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Isis gains in Syria put pressure on west to deliver more robust response - The Guardian Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:40:11 GMT

The Guardian

Isis gains in Syria put pressure on west to deliver more robust response The Guardian But Isis has demonstrated its rampant authority in northern Syria in recent days, with the brazen murder of the US hostage James Foley and a series of attacks on towns and villages in the north, including the vital airbase at Taqba, where it has ... Islamic State can't be beat without addressing Syrian side of border, top ...Washington Post Is Obama heading toward airstrikes in Syria?CNN US Weighs Direct Military Action Against ISIS in SyriaNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times -The Economist all 10,220 news articles »

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Death Toll In Syria Estimated At 191000 - New York Times Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:52:41 GMT

New York Times

Death Toll In Syria Estimated At 191000 New York Times GENEVA — The number of dead in Syria's civil war more than doubled in the past year to at least 191,000, the United Nations human rights office said Friday. The agency's chief, Navi Pillay, bluntly criticized Western nations, saying their inaction in ... Syria death toll 'more than 191000'BBC News Syrian civil war death toll rises to more than 191300, according to UNThe Guardian UN: Death toll from Syrian civil war tops 191000USA TODAY CNN -Wall Street Journal -Huffington Post all 245 news articles »

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Blamed for Rise of ISIS, Syrian Leader Is Pushed to Escalate Fight - New York Times Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:04:05 GMT

New York Times

Blamed for Rise of ISIS, Syrian Leader Is Pushed to Escalate Fight New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The extremist militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have attacked Syrian troops with new ferocity in recent weeks, taking over three northeastern military bases, beheading scores of soldiers and seizing new territory. The ... Was Putin right about Syria?Washington Post (blog) Who Has the Advantage as Syria Moves to Take on ISIS?ABC News James Foley beheading: Foreign Secretary rules out working with Syria's Assad ...The Independent Middle East Eye -International Business Times all 177 news articles »

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Military brass, ex-officials pressure White House to expand ISIS fight to Syria - Fox News Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:09:09 GMT

Fox News

Military brass, ex-officials pressure White House to expand ISIS fight to Syria Fox News Top U.S. military brass and former administration officials are publicly pressuring the White House to consider taking the fight against the Islamic State into Syria, warning that the terror organization poses an unprecedented threat to the United States.

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Reports: Syria Troops Kill Scores of Jihadis - ABC News Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:32:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Reports: Syria Troops Kill Scores of Jihadis ABC News Syria's state news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying that "large numbers of terrorists were wiped out" near the air base. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the death toll among Islamic State fighters is ... Islamic State Militants Attack Major Air Base In Eastern SyriaHuffington Post Islamic State 'has 50000 fighters in Syria'Aljazeera.com As US bombs Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria's embattled president strikes ...Fox News CBC.ca all 636 news articles »

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Isis fighters surround Syrian airbase in rapid drive to recapture lost territory - The Guardian Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:36:24 GMT

The Guardian

Isis fighters surround Syrian airbase in rapid drive to recapture lost territory The Guardian Islamic State extremists rampaging through Iraq have now turned their sights back towards Syria, where only a besieged airbase stands between the terror group and a rush for the Mediterranean coast that could split the country in two. The attack on the ...

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Hostage-Taking Central to Islamic State Strategy in Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:22:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Hostage-Taking Central to Islamic State Strategy in Syria Wall Street Journal The Sunni militant group calling itself the Islamic State is holding as many as 1,000 Syrians, and possible as many as 20 foreigners, in detention centers they control, say Syrian opposition activists involved in mediation efforts to release captives ...

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Syria crisis: The Sarin attack, one year on - BBC News Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:12:15 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: The Sarin attack, one year on BBC News One year ago, rockets carrying the deadly nerve agent Sarin were fired into a suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Estimates of the number of civilians killed range from several hundred to well over a thousand. Images of the attack were broadcast ... Syria Chemical Attack Survivor Haunted by Memories a Year LaterABC News Timeline: How the Syria conflict has spreadBBC News A Year Later, Syria's Chemical Weapons Are Gone, But Siege RemainsNPR (blog) The Economist (blog) -Salt Lake Tribune -Fox News all 200 news articles »

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Syria death toll passes 191000, UN says - CBS News Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:33:23 GMT

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Syria death toll passes 191000, UN says CBS News GENEVA -- The death toll from three years of Syria's civil war has risen to more than 191,000 people, the United Nations reported Friday. The figure, covering the period from March 2011 to April 2014, is the first issued by the U.N.'s human rights ...

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US Won't Let Borders Hamper Fight Vs. Extremists - ABC News Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:57:53 GMT

US Won't Let Borders Hamper Fight Vs. Extremists ABC News The United States has avoided military involvement in Syria's three-year-civil war thus far. Faced with an Islamist extremist group making gains across the region and the beheading an American journalist, the Obama administration's resistance may be ...