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Months of bombings leave Syria's Aleppo in ruins - USA TODAY Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:59:13 GMT

Months of bombings leave Syria's Aleppo in ruins
USA TODAY
ALEPPO, Syria — Standing amid dust and rubble, Abu Ahmad remembers better times in Hanano, a neighborhood in east Aleppo. "I still miss the old men there, sitting on the streets, inviting strangers to have tea with them," said the 28-year-old former ...

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Syria's war - The Economist Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:14:22 GMT

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Syria's war
The Economist
“GOOD morning!” beamed the presenter on Syrian television. “The morning of democracy!” replied a jovial correspondent at a polling station, as Bashar Assad, Syria's president, went to the ballot box on June 3rd. Winning a third seven-year term with 89 ...
Syria conflict: Amnesty says ISIS killed seven children in northBBC News
ISIS Reportedly Executed Children As Young as One in SyriaVICE News
Children among 15 civilians summarily killed in northern SyriaAmnesty International
CNN -Asharq Alawsat English -Al-Monitor
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Why Syria's people want Assad - RT (blog) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:46:37 GMT

RT (blog)

Why Syria's people want Assad
RT (blog)
Since the start of the armed conflict in Syria in 2011, voices from Western and Gulf capitals have maintained a common narrative: that the Assad regime lacks popular legitimacy and stays in power by systematically killing its own people. The sweeping ...
How Hezbollah Is Changing the War in Syria - and Vice VersaHuffington Post (blog)
Hezbollah Chief Hails Assad Win in Syria ElectionABC News
Nasrallah: Assad must be part of any future peace accord in SyriaJerusalem Post
Kansas City Star -Yahoo News
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Victory in Syrian Election Is Show of Assad's Control - New York Times Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:02:49 GMT

NPR (blog)

Victory in Syrian Election Is Show of Assad's Control
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday celebrated his overwhelming victory in a deeply disputed election, asserting his confidence and defiance in the Syrian conflict as supporters savored his success in thwarting the United ...
Syrian President al-Assad re-elected easily, state media reportsCNN
Syrian election sends powerful signal of Assad's controlWashington Post
Ex-Ambassador To Syria: Civil War Could Drag On For YearsNPR (blog)
The Guardian -BBC News
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria - The Economist (blog) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 06:23:38 GMT

The Economist (blog)

The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria
The Economist (blog)
FOUR masked men raided Fateh Rahmoun's house in Ras al-Hussein, a village in Syria's north-western province of Idleb. Heavily-armed and wearing belts of explosives, one shot the 13-year-old boy who opened the door while the others stormed into the ...


Assad's Soft-Focus Vision for Syria, as Seen on YouTube - New York Times Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:17:39 GMT

Assad's Soft-Focus Vision for Syria, as Seen on YouTube
New York Times
As unexpected as it might have seemed three summers ago, when hundreds of thousands of Syrians jammed the streets demanding that President Bashar al-Assad just “leave,” his landslide re-election, confirmed shortly after polls closed on Wednesday, ...


Hillary Clinton wanted to arm Syrian rebels, memoir reveals - The Guardian Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:03:51 GMT

The Guardian

Hillary Clinton wanted to arm Syrian rebels, memoir reveals
The Guardian
Hillary Clinton favoured arming Syria's rebels early in the country's civil war but was overruled by Barack Obama, the former secretary of state said in her new memoir, according to CBS News. Clinton's long-awaited book Hard Choices – seen as the ...
In Memoir, Hillary Clinton Discusses Russia, Syria and IraqNew York Times
Clinton Distances Herself From Obama On SyriaSky News
Clinton wanted to arm Syria's rebelsAljazeera.com
International Business Times UK -Haaretz -Hindustan Times
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Syrian jihadists using Twitter to recruit foreign fighters - CNN International Tue, 03 Jun 2014 21:01:16 GMT

Syrian jihadists using Twitter to recruit foreign fighters
CNN International
Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) -- It starts with a tweet. The recruit has been slowly and carefully chosen from his local community -- perhaps at a mosque, or gym, or cafe -- by an al Qaeda recruiter, aiming to send a Westerner to fight alongside radicals in ...

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Iran claims victory with Assad's anticipated win in Syrian election - Washington Post Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:37:43 GMT

Iran claims victory with Assad's anticipated win in Syrian election
Washington Post
BEIRUT — As Syrians went to the polls Tuesday, President Bashar al-Assad's chief ally, Iran, was trumpeting his anticipated reelection as a defeat for the United States. Top Iranian officials in recent days have issued a flurry of declarations ...


After Guantanamo, Freed Detainees Returned to Violence in Syria Battlefields - Wall Street Journal Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:32:20 GMT

After Guantanamo, Freed Detainees Returned to Violence in Syria Battlefields
Wall Street Journal
A decade ago, the U.S. released three Moroccan militants from Guantanamo, turning them over to Morocco's government. They wound up leading one of the most violent Islamist groups in Syria's civil war. WSJ's Maria Abi-Habib shares exclusive details.

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