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Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate - Reuters Sun, 22 Jun 2014 01:26:33 GMT

National Post

Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate Reuters The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, Rami Abdulrahman, said ISIL had pushed the Nusra Front out from many areas of eastern Syria in the past few days and their capture of al-Qaim will allow them to quickly move to the ... 4 western Iraqi towns fall to advancing ISIS militantsCNN ISIS insurgents in Iraq expand offensive, capture two strategic towns and ...National Post UN Leader Deplores Syria War's Spread to IraqNew York Times NBCNews.com -Huffington Post all 2,605 news articles »

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How Syria's Assad Helped Forge ISIS - Newsweek Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:40:33 GMT

Newsweek

How Syria's Assad Helped Forge ISIS Newsweek Al-Saud, a Syrian dissident with the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, left Syria under threat of arrest in 2011. Others were not so lucky. In 2006, Syrian Tarek Alghorani was sentenced to seven years in jail for the ... and more »

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Syria conflict: Father of UK jihadi Nasser Muthana speaks - BBC News Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:02:05 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Father of UK jihadi Nasser Muthana speaks BBC News Ahmed Muthana confirmed that his son, 20-year-old medical student Nasser, was one of the men shown in the clip, which appears to show the jihadists in Syria trying to recruit people to join them there and in Iraq. "Somebody is driving those kids to do ... The brilliant brothers who left British suburb for jihad in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk Syria civil war: MI6 fears the Jihadist enemy withinThe Independent Counter-terror chief: Over 500 Brits fighting in Syria and IraqITV News Mirror.co.uk -Channel 4 News -Daily Mail all 108 news articles »

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Car bombing in central Syria kills 34, injures 50 others - Fox News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:01:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Car bombing in central Syria kills 34, injures 50 others Fox News DAMASCUS, Syria – A powerful truck bomb exploded on Friday in a government-held village in central Syria, killing at least 34 civilians and wounding more than 50, the state-run news agency said. SANA said the explosion went off in Horrah village in the ... Syria car bomb kills 34, injures 50CBC.ca Syrian jets bomb ISIL-held eastern townsAljazeera.com Car bomb in Syria's Hama province kills 34: state newsReuters BBC News -gulfnews.com -International Business Times all 352 news articles »

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Tony Blair 'was told of Syrian WMDs' says former intelligence chief - The Guardian Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:15:03 GMT

The Guardian

Tony Blair 'was told of Syrian WMDs' says former intelligence chief The Guardian Morrison, also an ex-member of the joint intelligence committee (JIC), added that Syria's chemical stockpile was a recurring theme in reports by the JIC, which advises the prime minister and the cabinet of security matters. "The issue was not whether ... and more »

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White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge - Washington Post Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:58:28 GMT

New York Daily News

White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge Washington Post The Obama administration has begun to consider the conflicts in Syria and Iraq as a single challenge, with an al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency threatening both countries' governments and the region's broader stability, according to senior administration ... Australian and British jihadists urge Muslims to join jihad in Syria and IraqNew York Daily News Islamic State of Iraq and Syria aims to recruit Westerners with videoLos Angeles Times The Twitter jihad: ISIS insurgents in Iraq, Syria using social media to ...Yahoo!7 News TheBlaze.com -Middle East Monitor all 792 news articles »

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Obama 'deeply concerned' by terrorism threat from Australian jihadists in Syria - The Guardian Sun, 22 Jun 2014 02:05:14 GMT

The Guardian

Obama 'deeply concerned' by terrorism threat from Australian jihadists in Syria The Guardian “There is no doubt the problem in Syria is one that we have been paying a lot of attention to over the last couple of years, as you see jihadists coming in from Europe and as far as Australia to get trained and then going back into their home countries ... Barack Obama 'deeply concerned' by threat of Australian jihadists travelling ...NEWS.com.au all 152 news articles »

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Tracking Syria fighters now main task for MI5 - BBC News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:28:49 GMT

BBC News

Tracking Syria fighters now main task for MI5 BBC News Tracking British jihadists fighting in Syria is now the top priority for MI5, the BBC has learned. It comes after a video appeared to show UK jihadis in Syria trying to recruit people to join them there and in Iraq. The Home Office said counter-terror ...

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A Winning Strategy for Iraq and Syria - Daily Beast Sun, 22 Jun 2014 02:27:27 GMT

A Winning Strategy for Iraq and Syria Daily Beast There's only one strategy with a decent chance of winning: forge a military and political coalition with the power to stifle the jihadis in both Iraq and Syria. This means partnering with Iran, Russia, and President Assad of Syria. This would be a very ... and more »

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Isis takes control of border crossing between Iraq and Syria - The Guardian Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:04:03 GMT

The Guardian

Isis takes control of border crossing between Iraq and Syria The Guardian The Islamic extremist group Isis has taken a crossing on the Iraq-Syria border 200 miles west of Baghdad, allowing them to move both men and heavy equipment freely, security officials have said. After a day-long battle on Friday, during which 30 Iraqi ...