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Syria's strikes against ISIL intensify - Sky News Australia Sun, 15 Jun 2014 22:07:49 GMT

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Syria's strikes against ISIL intensify
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Syria's army has been pounding major bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for 24 hours in coordination with the Baghdad government, a monitor says. The strikes against ISIL - which has spearheaded a week-long jihadist offensive in ...
Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with IraqThe Daily Star
Graham: Next 9/11 attack could come from Iraq, SyriaCBS News
Terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) boasts of executions on ...Courier Mail
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Blair: Iraq invasion not to blame for rising extremism – Syrian war is - RT Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:52:05 GMT

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Blair: Iraq invasion not to blame for rising extremism – Syrian war is
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In the essay entitled 'Iraq, Syria and the Middle East,' Blair laments on how “the problems of the Middle East are the product of bad systems of politics mixed with abuse of religion” and that in places where there was less direct Western intervention ...
Tony Blair warns UK should get involved in Iraq and SyriaDaily Mail
Tony Blair: Iraq's insurgency stems from SyriaChannel 4 News
Tony Blair: 'We didn't cause Iraq crisis'BBC News
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Syrian Army Crushes Rebel Push Near Turkish Border - ABC News Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:16:30 GMT

Syrian Army Crushes Rebel Push Near Turkish Border
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Government forces flushed opposition fighters from their last redoubts in northwestern Syria near the Turkish frontier on Sunday, capturing two villages and restoring government control over the border crossing, activists and state media said. The ...

US envoy visits Jordan, Turkey to seek end to conflict in Syria - Jerusalem Post Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:07:31 GMT

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US envoy visits Jordan, Turkey to seek end to conflict in Syria
Jerusalem Post
NEW YORK – United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power spent last week in Jordan and Turkey, meeting with government officials and UN representatives to discuss the war in Syria, the Syrian refugee crisis, and developments in Iraq.
Consulate seizure may force Turkey to recalibrate its Syria policyToday's Zaman
After Syria, ISIL plans Iraq dismembermentArab News
MURAT YETKİN > Was Turkish gov't betrayed in Iraq and Syria?Hurriyet Daily News

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Syrian forces expel rebels from Christian town of Kessab on Turkish border - RT Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:33:13 GMT

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Syrian forces expel rebels from Christian town of Kessab on Turkish border
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The Syrian military has recaptured the strategically important border town of Kessab. The predominantly Christian-Armenian town was overrun by jihadist rebels in March, with much blame placed on Turkey for reportedly allowing the crossover to happen.

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Syria Army Crushes Rebel Advance in Assad's Home Province - TheBlaze.com Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:09:48 GMT

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Syria Army Crushes Rebel Advance in Assad's Home Province
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BEIRUT (AP) — Government forces flushed opposition fighters from their last redoubts in northwestern Syria near the Turkish frontier on Sunday, capturing two villages and restoring government control over the border crossing, activists and state media ...
Syria recaptures border crossingIrish Independent
Syrian govt retakes strategic town on Turkey borderRTE.ie
Syria retakes Turkish border town from rebelsSky News Australia
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Key to Iraq may rest with Syria: Column - USA TODAY Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:03:41 GMT

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Key to Iraq may rest with Syria: Column
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The recent jihadist seizure of two major cities in northern Iraq, Mosul and Tikrit, is a clear indicator that the spillover of violence from the Syrian civil war is rapidly reshaping the Middle East. Inaction and half measures by the international ...

For ISIS, Iraq's Spoils Could Tip Balance in Eastern Syria - ABC News Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:08:39 GMT

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For ISIS, Iraq's Spoils Could Tip Balance in Eastern Syria
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On Wednesday, images surfaced of militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) driving U.S.-made humvees across the Iraqi border, into the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. If real, the photos prove that the border between Iraq and Syria is ...
Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, jihadistsThe Daily Star
Strong blast in Syrian town near Iraq kills 8Washington Post
Trudy Rubin: Aiding regime change in Syria doesn't mean sending troopsCentre Daily Times
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Iraq's implosion reflects Syria's lost national narrative - Financial Times Sun, 15 Jun 2014 06:00:06 GMT

Iraq's implosion reflects Syria's lost national narrative
Financial Times
... carnage – that would be bad enough. But at stake is the crackup of Syria as well, and the looming shadow of a new Afghanistan in the heart of the Middle East, with a jihadi corridor to the Mediterranean across the sectarian battlefield of the Levant.

Syrian government retakes border town in Assad coastal heartland - Reuters Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:12:01 GMT

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Syrian government retakes border town in Assad coastal heartland
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces retook Kasab on Sunday, ousting rebels from the village on the Turkish border in the coastal heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority sect, activists and state media said. The withdrawal of ...