high-level delegation to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials including ... World has realized Syria fighting terrorism: RouhaniPress TV Syria moves to ensure Iran oil supplies do not falterAl-Arabiya all 46 news articles »

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UN to Vote on Extending Cross-Border Aid Delivery to Syria - ABC News Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:34:04 GMT

UN to Vote on Extending Cross-Border Aid Delivery to Syria ABC News The draft resolution, sponsored by Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg, expresses grave distress at the continued deterioration of "the devastating humanitarian situation," and the fact that 12.2 million Syrians require urgent assistance including medical ... and more »

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France busts cell recruiting Syria fighters - Aljazeera.com Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:20:48 GMT

Aljazeera.com

France busts cell recruiting Syria fighters Aljazeera.com French police have arrested at least 10 people in an operation to dismantle a network sending would-be fighters to Syria. Police announced ten arrests on Monday, mostly in the southern region of Toulouse, but also around Paris and in the northern ... and more »

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A mom sues France for letting her son go to Syria – and she might win - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:29:40 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

A mom sues France for letting her son go to Syria – and she might win Christian Science Monitor Paris — A 16-year-old boy travels from France to Syria via Turkey without a passport – and without being challenged by French authorities. He ends up training as a terrorist. Is the French government at fault? His mother says yes. And she may have a case. French raids target alleged Syria jihadist networkThe Guardian French police dismantle network sending jihadist fighters to Syriai24news all 95 news articles »