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UN Names 3rd Point Man in Syrian War - ABC News Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:27:49 GMT

Reuters

UN Names 3rd Point Man in Syrian War
ABC News
Staffan de Mistura, who has held top U.N. positions in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Thursday inherited the mandate to try to end Syria's three-year-old conflict, a goal that eluded his two predecessors. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he chose the ...
De Mistura succeeds Brahimi as UN Syria mediator: diplomatsReuters
Diplomat to replace Brahimi in Syria UN roleAljazeera.com
UPDATED: De Mistura succeeds Brahimi as UN envoy for SyriaAhram Online
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How Syria's ancient treasures are being smashed - BBC News Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:16:24 GMT

BBC News

How Syria's ancient treasures are being smashed
BBC News
Syria, graced with thousands of historic sites, is seeing its cultural heritage vandalised, looted and destroyed by war - but volunteers are doing what they can to document the damage and save the country's cultural identity from obliteration. They ...
Syria opposition elects Bahra as new leaderThe Daily Star
Syria Troops Converge as Rebels Ready for Aleppo ShowdownBreitbart News

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Syria war toll tops 170000, one-third civilians - The Daily Star Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:20:35 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria war toll tops 170000, one-third civilians
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: The death toll in Syria's three-year war has eclipsed 170,000 people, one-third of them civilians, an activist group said in a new toll released Thursday. "Ever since the first casualty of the Syrian revolution was registered on March 18, 2011 ...
ISIS intensifies offensive against Kurds in SyriaAl-Arabiya
Obama caves to conventional wisdom on SyriaWashington Post
Death toll in Syria's civil war rises to 170000Khaleej Times
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Jihadi Fighters on the Offensive in Northern Syria - ABC News Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:52:12 GMT

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Jihadi Fighters on the Offensive in Northern Syria
ABC News
Activists say jihadi fighters using weapons they recently captured in neighboring Iraq are battling to take predominantly Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Kurdish official Nawaf Khalil says members of the Islamic State group are trying to capture an ...
Syria conflict: National Coalition elects new leaderBBC News
Syria's Western-backed opposition elects new presidentReuters
Syria rebels rampage through Sunni village, killing 14CBS News

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Can US, Europe curb threat of Western fighters returning from Syria? - CBS News Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:23:11 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Can US, Europe curb threat of Western fighters returning from Syria?
CBS News
With thousands of Westerners, including dozens of Americans, traveling to Syria to fight in the brutal civil war there, U.S. and European officials are grappling with how to quell the threat of those fighters returning home to commit more violence ...
Turkey steps up to stop jihadist flow to Syria, IraqHurriyet Daily News
EU ministers adopt plan to stop young Syria returnees: officialAl-Shorfa

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Islam, Iraq and Syria - The Economist Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:32:55 GMT

The Economist

Islam, Iraq and Syria
The Economist
Perhaps most tellingly, a survey carried out in Syria in May by ORB, a British firm that specialises in opinion-taking in war zones, found that only 4% of respondents believed that SIC “best represents the interests and aspirations of the Syrian people ...
Floodgates open as ISIS takes over swaths of both Syria and IraqCNN
Government Troops Advance in Syria's Largest CityABC News
In home base of Iraq, a softer IS than in SyriaAl-Monitor
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France targets Syria recruits with new law - Aljazeera.com Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:59:57 GMT

Aljazeera.com

France targets Syria recruits with new law
Aljazeera.com
The government says it is concerned about preventing attacks by individuals returning from the civil war in Syria. About 600 French nationals are in Syria to fight with rebel groups or are planning to go there, according to the Interior Ministry. The ...


DPM Teo and religious leaders discuss impact of Syria conflict on Singapore - Channel News Asia Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:28:27 GMT

Channel News Asia

DPM Teo and religious leaders discuss impact of Syria conflict on Singapore
Channel News Asia
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean said this following a dialogue with over 60 religous and community leaders of various faiths, which focused on the conflict in Syria and its potential impact on Singapore. It comes a day ...
Singapore says citizens participate in Syria conflictReuters

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Where Does Hamas Get Rockets to Fire at Israel? - NBCNews.com Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:29:56 GMT

International Business Times

Where Does Hamas Get Rockets to Fire at Israel?
NBCNews.com
Smuggled Syrian-made rockets based on a Chinese design have boosted Hamas' 10,000-strong arsenal which is dominated by crude homemade devices, officials and experts say. A surface-to-surface weapon that struck the coastal town Hadera - 30 miles ...
Long-Range Hamas Rockets Are Evidence Of Ties To Syria, Iran, Israelis SayInternational Business Times
The War on Israel Is Being Waged by a Hamas-Syria-Iran TroikaNational Review Online (blog)
Syria urges global community to stop Israeli aggressionIndia Tribune

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UN chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator - Reuters Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:59:47 GMT

Reuters

UN chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
Reuters
Syrian U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said: "The Syrian government is examining the Secretary-General's decision." Brahimi, an Algerian diplomat, stepped down on May 31, frustrated by global deadlock over how to end the three year civil war in Syria.
UN appoints Staffan de Mistura as new envoy to SyriaDeutsche Welle
Staffan de Mistura to be New UN Syria EnvoyVoice of America
De Mistura succeeds Brahimi as UN envoy for SyriaYahoo News
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