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Almost 500 reported killed in Syria - USA TODAY Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:41:47 GMT

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Almost 500 reported killed in Syria USA TODAY AMMAN, Jordan – Clashes among different rebel factions in northern Syria have killed nearly 500 people and may determine the future of al-Qaeda-linked regiments fighting in the country. The al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and a-Sham (ISIS) has ... US Considers Resuming Nonlethal Aid to Syrian OppositionNew York Times Syria conflict: Rebel clashes 'leaves almost 500 dead'BBC News 500 reported killed in rebel infighting in SyriaBoston.com Huffington Post -Sacramento Bee all 301 news articles »

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US Says Iran Won't Attend Peace Talks on Syria - New York Times Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:18:45 GMT

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US Says Iran Won't Attend Peace Talks on Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — Iran will not participate in peace talks on Syria that are to be held this month in Switzerland, a senior State Department official said Friday. “No, they're not coming,” said the official, who cannot be identified under the department's ... Obama, Kerry surrender Syria and the Middle East to IranFox News Will Iran Use its Political Influence in Syria to Halt the Violence?Huffington Post (blog) Iran will not attend Syria peace talks: US officialsReuters all 1,300 news articles »

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Germany agrees to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons - BBC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:29:22 GMT

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Germany agrees to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons BBC News Germany is joining international efforts to destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, the foreign and defence ministries have announced. The decision is in response to a request for help from the UN and OPCW, co-ordinators of the destruction plan. Syria Reports 2 Attacks on Chemical Arms SitesNew York Times Chinese ship arrives to help in removal of Syrian chemical weapons materialsCNN How Syria's chemical weapons are being destroyedTelegraph.co.uk Washington Post -Aljazeera.com all 794 news articles »

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From Syria to Stateside: New Al Qaeda Threat to US Homeland - ABC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:32:21 GMT

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From Syria to Stateside: New Al Qaeda Threat to US Homeland ABC News Dozens of people from the U.S. who fought in Syria have returned home and are under FBI surveillance, but American officials fear that they haven't identified all of them, several senior officials told ABC News in interviews beginning last October. The ... Syria Militants Said to Recruit Visiting Americans to Attack USNew York Times FBI chief says Americans could be learning terrorism in SyriaNBCNews.com (blog) Al Qaeda recruiting Americans in Syriakhon2.com TIME -Press TV -New York Magazine all 40 news articles »

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What does rebel infighting mean for Syria conflict? - BBC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:17:49 GMT

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What does rebel infighting mean for Syria conflict? BBC News There is already one other war-within-a-war going on in Syria, as the Kurds in the north-east assert their control over areas where they predominate, clashing daily with Islamist and other rebel groups. Will the vicious fighting with ISIS become ...

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Germany to Help in Disposal of Syrian Chemical Weapons - New York Times Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:04:54 GMT

Germany to Help in Disposal of Syrian Chemical Weapons New York Times BERLIN — German experts will help destroy chemical weapons removed from Syria under the auspices of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the government said Thursday. The German Defense Ministry runs a ...

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Activists: Nearly 500 Dead in Syria Rebel Clashes - ABC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:13:52 GMT

Activists: Nearly 500 Dead in Syria Rebel Clashes ABC News Fighting between an al-Qaida-linked group and a loose alliance of more moderate and ultraconservative rebel brigades has killed nearly 500 people over the past week in northern Syria, an activist group said Friday. The rebel-on-rebel violence that ...

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Syria, Iraq and al-Qaeda The jihadists may have gone too far - The Economist Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:18:48 GMT

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Syria, Iraq and al-Qaeda The jihadists may have gone too far The Economist ISIS expanded into Syria in April last year; al-Sham denotes a Greater Syria encompassing—among swathes of what was the fertile crescent—Lebanon, Palestine and even Jordan. Better armed and financed, it has encroached steadily into areas freed from ... ISIS foreign fighters spur backlash in Iraq, SyriaAl-Monitor Islamic Militants Fight in Iraq; War in Syria Spills OverVoice of America Jihadist gains in Syria, Iraq raise stakes in MideastDallas Morning News Wall Street Journal -MiamiHerald.com all 3,716 news articles »

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Deadly car bombing hits central Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:50:13 GMT

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Deadly car bombing hits central Syria Aljazeera.com A car bomb has exploded near a school in the central Syrian province of Hama, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens more, according to a monitoring group. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Thursday that the ... Syria car bomb kills 18 near schoolLos Angeles Times Car bomb explodes in Hama, SyriaWashington Post Syria car bomb kills 16, wounds dozens moreCBC.ca NorthJersey.com -Reuters all 128 news articles »

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Obama's Flawed Syria Strategy In Two Powerful Graphics - Business Insider Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:45:59 GMT

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Obama's Flawed Syria Strategy In Two Powerful Graphics Business Insider At the Friday protests in Kafranbel — considered the "Syrian revolution's heart" and creative center — demonstrators presented an illustration of U.S. President Barack Obama watering a black Piranha Plant that stands for the al-Qaeda-linked ...