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Report: Jihadi Group Captures Syrian Border Town - ABC News Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:04:52 GMT

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Report: Jihadi Group Captures Syrian Border Town ABC News A Syrian activist group says the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has captured a key town near the Iraq border from other rebels. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Boukamal fell to the militants Tuesday ... US policy on Syria and Iraq: Short on actionAljazeera.com Militants making headway in Iraq and Syria declare creation of formal Islamic ...Washington Post Iraq-Syria 'Caliph' calls for Muslims to take up armsSydney Morning Herald RT -Deseret News -Wall Street Journal all 5,505 news articles »

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The British Muslims taking aid to Syria: 'I can't imagine anyone getting ... - The Guardian Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:38:03 GMT

The Guardian

The British Muslims taking aid to Syria: 'I can't imagine anyone getting ... The Guardian SYRIA IS CALLING. WE WILL ANSWER." Jameel supplies cars to taxi firms for a living, though he doesn't spend much time at work any more. Jameel is British Pakistani, with a broad Bolton accent, but he says Syria feels more like home. This will be his ... Police scrutiny squeezes British aid convoys to SyriaBBC News all 2 news articles »

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Removal of Syrian chemical arsenal was result of unprecedented collaboration - Washington Post Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:44:40 GMT

Washington Post

Removal of Syrian chemical arsenal was result of unprecedented collaboration Washington Post As the war in Syria expanded during the summer of 2012, the government of President Bashar al-Assad acknowledged for the first time that it possessed chemical weapons. It would never use them against Syrian citizens, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, ... Syrian Weapons Arrive in Mafia PortDaily Beast How the US Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons StockpileNBCNews.com US ship arrives in Italy port for Syria weaponsPark Record all 157 news articles »

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Syria rebel groups reject 'Islamic caliphate' - Aljazeera.com Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:40:39 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria rebel groups reject 'Islamic caliphate' Aljazeera.com The group, formerly called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has seized parts of eastern Syria and western Iraq but is still battling rival armed groups in Syria. "The terms of the caliphate have not been realised at present, especially ...

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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 bomb threat could prompt increased airport securityWJLA Syria Threat Could Prompt Changes at AirportsABC News Islamic bogeyman in Syria strikes fear in WashingtonRT The Times of Israel all 31 news articles »

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Australian jihadist preacher Musa Cerantonio on his way to Syria or Iraq - Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 02 Jul 2014 02:38:16 GMT

Daily Mail

Australian jihadist preacher Musa Cerantonio on his way to Syria or Iraq Sydney Morning Herald On Twitter early on Wednesday morning, Melbourne-born Mr Cerantonio gave enthusiastic support to the announcement by the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant that it was creating a Caliphate, or Muslim state, in the territory it has seized straddling ... Australians 'fighting in Syria and Iraq'Sky News Australia At least 58 Australians are fighting for Islamic radicals in Iraq and Syria ...Daily Mail all 8 news articles »

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UN Security Council seeks compromise to boost aid access to Syria - Reuters Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:19:31 GMT

Reuters

UN Security Council seeks compromise to boost aid access to Syria Reuters After more than a month of negotiations, during which Islamist fighters have taken swathes of Iraq and Syria, the June 27 draft obtained by Reuters on Tuesday tries to win over Moscow and Beijing with language similar to that used in a unanimously ... Russia seeks UN ban on oil trade with 'terrorists' in SyriaThe Daily Star all 66 news articles »

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Tony Blair: ISIL in Iraq and Syria 'won't be successful in the end' - Yahoo News Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:29:57 GMT

Tony Blair: ISIL in Iraq and Syria 'won't be successful in the end' Yahoo News Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told Yahoo News on Monday that a ruthless al-Qaida offshoot that just declared an Islamic state carved out of Syria and Iraq can still be “forced back” and ultimately defeated. “They won't be successful in the ... and more »

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Sunni militants declare Islamic state in Iraq and Syria - Fox News Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:42:44 GMT

Fox News

Sunni militants declare Islamic state in Iraq and Syria Fox News "Now the insurgents in Iraq have no excuse for working with ISIS if they were hoping to share power with ISIS," Aymenn al-Tamimi, an analyst who specializes in Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, told The Associated Press. "The prospect of infighting ...

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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.