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Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria - New York Times Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:44:29 GMT

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Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria New York Times The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria posted a video on Tuesday that it said showed the beheading of James Foley, an American journalist who was kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago, according to a transcript released by the SITE Intelligence Group. Video shows apparent beheading of US reporter kidnapped in SyriaFox News Latino James Foley, Missing American Photojournalist, Beheaded By ISIS In SyriaHuffington Post Video shows apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley, who went ...WJLA ABC News -USA TODAY -Fox11online.com all 601 news articles »

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Syria conflict: President Assad finally turns on Isis as government steps up ... - The Independent Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:49:58 GMT

The Independent

Syria conflict: President Assad finally turns on Isis as government steps up ... The Independent As the US military strikes Isis in Iraq, President Bashar al-Assad's forces have significantly stepped up their own campaign against militant strongholds in Syria, carrying out dozens of air strikes against the Islamist group's headquarters in the past ... Syria strikes militants as US targets them in IraqCBC.ca Reports: Islamic State Group Kills Syria TribesmenABC News As US bombs Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria's embattled president strikes ...Fox News The Republican - masslive.com -VICE News all 576 news articles »

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FAA bans US airlines from flying over Syria - CBS News Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:47:26 GMT

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FAA bans US airlines from flying over Syria CBS News WASHINGTON -- Armed groups in Syria have an estimated several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles that could easily be diverted to extremists and used to destroy low-flying commercial planes, according to a new report by a respected international ... Syria conflict: US bans airlines from flying over SyriaBBC News Assad's Forces Carrying Out Dozens Of Airstrikes Against ISIS In SyriaCBS Local US bans flights over Syria as report warns of threat to airlinersThe Guardian Daily Mail -Washington Post all 233 news articles »

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Syria's Most Lethal Chemical Weapons Destroyed With… - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:26:05 GMT

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Syria's Most Lethal Chemical Weapons Destroyed With… Foreign Policy (blog) "While the international community's work to completely eliminate Syria's chemical weapons program is not yet finished, the secretary believes this is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved when diplomacy is backed by a willingness to use ... Syria's Chemical Arsenal Fully Destroyed, US SaysNew York Times Syria's Disarmament MirageWall Street Journal Declared Syrian chemical weapon stockpile now completely destroyedWashington Post Huffington Post -Fox News all 236 news articles »

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Islamic State 'has 50000 fighters in Syria' - Aljazeera.com Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:44:21 GMT

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Islamic State 'has 50000 fighters in Syria' Aljazeera.com The Islamic State group has an army of more than 50,000 fighters in Syria, and recruited 6,000 people in the last month, a monitoring group has said. Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said on Tuesday ... Jihadist Islamic State has 50000 members in Syria: NGOThe Daily Star Monitor: Islamic State Recruits at Record Pace in SyriaVoice of America all 4,828 news articles »

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Australia going to 'unthinkable' lengths to return Syria detainees, emails show - The Guardian Tue, 19 Aug 2014 05:10:51 GMT

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Australia going to 'unthinkable' lengths to return Syria detainees, emails show The Guardian The emails support reports from Guardian Australia in March, showing that Syrians detained offshore told Australian immigration department officials they would be killed if they returned to Syria, but the department facilitated plans for their ... Australia to take 4400 refugees from Syria, IraqMSN News all 57 news articles »

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Syria: No strings - Aljazeera.com Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:18:33 GMT

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Syria: No strings Aljazeera.com Mohamad, Noor and Farid are three Syrian refugee children who all reside in Kilis, though live through different refugee experiences. All the kids are unified by a struggle that does not normally make the headlines – the battle to regain their ... Fleeing Syria: Istanbul provides refuge from war's brutality in Syria, but it ...Winston-Salem Journal TURKISH CHARITY TO SET UP CAMP FOR THE DISPLACED IN SYRIADaily Sabah all 23 news articles »

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Japanese national feared captured by militants in Syria - Middle East Eye Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:45:18 GMT

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Japanese national feared captured by militants in Syria Middle East Eye Japanese officials said Monday they are investigating a video posted online that appears to show fighters in Syria roughly interrogating a kidnapped Japanese man. The video, which surfaced over the weekend, shows a man who identifies himself as Haruna ... Japan Looks Into Report Japanese Detained in SyriaABC News ISIS claims responsibility for kidnapping Japanese man in SyriaCBC.ca Islamic State says it's holding Japanese man captured in SyriaThe Japan Times Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk -Channel News Asia all 159 news articles »

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Syria crisis: Living with the mental scars of torture - BBC News Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:07:33 GMT

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Syria crisis: Living with the mental scars of torture BBC News It was suffocating, with no window or access to air, the confined space shared by 100 other frightened people - one room in a complex of rooms in Syria's largest detention centre. "Every one of us had less than 20cm of space to sit or stand. We were ... and more »

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The Economist explains The Christians of Iraq and Syria - The Economist (blog) Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:22:44 GMT

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The Economist explains The Christians of Iraq and Syria The Economist (blog) Whatever they know about history, people who follow the news will surely have heard that in both Syria and Iraq, Christians have suffered a disproportionate share of their countries' woes. In Iraq, the pre-2003 Christian population may have been as ...