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UN Council, in Unanimous Vote, Backs Aid Delivery to Syrians in Rebel Areas - New York Times Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:43 GMT

New York Times

UN Council, in Unanimous Vote, Backs Aid Delivery to Syrians in Rebel Areas New York Times Despite objections by Syria's government, the United Nations Security Council voted 15 to 0 on Monday to authorize cross-border convoys of emergency aid for millions of deprived Syrian civilians in rebel-held areas, without prior approval by the Syrian ... Syria conflict: UN authorises aid convoys to rebel-held areasBBC News UN authorises cross-border aid to SyriansAljazeera.com Syria's Assad Rebuffed as UN Approves Aid for Rebel AreasBloomberg Reuters -Al Jazeera America all 169 news articles »

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Sunni Jihadi Group Expels Rivals From Syrian City - ABC News Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:23:44 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Sunni Jihadi Group Expels Rivals From Syrian City ABC News The march by militants of the Islamic State group on the city of Deir el-Zour in Syria's oil-rich province along the border with Iraq brings the extremist Sunni group closer to a showdown with President Bashar Assad's forces. The group recently ... 'Islamic State' expels rivals from Syria cityAljazeera.com Sunni extremist group expels jihadi rivals from provincial capital in eastern ...U.S. News & World Report Bashar al-Assad is west's ally against Isis extremists, says SyriaThe Guardian USA TODAY -RT all 221 news articles »

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Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War - The Nation. (blog) Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:43:10 GMT

The Nation. (blog)

Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War The Nation. (blog) The ISIS crisis in Iraq, parallel to the ISIS crisis in Syria, is indeed an ugly and serious challenge to the Middle East status quo. But there's far too much alarmism in response, including Eric Holder's statement yesterday that the threat from ISIS ... and more »

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Syria's Allies Are Stretched by Widening War - Wall Street Journal Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:17:00 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria's Allies Are Stretched by Widening War Wall Street Journal For two years, the Lebanese group Hezbollah has sent members to fight for the Syrian regime. But after losing some of its best commanders in recent weeks, Hezbollah is dispatching fewer fighters from Lebanon and upping recruitment inside Syria. Hezbollah fighters killed in clash on Syria-Lebanon borderReuters UK Army hunts militants on Syria borderThe Daily Star Clashes on Syria-Lebanon border kill severalMississauga all 109 news articles »

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Hanging Out with Syria's Mysterious French Mercenary - VICE News Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:03:39 GMT

VICE News

Hanging Out with Syria's Mysterious French Mercenary VICE News My first encounter with Kalen was awkward. The night I arrived in Syria, he walked into the safehouse like he owned the place, put down an AK-47, un-holstered a pistol, and peeled off his heavy navy blue flak jacket. Like everyone in Aleppo, he was ...

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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 ABC News 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 Holder warns of frightening signs on SyriaPolitico (blog) Wall Street Journal (blog) all 147 news articles »

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Gaza rockets intercepted above Tel Aviv, as projectile from Syria lands in Golan - Jerusalem Post Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:44:18 GMT

The Times of Israel

Gaza rockets intercepted above Tel Aviv, as projectile from Syria lands in Golan Jerusalem Post The Iron Dome anti-rocket system intercepted several projectiles fired from Gaza over the metropolitan Tel Aviv area on Monday afternoon as a rocket fired from Syria landed in the Golan Heights. Sirens were heard in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Bnei ... Mortar fired from Syria hits Golan HeightsThe Times of Israel Rocket from Syria hits Israel-held Golan, no injuries: armyYahoo News Rocket from Syria lands in Golan, Bedouin sisters injured near BeershebaJewish Telegraphic Agency Shanghai Daily (subscription) all 30 news articles »

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David Cameron under fire as Syrian regime arms supplier visits UK airshow - The Guardian Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:28:20 GMT

The Guardian

David Cameron under fire as Syrian regime arms supplier visits UK airshow The Guardian The Russian state-owned arms firm that supplied attack helicopters and grenade launchers to the Syrian regime is to exhibit fighter jets at Britain's biggest air show this week, which will also be attended by the prime minister. David Cameron faces ... and more »

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Bid to Deliver Aid to Syria May Set Stage for a UN Clash - New York Times Mon, 14 Jul 2014 04:03:42 GMT

New York Times

Bid to Deliver Aid to Syria May Set Stage for a UN Clash New York Times The United Nations humanitarian relief coordinator, Valerie Amos, told the Council last month that aid delivery has become even more difficult since its last resolution, passed in February, urging the warring parties in Syria to lift blockades ...

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Hundreds remember man gunned down in native Syria - WFMZ Allentown Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:16:44 GMT

Hundreds remember man gunned down in native Syria WFMZ Allentown Hundreds packed into an Allentown church Sunday to remember a local activist gunned down in war-torn Syria. Mourners came to St. George Orthodox Church in Allentown for a memorial service for Nick Mouhrez of Catasauqua, Lehigh County. A sniper ...