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Syria jihadist group Isis 'retreating after warning' - BBC News Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:12:01 GMT

BBC News

Syria jihadist group Isis 'retreating after warning' BBC News Reports from northern Syria say a rebel jihadist group has been pulling back from positions after being given an ultimatum by a rival. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is said to have been retreating towards the city of Raqqa. The Nusra ... Islamist militants slice off alleged thief's hand in SyriaReuters Syrian extremists amputated a man's hand and live-tweeted itWashington Post (blog) Monitor: ISIS jihadists retreat from parts of north SyriaAl-Arabiya Mirror.co.uk -Aljazeera.com -CNN all 106 news articles »

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Jihadi Fighters Withdraw From Parts of North Syria - ABC News Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:54:33 GMT

BBC News

Jihadi Fighters Withdraw From Parts of North Syria ABC News The pullout came three days after the leader of a powerful al-Qaida-linked group in Syria gave the Islamic State a five-day ultimatum to accept mediation by leading clerics to end infighting or be "expelled" from the region. The ultimatum, announced in ... Syria says 175 fighters killed near DamascusAljazeera.com Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush: Syrian state mediaReuters Hezbollah takes lead in pounding Syrian rebelsUSA TODAY BBC News -Washington Post all 500 news articles »

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Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland - Reuters Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:55:23 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland Reuters MIDYAT, Turkey (Reuters) - When Louis Bandak fled the violence in Syria, he sought refuge in the country his grandfather was forced to abandon exactly 90 years ago this week. Bandak, his wife and two daughters are part of a small but growing trickle of ... Christians fleeing Syria head to Turkish 'homeland'Al-Arabiya all 14 news articles »

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Al-Qaeda Rebels in Syria Tell Christians to Pay Up or Die - TIME Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:39:41 GMT

CNN

Al-Qaeda Rebels in Syria Tell Christians to Pay Up or Die TIME In a statement posted to Jihadi websites and signed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-designated emir of the future Islamic caliphate of Raqqa, as well as the founder of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] rebel brigade, Christians are urged to ... Islamists in Syrian city offer Christians safety -- at a heavy priceCNN Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in RaqqaBBC News all 173 news articles »

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Syria says two attempted attacks on chemical weapons convoys: UN - Reuters Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:22:45 GMT

Liverpool Echo

Syria says two attempted attacks on chemical weapons convoys: UN Reuters The United States has sent the MV Cape Ray, a ship outfitted with special equipment to neutralize the worst of Syria's chemicals at sea, and says it will need 90 days to complete the destruction. "Measurable progress has been made over the last months ... Syria Ships Mustard Gas to Port to Be DestroyedNew York Times VIDEO: Syria weapons chemicals will come to Ellesmere Port by landLiverpool Echo Destroying Syria's chemical weaponsBBC News The Globe and Mail -The Japan Times all 147 news articles »

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Kerry Sees Syrian Retaliation Against Rivals in Talks - New York Times Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:34:07 GMT

Indian Express

Kerry Sees Syrian Retaliation Against Rivals in Talks New York Times WASHINGTON — The State Department accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of retaliating against the Syrian opposition's representatives to the Geneva peace talks by arresting their family members. There have been two rounds of unproductive ... In Syria, a moment of reckoningIndian Express Fight terrorism in Syria by supporting the oppositionThe Hill (blog) Mountain pass offers safety as fighting in Syria flaresToday's Zaman Naharnet -The Australian -The Daily Star all 92 news articles »

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Syria civil war 'horrors' lead US human rights report - BBC News Fri, 28 Feb 2014 06:58:12 GMT

BBC News

Syria civil war 'horrors' lead US human rights report BBC News A global human rights report released by the US has singled out Syria's civil war as a tragedy that "stands apart in its scope and human cost". The US said a chemical weapons attack in Syria that it says killed 1,429 was "one of many horrors" in the war. US singles out Syria in rights reportUSA TODAY US: Syria Leads Human Rights Violations in 2013ABC News Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report saysPBS NewsHour Al Jazeera America all 122 news articles »

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Syria On Track To Become World's Largest Source Of Refugees - NPR (blog) Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:59:57 GMT

NPR (blog)

Syria On Track To Become World's Largest Source Of Refugees NPR (blog) A photo from Syria is grabbing the world's attention: a sea of people lining up for food amid the rubble of a Palestinian refugee camp inside Syria. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia was so moved by the image, he took to the Senate floor, saying "a country of ... and more »

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Syria doctors flee amid crackdown - Aljazeera.com Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:20:02 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria doctors flee amid crackdown Aljazeera.com Mohammed is one of an estimated 15,000 doctors who have fled Syria in the past three years, according to a recent report by Physicians For Human Rights (PHR). The figure represents half of the certified physicians in a country whose medical system was ...

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Syria Conflict in Photos - ABC News Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:34:32 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Syria Conflict in Photos ABC News This picture taken on Jan. 31, 2014, and released by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), shows residents of the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk queuing to receive food supplies in Damascus, Syria. This photo from Syria is horrifying, but does seeing it change anything?Washington Post (blog) Queue for food in Syria's Yarmouk camp shows desperation of refugeesThe Guardian Syria crisis: Tide of desperation in Yarmouk campBBC News The Hindu -PolicyMic -CBS News all 218 news articles »