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Where ISIS Is Gaining Control in Iraq and Syria - New York Times Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:30:53 GMT

The Nation. (blog)

Where ISIS Is Gaining Control in Iraq and Syria
New York Times
Where ISIS Is Gaining Control in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — the Sunni jihadi organization that was once part of Al Qaeda — has effectively gained control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria over the past year. UPDATED June 11 ...
From Iraq to Syria, splinter groups now larger worry than al-QaedaWashington Post
The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and IranThe Nation. (blog)
ISIL: Rising power in Iraq and SyriaAljazeera.com
Slate Magazine (blog) -Business Insider -Telegraph.co.uk
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Former Ambassador to Syria Urges Increasing Arms Supply to Moderate Rebels - New York Times Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:28:46 GMT

New York Times

Former Ambassador to Syria Urges Increasing Arms Supply to Moderate Rebels
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Ford's misgivings about the Obama administration's policy toward Syria became so great last summer that he sought to leave his post as the senior United States envoy for Syria. After arranging a transfer to the State Department ...
US arms could create Syria 'warlords', rebel commander saysReuters
​US arms flow into Syria could create Somali-style warlords – rebel leaderRT (blog)
US arms could turn Syria into next Somalia: FSAPress TV
Saudi Gazette
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Arm Syria's Opposition - New York Times Wed, 11 Jun 2014 03:24:39 GMT

Politico

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 ...
Well Done on Syria, Mr. President.Politico
Assad's sister-in-law among Syrian regime's fiercest criticsFRANCE 24
Bashar al-Assad Says West Changing Position on Syria WarNDTV
The Voice of Russia -Carnegie Europe -Asharq Alawsat English
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Syrian Islamic Factions in New Push Against Rivals - ABC News Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:04:50 GMT

TheNewsTribune.com

Syrian Islamic Factions in New Push Against Rivals
ABC News
A rebel coalition in Syria dominated by Islamic factions announced a new push to dislodge fighters from a rival, al-Qaida-inspired group from the northern province of Aleppo, activists said Wednesday. The announcement, reported by the Britain-based ...
Al-Qaida splinter group encircles Syrian cityWashington Post
Aiding regime change in Syria doesn't mean sending troopsTheNewsTribune.com

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Assad tops list of Syria war crimes suspects handed to ICC: former prosecutor - Reuters Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:27:48 GMT

Reuters

Assad tops list of Syria war crimes suspects handed to ICC: former prosecutor
Reuters
Crane said the list compiled by his expert group included members of Syria's military and political elite plus Islamist rebel groups ISIS and al-Nusra Front, although he gave no names beyond Assad. "We have about 20 indictments of those who bear the ...
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares 'General Amnesty' for PrisonersNew York Times
Don't Expect Assad's Prison Amnesty Pledge to Amount to MuchTIME
Activists claim regime forces across Syria kill 40The Daily Star

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British boy and mother escape Syria after three years - BBC News Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:53:44 GMT

British boy and mother escape Syria after three years
BBC News
The mother of a British boy who had been trapped in Syria for three years has spoken exclusively to the BBC after he finally reached safety by crossing the border into Jordan. For half his life, six year old Muadh Zein, has been trapped in war. When he ...


Hundreds killed as ISIL insurgents gain ground in east Syria - Reuters Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:17:51 GMT

Hundreds killed as ISIL insurgents gain ground in east Syria
Reuters
ISIL, which is battling to control a huge area of east Syria and western Iraq, has advanced along the Euphrates River in the oil producing Deir al-Zor province, driving back militants from al Qaeda's Nusra Front and other Islamic brigades. The Syrian ...


With Mideast in Crisis, Militant Force Gains Strength - New York Times Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:39:17 GMT

New York Times

With Mideast in Crisis, Militant Force Gains Strength
New York Times
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The fighters with the Free Syrian Army were expecting an attack any day from the jihadists besieging the city of Minbej in war-torn Syria, fortifying their base, once a carpet factory, with concrete bomb-blast barriers. But they ...
NYC top cop warns of Syria war dangerThe Daily Star
Islamist fanatics' fiefdom extends 200 miles across Syria and IraqThe Times (subscription)
Turkey Dries Up the EuphratestheTrumpet.com

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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

Aljazeera.com

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, ...
Syrian regime releases hundreds of prisonersLos Angeles Times
Syria rejects EU criticism of Assad poll winAljazeera.com
Why Syria's people want AssadRT (blog)
Huffington Post (blog) -ABC News -Washington Post
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Why it's pretty obvious the Syria vote totals are fabricated - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:03:21 GMT

Why it's pretty obvious the Syria vote totals are fabricated
Washington Post (blog)
The number of those who have the right to take part in the presidential elections inside and outside Syria reached at 15.845.575 citizens and the number of participants in the voting reached at 11.634.412 while the number of invalid papers reached at ...

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