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Syria fighting between rebels and Al Qaeda-linked group spreads - Los Angeles Times Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:54:22 GMT

BBC News

Syria fighting between rebels and Al Qaeda-linked group spreads Los Angeles Times Rebels and fighters with the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have skirmished in the past but hostilities erupted in large force Friday when the ISIS attempted to seize a rebel base near the city of Aleppo. As the fighting grew for a ... Syrian rebels want foreign fighters goneCNN Al-Qaeda-linked Isis under attack in northern SyriaBBC News Rebels battle al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters across northern SyriaWashington Post Aljazeera.com -NBCNews.com (blog) -Reuters all 258 news articles »

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SNC pulls out of Geneva II talks - Aljazeera.com Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:52:23 GMT

Aljazeera.com

SNC pulls out of Geneva II talks Aljazeera.com The Syrian National Council, the self-declared "government in exile" opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has announced it will not be attending a second round of Geneva peace talks planned to begin on January 22. In its rejection, the ... Influential Syria opposition bloc to reject peace talksThe Daily Star Another shifting of the sands in Syria Dr. Theodore KarasikAl-Arabiya SNC says won't attend talks on SyriaPress TV Gulf Daily News -The Malay Mail Online -Sky News Australia all 37 news articles »

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The slow-motion conflagration around Syria - Washington Post Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:26:31 GMT

Haaretz

The slow-motion conflagration around Syria Washington Post STATE DEPARTMENT officials have been warning for nearly two years that Syria's civil war, if not brought to a prompt end, could blossom into a regional conflagration that consumes Iraq and Lebanon and threatens vital U.S. interests. Their predictions ... Syria conflict pushing Lebanon to the brink of a civil warHaaretz Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missiles From Syria to Lebanon, an Analyst SaysNew York Times Al Qaida group already battling in Iraq and Syria claims suicide attack in LebanonSacramento Bee The Guardian all 661 news articles »

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Report: Hezbollah moving scud missiles from Syria into Lebanon - Al-Arabiya Sun, 05 Jan 2014 03:13:24 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Report: Hezbollah moving scud missiles from Syria into Lebanon Al-Arabiya Israeli national security analyst Ronen Bergman, who has close contact with Israeli intelligence officials, told the Times that most of the long-range surface to surface missiles given to the Lebanese political group by its allies Iran and Syria have ... UPDATE 2-Israel tests Arrow missile shield, eyes Syria, IranReuters all 148 news articles »

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Syria's children suffer, and the world just shrugs - CNN Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:03:22 GMT

CNN	Syria's children suffer, and the world just shrugs CNN The war in Syria between the government of Bashar al-Assad and forces opposed to him has ground on for more than two years and claims new victims each day. More than 100,000 have been killed. Starvation has become a gruesome reality, with a ...

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Qaeda-Linked Insurgents Clash With Other Rebels in Syria, as Schism Grows - New York Times Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:22:40 GMT

Qaeda-Linked Insurgents Clash With Other Rebels in Syria, as Schism Grows New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Deadly clashes were reported Friday in northern Syria between Sunni Islamist jihadists linked to Al Qaeda and insurgents in other alliances, punctuating a growing schism within the armed Syrian opposition over the power exerted by ...

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Syria crisis: Ships in new bid to collect chemical arms - BBC News Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:29:19 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: Ships in new bid to collect chemical arms BBC News Norwegian and Danish ships are due to set sail again from Cyprus in a fresh bid to collect Syria's chemical arms. Their first attempt was aborted after Syrian officials failed to deliver the toxic chemicals to the collection point in the Syrian port of ... Russian, Chinese warships to secure marine transfer of Syria's chemicalsRT Syria's chemical weapons removal delayedThe Guardian Chinese warship docks in Cyprus, en route to aid in Syria chemical arms removalHaaretz Reuters -euronews all 140 news articles »

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Doctors Without Borders staffers seized in Syria - CBC.ca Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:28:39 GMT

Doctors Without Borders staffers seized in Syria CBC.ca The five staffers were taken "allegedly for questioning" from a Doctors Without Borders house in northern Syria, and have been out of contact since Thursday evening, said Michael Goldfarb, a spokesman for the aid group. He did not say whether the ...

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Al-Qaida Group Says Responsible for Beirut Bombing - ABC News Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:15:31 GMT

Al-Qaida Group Says Responsible for Beirut Bombing ABC News An al-Qaida linked group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bombing last week in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood in Lebanon, as its fighters fought other rebels in neighboring Syria in the most serious infighting since the uprising began.

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Syrians Protest Assad and Islamist Militants - New York Times (blog) Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:22:31 GMT

Syrians Protest Assad and Islamist Militants New York Times (blog) As my colleagues Hwaida Saad and Rick Gladstone report, Syrian opposition activists said that an alliance of seven rebel groups launched attacks across northern Syria on Friday against the jihadist militants who call themselves the Islamic State of ...