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From Iraq to Syria, splinter groups now larger worry than al-Qaeda - Washington Post Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:19:50 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

From Iraq to Syria, splinter groups now larger worry than al-Qaeda Washington Post The takeover of the city of Mosul on Tuesday illustrated an increasingly disconcerting reality for the United States: From Iraq to Syria and beyond, radical offshoots of al-Qaeda are expanding their ambitions and directly threatening American national ... Hundreds killed as ISIL insurgents gain ground in east SyriaReuters Is the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” a Real Country Now?Slate Magazine (blog) ISIL: the eminent threatAljazeera.com Sacramento Bee all 997 news articles »

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President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares 'General Amnesty' for Prisoners - New York Times Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Press TV

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares 'General Amnesty' for Prisoners New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria issued a decree on Monday granting “a general amnesty” for all crimes except “acts of terrorism,” Syrian state television reported, raising tentative hopes among Syrians with relatives in detention. Assad tops list of Syria war crimes suspects handed to ICC: former prosecutorReuters Don't Expect Assad's Prison Amnesty Pledge To Amount To MuchTIME Syria begins releasing prisonersPress TV all 314 news articles »

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Arm Syria's Opposition - New York Times Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:31:12 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Arm Syria's Opposition New York Times Washington — In February, I resigned as the American ambassador to Syria, after 30 years' foreign service in Africa and the Middle East. As the situation in Syria deteriorated, I found it ever harder to justify our policy. It was time for me to leave ... Robert Ford, a hero in the Syria debacleWashington Post (blog) Turkey's Uphill Battle in SyriaCarnegie Europe Ex-US ambassador to Syria calls for arming Syrian oppositionFox News Al-Monitor -Hurriyet Daily News -Ammon News all 24 news articles »

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Its diplomacy over Syria is reminiscent of role Damascus played in Lebanon ... - Financial Times Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:32:11 GMT

RT (blog)

Its diplomacy over Syria is reminiscent of role Damascus played in Lebanon ... Financial Times The election in Syria last week that secured Bashar al-Assad a third term as president has been denounced by the opposition and many western governments, who called the poll a sham and said it was rigged. Meanwhile Iran, the Syrian leader's chief ally, ... Syria election: will it affect the conflict?Aljazeera.com Why Syria's people want AssadRT (blog) How Hezbollah Is Changing the War in Syria - and Vice VersaHuffington Post (blog) Telegraph.co.uk -ABC News all 296 news articles »

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The Precise Moment Syria's Civil War Could Have Been Stopped Before It Started - Slate Magazine Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:37:43 GMT

Slate Magazine

The Precise Moment Syria's Civil War Could Have Been Stopped Before It Started Slate Magazine Deborah Amos details the Syrian civil war's first days, explaining how small protests in the farming town of Daraa—and the Assad regime's unnecessarily violent response to them—would become the spark that lit the flame of war. Amos also talks about ... and more »

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Syria's Assad grants amnesty after re-election - Reuters Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:35:50 GMT

Reuters

Syria's Assad grants amnesty after re-election Reuters The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights urged the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant rebel group on Saturday to free more than 2,000 detainees, including 150 Kurdish school children it said ISIL abducted last month. Assad's decree said ...

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Well Done on Syria, Mr. President. Now Do It Again. - Politico Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:55:40 GMT

Politico

Well Done on Syria, Mr. President. Now Do It Again. Politico Syria is a rare example where America's strategic interests and humanitarian concerns intersect. We would be both smart and right to act decisively. Reasonable people have different priorities — to stop the atrocities perpetrated by the Assad regime ... Burying the inconvenient truth on SyriaMorning Star Online all 2 news articles »

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Rubin: Aiding regime change in Syria doesn't mean sending troops - The State Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:30:37 GMT

Rubin: Aiding regime change in Syria doesn't mean sending troops The State The worse news: Jihadis have taken over a vast swath of territory stretching from eastern Syria deep into Iraq, where they control the city of Fallujah and are exploding dozens of suicide bombs monthly. Their so-called Islamic Emirate in Iraq and the ... and more »

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Return to Aleppo: 'We are in hell' - CNN Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:55:38 GMT

AINA

Return to Aleppo: 'We are in hell' CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) -- The smell of burnt plastic leaps out at you. Acrid in the throat, omnipresent, extinguishing from the air all the other smells of city life -- because really there is none. The scenes of destruction -- the fact every street is ... The Ongoing Chaos Inside Syria is Helping Al-Qaeda Grow StrongerAINA Couple, Four Children Killed in Syria Air RaidsNaharnet all 21 news articles »

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'We should help each other' – Kiwi in Syria - 3News NZ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 01:18:43 GMT

Radio New Zealand

'We should help each other' – Kiwi in Syria 3News NZ The New Zealand national who fought on the Syrian front line says people have a responsibility to help each other in the struggle for freedom. Chinese-born Chen Weiming, previously thought to be the New Zealander killed during the conflict in Syria, ... New Zealand Syria fighter traced to USThe Daily Star NZ'er safe in US from SyriaRadio New Zealand NZer did not die fighting in SyriaMSN NZ News all 4 news articles »