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Terrorists in Iraq, Syria 'gaining strength,' Obama admits as administration ... - New York Daily News Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:44:19 GMT

New York Daily News

Terrorists in Iraq, Syria 'gaining strength,' Obama admits as administration ... New York Daily News The Obama administration is seriously considering a ramp-up of airport security measures over fears Islamic militants are developing a new generation of hard-to-detect bombs in war-torn Syria. The United States may also ask its foreign partners to ... Syria Threat Could Prompt Changes at AirportsABC News Syria bomb threat could prompt increased airport securityWJLA Islamic bogeyman in Syria strikes fear in WashingtonRT The Times of Israel -Daily Mail all 30 news articles »

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Militants making headway in Iraq and Syria declare creation of formal Islamic ... - Washington Post Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:26:16 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Militants making headway in Iraq and Syria declare creation of formal Islamic ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — The extremist group battling its way through swaths of Iraq and Syria declared the creation of a formal Islamic state Sunday, building on its recent military gains and laying down an ambitious challenge to al-Qaeda's established leadership. Militants Leverage Iraq Gains in SyriaWall Street Journal Militant coalition's goal: A Syria under Islamic lawLos Angeles Times Sunni militants declare Islamic state in Iraq and SyriaFox News ABC News -Toronto Star all 4,570 news articles »

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US sends more troops to Iraq - CNN Tue, 01 Jul 2014 01:51:50 GMT

The Guardian

US sends more troops to Iraq CNN Emboldened by a weakened Iraqi government that is struggling to stop their murderous advance, extremists of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria declared over the weekend that they have set up a caliphate spanning large areas of the two countries. In a ... Obama Sends 200 More Troops to IraqVoice of America all 174 news articles »

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Obama Warns Hundreds Of Europeans Who Fought In Syria Can Enter US ... - Business Insider Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:33:55 GMT

Business Insider

Obama Warns Hundreds Of Europeans Who Fought In Syria Can Enter US ... Business Insider US President Barack Obama warned that "battle-hardened" Europeans who embrace jihad in Syria and Iraq threaten the United States because their passports mean they can enter the country without a visa. Nearly 800 French citizens have spent time ... Militants fought in Syria and Iraq posing threat to USThe Voice of Russia President Obama: Terrorists 'gaining strength' in Syria and IraqMSNBC Obama, Rep. King Fear Syria-Trained Terrorists Will Attack U.S., EuropeInternational Business Times Washington Times all 138 news articles »

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Syria: Mortar shells hit northern city, killing 14 - WRAL.com Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:31:44 GMT

Syria: Mortar shells hit northern city, killing 14 WRAL.com DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian state media says a barrage of mortar shells has hit government-held areas of the northern city of Idlib, killing 14 people. The state-run SANA news agency said mortars shells fell on several parts of Idlib on Monday, including ...

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Iran 'ready to use Syria methods' in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:36:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran 'ready to use Syria methods' in Iraq Aljazeera.com Iran is ready to help Iraq fight an armed uprising using the same methods it deployed against opposition forces in Syria, an Iranian general said, suggesting Tehran was offering to take a larger role in battling Sunni armed groups threatening Baghdad.

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Removal of Syrian chemical arsenal was result of unprecedented collaboration - Washington Post Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:26:16 GMT

Washington Post

Removal of Syrian chemical arsenal was result of unprecedented collaboration Washington Post Completion of the job means little, if anything, to the millions of Syrian civilians still suffering in a cauldron of civil war. It is unlikely to stop a single barrel bomb dropped by government military forces on their fellow citizens, or the ... How the US Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons StockpileNBCNews.com Decommissioning Syria's chemical weapons stockpile at sea: Cape Ray - the ...The Independent Crisis in Syria: Civil war, global threatFinancial Express Bangladesh Naharnet all 31 news articles »

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Group: ISIS 'crucifies' men in public in Syrian towns - CNN Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:28:47 GMT

Group: ISIS 'crucifies' men in public in Syrian towns CNN (CNN) -- ISIS militants in Syria reportedly crucified nine men in Aleppo province recently, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights announced Sunday. A statement from the London-based group said eight of the men were hung in the public center of Deir ...

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ISIS weapons windfall may alter balance in Iraq, Syria conflicts - Los Angeles Times Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:43:10 GMT

ISIS weapons windfall may alter balance in Iraq, Syria conflicts Los Angeles Times By "now," he was referring to the current ground assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, the Al Qaeda breakaway group that in the last two weeks has seized large swaths of northern and western Iraq, including Mosul, Iraq's second-most ...

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Isis rebels declare 'Islamic state' in Iraq and Syria - BBC News Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:06:05 GMT

BBC News

Isis rebels declare 'Islamic state' in Iraq and Syria BBC News Jihadist militant group Isis has said it is establishing a caliphate, or Islamic state, on the territories it controls in Iraq and Syria. It also proclaimed the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as caliph and "leader for Muslims everywhere ...