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Exclusive: Iran's support for Syria tested by oil price drop - Reuters Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:07:58 GMT

Reuters

Exclusive: Iran's support for Syria tested by oil price drop Reuters In return, we are promising them more and more, and opening more and more doors for them to invest in Syria." Oil production in Syria, which is under U.S. and European sanctions, has dropped sharply since the start of the conflict and as insurgents ... Iran's support for Syria tested by oil price dropJerusalem Post Syrian Bomb Plot Marked Deadly Turn in Civil WarWall Street Journal The reality of Staffan de Mistura's plan for SyriaAl-Arabiya World Tribune all 96 news articles »

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Kurdish Fighters Push Back ISIS In Syria's Kobani - Huffington Post Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:40:09 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Kurdish Fighters Push Back ISIS In Syria's Kobani Huffington Post BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish fighters advanced on the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, pushing into the contested, refugee-packed Sinjar mountains and gaining ground in the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani after heavy ... Kurds advance against ISIS in Iraq and SyriaAl-Arabiya all 267 news articles »

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ISIS 'executes 100 deserters' in Syria's Raqqa - Al-Arabiya Sun, 21 Dec 2014 03:04:59 GMT

Al-Arabiya

ISIS 'executes 100 deserters' in Syria's Raqqa Al-Arabiya Militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have executed 100 members for trying to flee their base in the northern Syrian city of Raqaa, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. An activist, who was identified by the newspaper ... ISIS Executes 100 Foreign Fighters For Trying To Flee SyriaInternational Business Times Sally Jones luring teenage girls to ISIS in Syria through TwitterDaily Mail British mom lures girls to Syria to fight with ISIS: reportNew York Daily News RT -NEWS.com.au -InSerbia News all 96 news articles »

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One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria: WHO - Reuters Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:11:55 GMT

Reuters

One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria: WHO Reuters More than 200,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, which began in March 2011 with popular protests against President Bashar al-Assad and spiraled into civil war after a crackdown by his security forces. "In Syria, they have a million people ...

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US Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Have Cost $1 Billion - ABC News Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:15:51 GMT

ABC News

US Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Have Cost $1 Billion ABC News The cost of U.S. military airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria has topped $1 billion. "As of Dec. 11, 2014, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014 is $1.02 billion and the average daily cost ... US military launch six air strikes against ISIS targets in SyriaDaily Mail Taking the Crisis Out of ISISTIME all 682 news articles »

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Texas plumber has no idea how truck got to Syrian jihadists - Haaretz Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:44:32 GMT

Haaretz

Texas plumber has no idea how truck got to Syrian jihadists Haaretz Texas plumber has no idea how truck got to Syrian jihadists. Mark Oberholtzer's Ford truck featured in a picture posted on Twitter by an Islamic militant group fighting in Syria. By Haaretz | Dec. 20, 2014 | 12:36 PM | 1 ... 'How it ended up in Syria, I'll never know': Texas plumber shocked to learn ...Sydney Morning Herald all 15 news articles »

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ISIL 'publicly executes' Syrian in Aleppo - Aljazeera.com Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:27:03 GMT

Aljazeera.com

ISIL 'publicly executes' Syrian in Aleppo Aljazeera.com After the execution, in Syria's northern Aleppo province, the fighters paraded the body of the accused on a cross. ISIL claimed that that more than 190 people had been killed in the air strikes that the man had abetted. In October and November, the ...

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Syria's ancient sites were already damaged by war. Now they're being looted. - Washington Post Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:47:49 GMT

Haaretz

Syria's ancient sites were already damaged by war. Now they're being looted. Washington Post BEIRUT — Syria's vast archaeological sites have suffered extensive damage because of bombing by government warplanes and the demolition of religious shrines by Islamic State militants. But there is an increasing, perhaps more menacing problem: ... Syrian civil war causing 'catastrophic' damage to archaeological sitesHaaretz all 3 news articles »

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How the war in Syria has flooded the market with marijuana - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:17:56 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

How the war in Syria has flooded the market with marijuana Telegraph.co.uk Lebanon's drug kingpin watched his workers sink their spades deep into the piles of marijuana that banked the walls of the factory, throwing the chopped plants onto clunking machines that sifted out the top quality hash that would soon be sold on ... and more »

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Drug dealer jailed for helping Isis terrorism suspect flee to Syria - The Guardian Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:58:54 GMT

The Guardian

Drug dealer jailed for helping Isis terrorism suspect flee to Syria The Guardian Drug dealer jailed for helping Isis terrorism suspect flee to Syria. Ali Mohammed Said was arrested in London after trying to smuggle false passport to man seeking to join Islamic State. Eurostar trains wait at empty platforms at St Pancras station in ...