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Remaining Christians in Syria fight to save their land - USA TODAY Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:03:23 GMT

Remaining Christians in Syria fight to save their land
USA TODAY
DERIKE, Syria — Unlit Christmas lights adorn this small but largely isolated Christian town in northeastern Syria. But with only a few hours of electricity every day and most Christians gone the dark lights are a grim reminder of what used to be. Tens ...

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20 jihadists killed in failed east Syria airport attack - Yahoo News Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:07:47 GMT

Firstpost

20 jihadists killed in failed east Syria airport attack
Yahoo News
Beirut (AFP) - At least 20 Islamist State (IS) group members were killed in the second failed jihadist bid in a month to take over an air base in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said Sunday. "The IS tried, starting late Saturday, to storm the air ...
'Syria counterattack kills 20 ISIL terrorists in Deir Ezzor'Press TV
At least 20 IS militants killed in failed east Syria airport attackFirstpost

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Defected Syrian Gen. Tlass says Assad 'sold Syria to Iran' - Al-Arabiya Mon, 22 Dec 2014 02:57:07 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Defected Syrian Gen. Tlass says Assad 'sold Syria to Iran'
Al-Arabiya
A senior Syrian army general who defected in 2012 said in a recent interview that President Bashar al-Assad had sold out Syria to Iran and opted to use repression and violence as a means of snuffing out dissent right from the start of the uprising ...
Exclusive: Iran's support for Syria tested by oil price dropReuters
Iran will keep supporting Syria's anti-terror fight: LarijaniPress TV
Syria determined to fight terrorism: AssadXinhua
Tehran Times -Jerusalem Post
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US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria - Reuters Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:40:04 GMT

International Business Times

US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria
Reuters
The strikes in Syria over the weekend were focused around the contested city of Kobani near the Turkish border, it said in a statement. There were five air strikes near Kobani on Saturday followed by the three on Sunday. In Iraq, U.S. and partner ...
US-led air strikes smash ISIS strongholds in Iraq, SyriaBangor Daily News
US Targets Islamic State Group In Syria, Iraq With New AirstrikesInternational Business Times

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US planes hit 'Islamic State' in Iraq, Syria after big Kurdish victory - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:01:27 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

US planes hit 'Islamic State' in Iraq, Syria after big Kurdish victory
Christian Science Monitor
Sinjar Mountain, Iraq and Washington — US-led air forces attacked Islamic State targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, the US military said. The bombing in Iraq has helped Kurdish forces roll-back advances by the self-styled ...
Kurds Advance Against IS Group in Syria, IraqABC News
Kurds advance against ISIS in Iraq and SyriaAl-Arabiya

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Syria says Israeli drone downed in Quneitra - Reuters Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:25:49 GMT

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Syria says Israeli drone downed in Quneitra
Reuters
Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the latter's nearly four-year civil war, mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for their long-time foe Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon. Syria said ...
Syria downs Israeli drone in Golan Heights: ReportsPress TV
Syria: Israeli drone downed near borderThe Times of Israel
Syria downs Israeli drone over al-Qunaitera provinceXinhua
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How The US's Syria Policy Stalled Under The 'Analyst In Chief' - Business Insider Mon, 22 Dec 2014 01:52:48 GMT

Business Insider

How The US's Syria Policy Stalled Under The 'Analyst In Chief'
Business Insider
isis syria iraq air strike Lefteris Pitarakis/APSyrian Kurd Kiymet Ergun, 56, gestures as she celebrates in Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, as thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani ...
How Syria policy stalled under the 'analyst in chief'Reuters UK

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Turkey builds 'upgraded' Syria refugee camp - Aljazeera.com Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:10:44 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey builds 'upgraded' Syria refugee camp
Aljazeera.com
Turkey has begun building a new and upgraded refugee camp in the country's southeast to accommodate tens of thousands of Syrians who escaped the conflict in the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria. The new camp will open in mid-January and ...
Turkey Shelters Almost 200000 Refugees From Syria's KobaniSputnik International
From Home Burnings and Violence in Syria, Good News Arrives in TurkeyCrossmap

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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 ...


From Space, Lights Dims In Syria As People Flee War - NPR Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:30:20 GMT

From Space, Lights Dims In Syria As People Flee War
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A new study uses satellite images to assess the humanitarian impact of Syria's civil war. Researchers found a correlation between loss of light and loss of people — those displaced by the conflict. Copyright © 2014 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use ...