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In One Map, The Dramatic Rise Of ISIS In Iraq And Syria - NPR (blog) Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:39:06 GMT

The Economist

In One Map, The Dramatic Rise Of ISIS In Iraq And Syria NPR (blog) As this animated map shows, the extremist Islamist group ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has made major gains since it was created early last year with the goal of establishing an Islamic empire, or caliphate, across the Middle East with ... US won't strike against ISIS in SyriaJerusalem Post How ISIS is exploiting the economics of Syria's civil warVox The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater SyriaThe Economist USA TODAY -Financial Times -The Atlantic all 9,603 news articles »

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Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq - The Guardian Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:28:06 GMT

The Guardian

Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq The Guardian President Obama announced on Friday that in the "days ahead" he will decide on a package of military and diplomatic options to halt the rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), as the jihadist army's march from Syria through ... and more »

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Syria Suicide Bombing Puts US Face on Jihad Video - New York Times Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:08:17 GMT

Syria Suicide Bombing Puts US Face on Jihad Video New York Times Although the recruitment video has circulated among extremist groups for some days, intelligence analysts now believe the man with the blurred face is a 22-year-old from Florida who blew himself up last month in a suicide attack on Syrian government ... and more »

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Tony Blair: 'We didn't cause Iraq crisis' - BBC News Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:24:07 GMT

The Courier

Tony Blair: 'We didn't cause Iraq crisis' BBC News Writing on his website, he said the violence was the "predictable and malign effect" of inaction in Syria. "We have to liberate ourselves from the notion that 'we' have caused this," he wrote. "We haven't." He said the idea that the current crisis was ... Iraq violence has Syria link: BlairThe Courier Tony Blair: Iraq violence has Syria linkChannel 4 News Tony Blair: Iraq violence a result of inaction over SyriaITV News Business Insider -Herald Scotland all 27 news articles »

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Strong blast in Syrian town near Iraq kills 8 - Washington Post Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:20:25 GMT

International Business Times

Strong blast in Syrian town near Iraq kills 8 Washington Post BEIRUT — A strong explosion struck a weapons market in an eastern Syrian town near the border with Iraq Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding many others, state media and activists said. The explosion in the eastern town of Mayadeen ... Suicide Car Bomb Kills At Least 8 In Syria Border Town Of MayadeenInternational Business Times Syria car bomb near Iraq kills at least 8: monitoring groupReuters Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq borderRTE.ie WABC-TV all 223 news articles »

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ISIL Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, jihadists: analysts - Yahoo News Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:23:51 GMT

Yahoo News

ISIL Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, jihadists: analysts Yahoo News Beirut (AFP) - Both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadist groups battling to oust him stand to benefit from a lightning offensive by militants across the border in Iraq, analysts believe. Fighters from the powerful jihadist Islamic State of ... Syria car bomb near Iraq kills at least eight peopleIrish Times Moderate Syria rebel officers quit over 'lack of military aid'Channel News Asia Fresh Takfiri infighting leaves 30 militants dead in SyriaPress TV Bellingham Herald all 40 news articles »

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Assad says West shifting position on Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:30:06 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Assad says West shifting position on Syria Aljazeera.com President Bashar al-Assad has said that Western countries are starting to shift their position on the conflict in Syria because of the danger posed to them by the rebel groups they had previously backed. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised ... Well Done on Syria, Mr. President.Politico Robert Ford, a hero in the Syria debacleWashington Post (blog) Arm Syria's OppositionNew York Times Carnegie Europe -Ma'an News Agency -Truth-Out all 128 news articles »

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British fighter in Syria: It's like Call of Duty - Radio 1 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:48:54 GMT

British fighter in Syria: It's like Call of Duty Radio 1 A British fighter with the extremist group called ISIS in Syria and Iraq has compared terrorism to video game "Call of Duty." Abu Sumayyah Al-Britani left the UK 11 months ago to go and fight what he calls a holy war in the countries. Speaking from an ... and more »

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Activist Group: Jihadists Besiege Syrian City - ABC News Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:27:38 GMT

Sky News Australia

Activist Group: Jihadists Besiege Syrian City ABC News The al-Qaida-breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has prevented food and medical supplies from reaching some neighborhoods in an eastern Syrian city and has ceased some of its operations in Syria while waiting for weapons to arrive from ... Car bomb kills at least 7 in SyriaFox News Car bomb kills 7 in Syria's Homsgulfnews.com all 112 news articles »

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Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria - Council on Foreign Relations Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:54:22 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations

Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria Council on Foreign Relations Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), a predominantly Sunni jihadist group, seeks to sow civil unrest in Iraq and the Levant with the aim of establishing a caliphate—a single, transnational Islamic state based on sharia. The group emerged in ... and more »