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Obama's no 'strategy yet' comment on ISIS in Syria sparks a political uproar - CNN Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:03:35 GMT

The Atlantic

Obama's no 'strategy yet' comment on ISIS in Syria sparks a political uproar CNN Washington (CNN) -- When is a strategy not a strategy? When it's a political football. President Barack Obama has ignited fresh conservative criticism by saying "we don't have a strategy yet" for airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Republicans ... Obama Again Tips the Scales Toward Caution on SyriaNew York Times What Going to War in Syria Would Really Mean for the USThe Atlantic Why US Air Strikes in Syria Would Damage But Not Destroy ISISABC News Wall Street Journal -CBS News -Fox News all 6,233 news articles »

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UK raises terror threat level, citing risks out of Syria, Iraq - CNN Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:04:51 GMT

Reuters UK

UK raises terror threat level, citing risks out of Syria, Iraq CNN London (CNN) -- The UK government raised its terror threat level Friday from "substantial" to "severe," the fourth highest of five levels, in response to events in Iraq and Syria, where ISIS militants have seized a large swath of territory. "That means ... Britain raises its terrorism threat level over Syria, IraqReuters UK U.K. Terror Threat Raised to 'Severe' on New Intelligence From Syria and IraqBloomberg UK raises terror threat level over Syria, IraqAl-Arabiya all 657 news articles »

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Brooklyn Man Fights In Syria. Is He A Threat To The US? - NPR (blog) Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:22:20 GMT

NPR (blog)

Brooklyn Man Fights In Syria. Is He A Threat To The US? NPR (blog) "Everyone had a different opinion about Ahmed," says Layla, a Yemeni-American waitress at the cafe who asked that we only use her first name to protect her privacy. "Everyone said that he went to Syria, he went to go fight, stuff like that. And then ... and more »

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UN Forces Are Caught in New Standoff - New York Times Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:37:17 GMT

Wall Street Journal

UN Forces Are Caught in New Standoff New York Times BAGHDAD — Another contingent of United Nations peacekeepers was caught in a standoff with Syrian rebels on Friday, a day after an armed group captured 44 peacekeepers in the area near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The confrontation on Friday ... Rebels in Syria Capture Border Crossing With IsraelWall Street Journal UN says detained peacekeepers in Syria are 'safe'Yahoo News Videos and images purport to show killings of captive Syrian soldiersLos Angeles Times The Guardian -ABC News -Reuters all 1,245 news articles »

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A Weary Rebel Retreats to Fight Another Day - New York Times Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:41:27 GMT

New York Times

A Weary Rebel Retreats to Fight Another Day New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — AS he rode onto the base of the Fourth Division, the formidable Syrian Army unit that had been starving and bombarding his town near Damascus for months, Kassem Eid prepared for a moral reckoning tougher than any he had faced in ... and more »

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Syria conflict: UN says more than 3m have fled war - BBC News Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:35:49 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: UN says more than 3m have fled war BBC News More than three million Syrians are now registered as refugees and the desperate crisis is only getting worse, the UN's refugee agency says. The UNHCR says Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era" with almost half of all Syrians ... Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced: UNReuters UN: Nearly half of Syria's population uprooted by civil warWashington Post UN says Syria refugees pass three millionAljazeera.com CNN -Voice of America -Los Angeles Times all 378 news articles »

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Obama Urges Calm in Face of Crises in Ukraine and Syria - New York Times Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:40:05 GMT

New York Times

Obama Urges Calm in Face of Crises in Ukraine and Syria New York Times The nation's top military officer and the president's deputy national security adviser both talked in sharper terms over the last week about the possibility of striking in Syria, while Mr. Obama's United Nations ambassador expressed outrage on Thursday ... President Obama: Blames Russia for Ukraine violence, weighs Syria strikes ...WJLA Obama Hints at Legal Rationale for Airstrikes in SyriaForeign Policy (blog) Transcript: President Obama's Aug. 28 remarks on Ukraine, Syria and the economyWashington Post Sacramento Bee all 1,402 news articles »

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Fighting in Syria spawns separate civil war in global jihadist movement - Fox News Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:04:04 GMT

Fox News

Fighting in Syria spawns separate civil war in global jihadist movement Fox News Syria's bloody civil war has spawned a separate rift with ramifications well beyond the region known as the Levant -- a battle for the very soul of the global jihad movement. Islamic militants who poured into the embattled nation to help the Free ...

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US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS - New York Times Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:00:20 GMT

Fox News

US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS New York Times WASHINGTON — American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have identified nearly a dozen Americans who have traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the militant group that the Obama administration says poses the ... At Heart of Syria Fears, Extremists Returning HomeABC News all 70 news articles »

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Obama admits 'no strategy' on IS in Syria - Aljazeera.com Fri, 29 Aug 2014 03:37:06 GMT

Obama admits 'no strategy' on IS in Syria Aljazeera.com Barack Obama has said the US has "no strategy" against the Islamic State in Syria but said officials had been asked to prepare a range of military options for confronting the group. The US president's comments on Thursday cautioned against speculation ...