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Two British men jailed after Syria terror trip - BBC News Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:46:09 GMT

BBC News

Two British men jailed after Syria terror trip BBC News Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have been jailed for 12 years and eight months each. Yusuf Sarwar and Mohammed Nahin Ahmed, both aged 22 and from Birmingham, were sentenced for engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist ... British Jihadis Jailed For Fighting In SyriaSky News Britain Puts 2 in Prison After Return From SyriaNew York Times Two Britons jailed for 13 years for joining jihadi group in SyriaThe Guardian Wall Street Journal -Deutsche Welle -Stars and Stripes all 199 news articles »

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Radio-Free Syria - New York Times Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:54:57 GMT

New York Times

Radio-Free Syria New York Times In the last few years, the Assad government cut most of the electricity (along with running water and mobile-phone service) to Kafranbel, the town in northwestern Syria where Fares lives. The only light came from an LED strip in his neighbor's front ...

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Syria terror training Briton jailed for four years - BBC News Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:05:58 GMT

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Syria terror training Briton jailed for four years BBC News The first British man to be convicted of preparing for acts of terrorism in Syria has been jailed for four years. Mashudur Choudhury was convicted in May after leaving the UK to receive terrorism training. He was one of a group of six men from ... Mashudur Choudhury joined a terrorist training camp after an argument with his ...Telegraph.co.uk First Briton prosecuted for travelling to Syria to join ISIS jailedDaily Mail Jailed: British man who travelled to Syria as wife told him to 'go die in a ...Evening Standard ITV News -Shanghai Daily (subscription) -Heart all 13 news articles »

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In Syria, A Last Gasp Warning for US Influence - Brookings Institution (blog) Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:11:21 GMT

Business Insider

In Syria, A Last Gasp Warning for US Influence Brookings Institution (blog) Having engaged intensively face-to-face with the leaderships of nearly 50 Syrian armed opposition groups in recent weeks, I can safely say that the levels of trust and respect for the United States within the Syrian opposition is at an all-time low ... US options in Syria shrivel as Islamists and Assad regime make gainsCNN Here's How Bashar Al-Assad Says He Explains The Syrian Civil...Business Insider A “Buffer Zone” Inside Syria, and Its ComplicationsLawfare (blog) Wall Street Journal -Al-Monitor -Washington Post all 246 news articles »

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ISIL 'advances towards eastern Syria airbase' - Aljazeera.com Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:23:22 GMT

Aljazeera.com

ISIL 'advances towards eastern Syria airbase' Aljazeera.com ISIL currently governs over most of Deir Az Zor, including half of the provincial capital, but the Syrian government has maintained control over some parts of it. Losing the strategic airbase could be a major blow to government forces in the province. 173. Militants Announce Killing of Lebanese SoldierABC News Syria's al Qaeda offshoot Nusra says it killed Lebanese soldierReuters Militants wipe away parts of Lebanon-Syria borderAl-Monitor International Business Times UK all 441 news articles »

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Sen. Corker: Monday Morning Quarterbacking Syria - War on the Rocks Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:11:08 GMT

War on the Rocks

Sen. Corker: Monday Morning Quarterbacking Syria War on the Rocks I think the worst moment in U.S. foreign policy since I've been here, as far as signaling to the world where we were as a nation, was August a year ago when we had a 10-hour operation that was getting ready to take place in Syria but it didn't happen. Syria "systematically" using chemical weaponsCBS News Syria chemical weapons bases' destruction to beginHurriyet Daily News Destruction of Syria Chemical Facilities Hit by DelaysNDTV The Daily Star -Channel News Asia all 51 news articles »

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Saving Syria's antiquities the first step to peace, UNESCO hopes - Al Jazeera America Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:34:44 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Saving Syria's antiquities the first step to peace, UNESCO hopes Al Jazeera America U.N. envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura, who spoke at the UNESCO meeting, first floated the incremental “freeze zone” plan back in October to lukewarm reception. Analysts – along with Syria's myriad rebel factions – dismissed the plan as a rehashing of ... UNESCO Calls for Protection of Syria, Iraq Cultural ZonesAl-Manar TV all 8 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Amnesty says rich nations failing refugees - BBC News Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:52:43 GMT

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Syria conflict: Amnesty says rich nations failing refugees BBC News Rights group Amnesty International has criticised the world's richest nations for taking in a "pitiful" number of Syria's most vulnerable refugees. It said only 1.7% of the 3.8m refugees taken in by Syria's regional neighbours had been offered ... The world's pitiful response to Syria's refugee crisisAmnesty International Rich nations 'failing to help Syria refugees'Aljazeera.com Amnesty International criticizes rich nations for SyriaDeutsche Welle The Times of Israel -International Business Times -Voice of America all 100 news articles »

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New US military command established for Iraq and Syria operations - Washington Post Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:19:34 GMT

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New US military command established for Iraq and Syria operations Washington Post The U.S. military has established a new command that will oversee operations in both Iraq and Syria, military officials said Friday. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve has taken charge of the mission in both countries. It is led by ... War Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq and Now Libya Appears RudderlessU.S. News & World Report Islamic State weapons and fighting positions in Syria and Iraq targeted in 20 ...ChristianToday Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and SyriaForeign Policy all 31 news articles »

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200000 dead? Why Syria's rising death toll is so divisive - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:00:57 GMT

200000 dead? Why Syria's rising death toll is so divisive Washington Post (blog) International bodies have publicly struggled to count the dead in Syria. At the beginning of this year, the United Nations announced it would stop updating its death toll due to concerns about its accuracy (it had last been updated in July 2013, when ... and more »