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Should US have intervened in Syria? - CNN (blog) Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:38:42 GMT

Should US have intervened in Syria?
CNN (blog)
You see Syria as much more central here, correct? Yes. I mean the rise of ISIS is tied more to the Syrian civil war. And Bashar al-Assad is really the root cause of the problem, in many ways. You had peaceful protesters in 2011. They were being shot down.

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Air raids kill 31 jihadists in Syria - Sky News Australia Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:32:48 GMT

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Air raids kill 31 jihadists in Syria
Sky News Australia
At least 31 Islamic State militants have been killed in air force raids in northern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the regime carried out 13 raids on the city of Raqa and 11 on the town of Tabqa in Raqa province, killing at least ...
Islamic State militants killed in government air raids in Syria's Raqa provinceABC Online
Dozens of jihadists killed in air raids in SyriaFRANCE 24

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Islamic State group 'executes 700' in Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:21:23 GMT

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Islamic State group 'executes 700' in Syria
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On Saturday, the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) called on the United States and its allies to conduct air strikes in Syria against the Islamic State group, similar to those being carried out against the same group's positions in ...
Airstrikes Pound Islamic State Forces in Syria As Rebels Gain An Unlikely AllyVICE News
Syrian government air strikes target Islamic State in RaqqaReuters UK
Islamic State Militants Executed 700 Tribe Members In Syria: MonitorHuffington Post
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Rebels ask for Iraq-style strikes in Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:17:47 GMT

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Rebels ask for Iraq-style strikes in Syria
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Syria's opposition has called for international intervention targeting the Islamic State group, just days after the US began limited strikes against fighters from the same group in neighbouring Iraq. Earlier, US officials had asked the Syrian ...
Syrian rebels call for Iraq-style US airstrikes against ISISRT (blog)
Dual Threat Has Mainstream Syrian Rebels Fearing DemiseNew York Times
David Cameron must get over his Syria humiliation and act on IraqThe Guardian
ABC News (blog) -Financial Times -CNSNews.com
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Jihadis accused of new massacres in Iraq and Syria - BBC News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:21:00 GMT

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Jihadis accused of new massacres in Iraq and Syria
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Islamic State (IS) militants have been accused of massacring hundreds of people in areas under their control in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. At least 80 members of the Yazidi religious minority are believed to have been killed with women and ...
IS kills over 700 Syria tribe members – Kurds fight to retake Iraq's largest damKuwait Times
UN Council targets jihadists in Iraq, SyriaChannel News Asia
UN blacklists Iraq, Syria Islamists as EU pledges arms and aid in IraqHaaretz

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Clinton backtrack, conflicting statements muddle Syria message - Fox News Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:46:20 GMT

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Clinton backtrack, conflicting statements muddle Syria message
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For a moment, Hillary Clinton appeared to draw a clear distinction with President Obama on foreign policy, after telling The Atlantic that the “failure” to help moderate Syrian rebels allowed extremists to flourish. But her comments both before and ...
Saving Syria Is No FantasyPolitico
Obama Blocked Hillary on Syria for YearsDaily Beast
America and Syria Hillary's jabThe Economist (blog)
Washington Post (blog) -Fond du Lac Reporter -TIME
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Japan Looks Into Report Japanese Detained in Syria - ABC News Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:48:34 GMT

Japan Looks Into Report Japanese Detained in Syria
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Japan is looking into reports that a Japanese man may have been detained possibly by militants in Syria, the foreign ministry said Monday. The government was still trying to confirm through the Japanese embassy in Damascus the reports that surfaced ...

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Iraq crisis: Inside 'swollen' refugee camp in Syria - BBC News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:16:09 GMT

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Iraq crisis: Inside 'swollen' refugee camp in Syria
BBC News
France and the US have already moved to supply the Kurds with arms, who are also struggling with a massive influx of refugees. It is thought 200,000 people are now in refugee camps in Kurdish-controlled Iraq, and in parts of Syria. The BBC's Paul Wood ...

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Rebels caught in north Syria two-pronged onslaught - Yahoo News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:16:08 GMT

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Rebels caught in north Syria two-pronged onslaught
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Beirut (AFP) - Western-backed rebels in northern Syria are fighting to survive in the face of advances on their strongholds both by jihadists and government forces, analysts and regime opponents say. The opposition has sounded the alarm, appealing ...
Western-backed rebels in north Syria struggle for survival against ISIS and ...The Straits Times
Rebels in Syria seek US help against ISISTampabay.com

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British jihadist at the heart of terrorist network terror in Syria and Iraq - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 17 Aug 2014 09:53:52 GMT

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British jihadist at the heart of terrorist network terror in Syria and Iraq
Telegraph.co.uk
The school said last week she worked for a company called Chartwells, which provides the catering for the school. A year ago, before her son had gone to Syria, she posted: “I would like everyone to know my girls . . . and my son aine you all mean the ...
From petty criminal and feckless father to jihadist: Briton's journey from ...Daily Mail

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