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Battle over Syria's Aleppo nears - USA TODAY Sun, 13 Jul 2014 10:03:40 GMT

USA TODAY

Battle over Syria's Aleppo nears
USA TODAY
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — After more than three years of civil war in Syria, government troops are advancing to retake Aleppo, the country's largest city, and possibly deliver a crushing blow to the rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad ...
Jordan 'cool to Syria rebel training plan'Aljazeera.com
There is not much US can do in SyriaThe Daily Star
Jordan reluctant to host US-led Syria rebel trainingToday's Zaman

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Latest Syria Threat 'More Frightening Than Anything' Else, Holder Says - ABC News Sun, 13 Jul 2014 14:12:24 GMT

ABC News

Latest Syria Threat 'More Frightening Than Anything' Else, Holder Says
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Recent intelligence indicating that bomb-makers from Yemen have teamed up with terrorists in Syria to develop a new generation of undetectable explosives is "more frightening than anything" else the Obama administration has seen, Attorney General Eric ...
Eric Holder on threats from Syria: 'It's more frightening than anything I ...Washington Post (blog)
Eric Holder Concerned Foreign Fighters In Syria Are Working With Yemeni ...Huffington Post
Link-up between Yemen and Syria Islamists of 'extreme concern': USYahoo News
Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Kurds Clash With Extremists in Northern Syria - ABC News Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:58:25 GMT

Kurds Clash With Extremists in Northern Syria
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Heavy fighting broke out Sunday between an extremist group and Kurdish gunmen in northern Syria, activists said, adding that jihadis have captured a dozen fighters. Kurdish fighters and jihadis have been fighting each other since last year and clashes ...

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How the Crisis in Iraq Is Straining Aid Distribution in Syria - ABC News Sat, 12 Jul 2014 13:31:35 GMT

ABC News

How the Crisis in Iraq Is Straining Aid Distribution in Syria
ABC News
As militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) make their way from Mosul to other points in Iraq, the aid needed by hundreds of thousands of newly internally displaced Iraqis threatens to overshadow those of Syrian refugees in Iraq ...
UN expected to vote Monday to speed aid to SyriaUSA TODAY
UN to vote on resolution to improve Syria aid accessMail & Guardian Online
UN Security Council to vote Monday on Syria aid access resolutionReuters

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Posthumous video appears to show Ontario man fighting in Syria, urging others ... - Toronto Star Sun, 13 Jul 2014 01:18:49 GMT

Toronto Star

Posthumous video appears to show Ontario man fighting in Syria, urging others ...
Toronto Star
A posthumous video that appears to show a Canadian who died fighting in Syria is not uncommon — one terrorism expert says nearly every Western terrorist recruit has made one. The video, released Friday, purportedly shows a man media reports identified ...
'Regular Canadian' killed in Syria conflict featured in slick, new ISIS ...National Post
Posthumous terrorist video that appears to show Ontario man not uncommon ...Waterloo Record

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Mortar fired from Syria hits Golan Heights - The Times of Israel Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:40:50 GMT

The Times of Israel

Mortar fired from Syria hits Golan Heights
The Times of Israel
A number of projectiles fired from Syria have hit Israel over the last several years, as well as small arms fire. Israel has responded in the past with artillery fire. Israel is currently in the midst of a major operation to stop Gazan rocket fire, but ...
Rocket from Syria falls in Israeli-held Golan, no injuries: armyThe Daily Star
A Three-Front War? Mortar Strike from Syria Hits Israel's Golan HeightsBreitbart News
Mortar from Syria Fired Towards Golan HeightsArutz Sheva

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ISIS May Be Building Terrorist 'Safe Haven' in Syria - NBCNews.com Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:46:06 GMT

The Economist

ISIS May Be Building Terrorist 'Safe Haven' in Syria
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Top Stories. Gaza Death Toll Tops 120 as Fighting Rages On · Little Monsters: Even Toddlers Feel Schadenfreude · Got a Nasty Coach? You May Be More Willing to Cheat · ISIS May Be Building Terrorist 'Safe Haven' in Syria ...
Islam, Iraq and SyriaThe Economist
​'Appetites of ISIS extend far beyond Iraq & Syria'RT
ISIS in control of 60 percent of Syrian oil: sourcesAsharq Alawsat English
Hyperallergic -Vox -Brookings Institution (blog)
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Obama caves to conventional wisdom on Syria - Washington Post Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:59:33 GMT

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Obama caves to conventional wisdom on Syria
Washington Post
The Obama administration's decision to seek $500 million to train and fund elements of the Syrian opposition has been greeted with bipartisan support in Washington. The general consensus is that, if the administration had done this three years ago, the ...
Syria war toll tops 170000, one-third civiliansThe Daily Star
ISIS intensifies offensive against Kurds in SyriaAl-Arabiya
Syria war toll tops 170000, one-third civilians: NGOMSN News
Khaleej Times
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A kiss for the miracle baby: Two-month-old boy who was entombed in rubble in ... - Daily Mail Sat, 12 Jul 2014 22:29:28 GMT

Daily Mail

A kiss for the miracle baby: Two-month-old boy who was entombed in rubble in ...
Daily Mail
A crying two-month-old baby has been pulled from the rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo in Syria after being trapped for a staggering 16 hours. Mahmud Ibildi was heard crying from beneath a bomb-struck building last night as daily air strikes ...
Syrian rescue workers rejoicing as infant pulled from rubble after airstrike ...ABC Online
Watch: Syrian baby rescued from the rubble after Aleppo bombingWashington Post (blog)
Baby rescued from rubble in Syria's Aleppo: videoThe Daily Star
Mirror.co.uk -Khaleej Times -Huffington Post UK
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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
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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
Diplomats Say Staffan de Mistura is New Syria EnvoyWall Street Journal
De Mistura Reportedly to Succeed Brahimi as UN Syria MediatorVoice of America
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