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The US IS Now In An 'Awkward' Position Over Syria And Iraq - Business Insider Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:08:19 GMT

Business Insider

The US IS Now In An 'Awkward' Position Over Syria And Iraq Business Insider Whether they're directly cooperating or just "deconflicting," the US air force is operating alongside the Syrian and the Iranian air forces over Iraq and Syria. On Monday, an unnamed US defense official told the Huffington Post that the US was aware ... A Rare Look Inside Syria's War-Torn KobaniHuffington Post Coalition airstrikes pound Islamic State stronghold in SyriaMilitary Times Airstrikes mark shift in coalition focus to ISIS 'capital' Bombs over SyriaCNN International Reuters -BBC News all 1,462 news articles »

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Syria death toll now exceeds 200000: monitor - Al-Arabiya Wed, 03 Dec 2014 01:21:06 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Syria death toll now exceeds 200000: monitor Al-Arabiya A man holds a baby saved from under rubble, who survived what activists say was an air strike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Masaken Hanano in Aleppo, in this Feb. 14, 2014. (File Photo: Reuters) ... Syria war death toll now more than 200000Sky News Australia Syria war death toll said to top 200000The Times of Israel Death toll from Syria conflict surpasses 200000: ReportPress TV ABC Online all 34 news articles »

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US expects some familiar faces among Syria rebel recruits - Reuters Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:18:32 GMT

Reuters

US expects some familiar faces among Syria rebel recruits Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is creating a vigorous vetting process to weed out undesirables among the Syrian rebels it will train to fight Islamic State, but some of the new recruits will be familiar faces requiring far more limited screening. Facing Islamic State in Syria, US-trained rebels await more helpThe Globe and Mail US will use psych evaluations, stress tests to screen Syrian rebels for trainingWashington Post Turkey Starts Vetting Fighters for Syria RebelsBloomberg all 59 news articles »

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Sydney student Taha ElBaf and three brothers in Syria 'fighting for Islamic State' - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:29:17 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney student Taha ElBaf and three brothers in Syria 'fighting for Islamic State' Sydney Morning Herald Taha ElBaf, 17, and his three brothers told their family they had won a holiday to Thailand but they turned up in Syria days later, sending a text message to their sister saying they had reached Syria and "we will see you in Paradise". The last Issam ... Father pleads with sons to return from SyriaSky News Australia Taha El Baf left Sydney to join ISIS terrorists in Syria with his three brothersDaily Mail all 12 news articles »

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US considers opening new front against Islamic State to create a safe zone in ... - Washington Post Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:22:36 GMT

Bloomberg View

US considers opening new front against Islamic State to create a safe zone in ... Washington Post The Obama administration is weighing the opening of a new front in the air war against the Islamic State in Syria, part of an offensive to push back militants along the western part of Syria's border with Turkey and create a relatively safe zone for U ... No Agreement Reached on Syrian No-Fly ZoneNew York Times Will U.S. and Turkey Create a Syria No-Fly Zone?Bloomberg View December 2nd, 2014 · 2 min read Syria: The Executive Summary, 12/2Syria Deeply Salt Lake Tribune -Reuters -Truth-Out all 142 news articles »

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Middle East|UN Cuts Food Aid to Refugees From Syria - New York Times Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:22:53 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Middle East|UN Cuts Food Aid to Refugees From Syria New York Times GENEVA — Facing what it described as a severe cash shortfall, the United Nations food aid organization said on Monday that it had been forced to suspend a voucher program that was helping to feed 1.7 million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries. United Nations' Food Program Halts Aid to Syrian RefugeesWall Street Journal Syria: UN forced to suspend food aid, warns of 'disastrous' impact as winter nearsUN News Centre Syria conflict: WFP suspends refugee food aid schemeBBC News The Guardian -NBCNews.com all 435 news articles »

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Life in Assad's Syria is great, tweets far-right British politician - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:36:07 GMT

The Independent

Life in Assad's Syria is great, tweets far-right British politician Washington Post (blog) Griffin was in Damascus to attend a conference on terrorism and extremism organized by the Syrian Justice Ministry. The Syrian government claims that representatives from more than 80 countries were invited to the conference, according to the Israeli ... What on earth is Nick Griffin doing in Syria?The Independent all 6 news articles »

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Jihadists in Syria write home to France: 'My iPod is broken. I want to come back' - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:12:01 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Jihadists in Syria write home to France: 'My iPod is broken. I want to come back' Telegraph.co.uk In a series of letters seen by Le Figaro newspaper, some of the 376 French currently fighting in Syria have begged for advice on how to return. Others have complained that, rather than participating in a noble battle, they have been acting as jihadi ... and more »

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No compromise on Syria as Turkey calls US, Russia for Assad's ouster - Daily Sabah Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:45:41 GMT

Daily Sabah

No compromise on Syria as Turkey calls US, Russia for Assad's ouster Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed to work together against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria despite their vastly different views on the ongoing violence in Syria, ... Putin in Turkey Amid Syria DifferencesABC News Putin and Erdoğan agree to disagree over SyriaToday's Zaman (press release) (blog) Putin Visits Turkey With Energy Seen Eclipsing Syria SplitBloomberg Daily Mail -Press TV -Fox News all 1,305 news articles »

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Adolf Eichmann's Aide Alois Brunner Presumed Dead in Syria: Nazi Hunter - NBCNews.com Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:42:55 GMT

NBCNews.com

Adolf Eichmann's Aide Alois Brunner Presumed Dead in Syria: Nazi Hunter NBCNews.com One of the world's most wanted war criminals, the reputed top lieutenant of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, is presumed to have died at least four years ago in Syria where he lived under government protection, a leading Nazi hunter said Monday. A Long-Sought Fugitive Died Four Years Ago in Syria, Nazi Hunter SaysNew York Times A Notorious Nazi War Criminal Died in Syria Four Years AgoTIME Eichmann's Best Man Lived and Died in SyriaThe Atlantic BBC News -JURIST all 120 news articles »