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Syrian Leaders See Opportunities and Risks in US Striking ISIS on Their Soil - New York Times Mon, 15 Sep 2014 02:39:30 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Leaders See Opportunities and Risks in US Striking ISIS on Their Soil New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The fortunes of President Bashar al-Assad have suffered over the past two months, with battlefield setbacks and new signs of doubt emerging within his political base, as the civil war in Syria drags on with no end in sight. Now ...

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To Stop ISIS in Syria, Support Aleppo - New York Times Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:17:18 GMT

BBC News

To Stop ISIS in Syria, Support Aleppo New York Times President Obama's speech last week signaled a likely expansion into Syria of American airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, yet offered little indication of an immediate strategy to halt ISIS' gains there. The administration's first ... 'Action against Islamic State should include Syria'BBC News White House Has No International Legal Justification for Hitting ISIS in SyriaDaily Beast Officials: US will defend itself against Syria attackUSA TODAY The Hill -Reuters -RT all 11,565 news articles »

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Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier - Reuters Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:42:31 GMT

Reuters

Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier Reuters But a statement after Monday's conference made no mention at all of Syria - the other country where Islamic State fighters hold a wide swathe of territory. Iraq attended Monday's meeting but Syria did not, nor did its main regional ally, Iran. Obama ... White House claims Arab nations offer to join airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq ...Fox News US officials: Arab states have offered to fly airstrikes against Islamic State ...Washington Post Iraqi Leader Asks World Powers to Pursue Islamic State in SyriaAlaska Dispatch USA TODAY -NDTV all 1,717 news articles »

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The Golan Heights, Once Peaceful, May Drag Israel Into the Syrian Civil War - Newsweek Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:57:41 GMT

Newsweek

The Golan Heights, Once Peaceful, May Drag Israel Into the Syrian Civil War Newsweek Flying a mere 150 yards away from the blue-white Israeli flag, that green banner represents a Syrian jihadist group, one of many here. Far from where an American-led battle against the Islamic State (commonly called ISIS) is brewing, this deceptively ...

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Kerry Says US Is Still Open to Talking to Iran About ISIS Threat - New York Times Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:45:13 GMT

New York Times

Kerry Says US Is Still Open to Talking to Iran About ISIS Threat New York Times Mr. Kerry acknowledged that the United States had opposed a role for Iran at the international conference here on strengthening a coalition to help the new government in Baghdad fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Both King Abdullah of Saudi ...

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Kurdish Fighters Advance Against Jihadis in Syria - ABC News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:22:37 GMT

ABC News

Kurdish Fighters Advance Against Jihadis in Syria ABC News Kurdish fighters captured more than a dozen villages from militants of the Islamic State group in heavy fighting across northeastern Syria, an activist group and a Kurdish official said Monday. The fighting in the mainly-Kurdish Hassakeh province came ... and more »

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Air Strikes against Isil in Syria likely to be illegal, Commons assessment ... - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:30:23 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Air Strikes against Isil in Syria likely to be illegal, Commons assessment ... Telegraph.co.uk However, an assessment by the House of Commons Library has found that air strikes in Syria "will be difficult to justify legally" unless Assad requests assistance from the West. Even if he does, the paper notes that "it is unlikely that the West could ... Islamic State: Legal justification for air strikes on Syria not even 'wafer ...The Independent Hostage cabbie drove aid to SyriaNew Zealand Herald Family of Syria hostage issues plea to captorsWashington Post all 2,744 news articles »

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Austrian teenage girl jihadist 'killed in Syria' - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:35:35 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Austrian teenage girl jihadist 'killed in Syria' Telegraph.co.uk Austrian authorities fear that the two teenagers' example is inspiring other young, radicalised Muslim women to travel to Syria and volunteer to fight. In Germany, meanwhile, an alleged jihadist went on trial on Monday, accused of fighting in Syria for ... Austrian teen who joined jihadists in Syria thought to have been killed: reportNew York Daily News Austrian 'postergirl' jihadist believed to have been killedDaily Mail One of two Austrian girls who fled to Syria to fight with IS has been killedExpress.co.uk Viral Global News all 15 news articles »

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Islamic State: Air strikes on Isis in Syria could be illegal - The Independent Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:59:40 GMT

The Independent

Islamic State: Air strikes on Isis in Syria could be illegal The Independent “The British Government has said that any action in Syria will comply with international law, and the most likely way to achieve this would be to claim that military action is for humanitarian purposes, using the Responsibility to Protect doctrine ... Air Strikes in Syria, Will Not Be EasyThe Virginian-Pilot all 61 news articles »

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The Name of the Fight - The New Yorker Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:12:30 GMT

The New Yorker

The Name of the Fight The New Yorker They are certainly killers: they have murdered their way across northern Iraq and Syria and beheaded two American journalists. But “small” is, perhaps, a less apt term for a force estimated to number close to twenty thousand fighters, unless it was ... and more »