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Obama team: No timetable on Syria strikes - USA TODAY Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:15:00 GMT

USA TODAY

Obama team: No timetable on Syria strikes USA TODAY President Obama says he is ready to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Syria -- but don't expect anybody in authority to say when that might happen. Could be days. Could be weeks. Could be months. "It will be at a time and a place ... Senate approves Obama request to arm, train Syrian rebelsThe Hill Senate vote sets up Syria cliffPolitico Strong Senate Vote for Obama on Syria Rebel AidABC News TheBlaze.com -BBC News -The Daily Star all 1,574 news articles »

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US Urging Allies to Join Strikes on Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:10:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Urging Allies to Join Strikes on Syria Wall Street Journal The U.S. is seeking commitments from allies to join in airstrikes on Syria before it launches attacks against Islamic State targets, American officials said, reflecting concerns about acting unilaterally. The administration hopes that one or two allies ... A Host of Possible Objections to Expanded Airstrikes in SyriaNew York Times US May Soon Launch Airstrikes on Militants in SyriaVoice of America US's 'Coalition of the Guilty' part of Iraq, Syria problemRT CNN -Washington Times -Los Angeles Times all 5,054 news articles »

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Syria's civil war at a glance - Toronto Star Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:18:34 GMT

Syria's civil war at a glance Toronto Star Islamic State militants declare a caliphate in portions of Syria and Iraq, attack other rebel groups and seize a large swath of territory north of Aleppo eastwards into Iraq. In late August they capture a Syrian Air Force base in Tabqa. 3 million ... and more »

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Vaccine Mix-Up In Syria Not Uncommon In US, Canada - Forbes Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:48:44 GMT

Vaccine Mix-Up In Syria Not Uncommon In US, Canada Forbes The World Health Organization and UNICEF issued a joint press release yesterday confirming that at least 15 infants died in a measles vaccination campaign being conducted in the northern Syria town of Idlib. Reports had originally speculated that this ... and more »

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Syria's Nusra Front kills Lebanese soldier - Aljazeera.com Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:22:19 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria's Nusra Front kills Lebanese soldier Aljazeera.com Earlier on Friday, two Lebanese soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb near the Syrian border, security sources said, in the first such attack since fighters from Syria launched a deadly incursion last month. Three soldiers were also wounded by the ... Bomb kills 2 Lebanese soldiers near Syria borderDeseret News Bomb Kills 2 Lebanese Soldiers Near Border With SyriaNew York Times Syria militants kill captive Lebanese soldier, bomb kills twoReuters all 234 news articles »

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UN: At least 15 children die from bad measles vaccinations in northern Syria - CNN Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:50:03 GMT

CNN

UN: At least 15 children die from bad measles vaccinations in northern Syria CNN (CNN) -- A crying mother cradles and moves her dead baby to the floor, yelling out, "My child, my child." Outside, another woman shakes and gestures in a fit of absolute grief as she piercingly screams, "Pray to God and his prophet sister." Both women ... Tainted Measles Vaccine Eyed in Deaths of 15 Children in SyriaNewsweek Syrian children's deaths 'caused by vaccine mix-up'BBC News 15 Syrian Children Die After Getting VaccinationsABC News Science AAAS -New York Times -NBCNews.com all 223 news articles »

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Warren uses Syria measure to draw contrast with Clinton - The Hill Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:02:17 GMT

The Hill

Warren uses Syria measure to draw contrast with Clinton The Hill Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday voted against legislation authorizing President Obama to arm and train Syrian rebels, taking a stand that could distinguish her from Hillary Clinton in 2016. She voted against legislation to fund the ... and more »

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Kurdish Villages Captured as ISIS Advances Through Syria - Newsweek Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:10:17 GMT

Newsweek

Kurdish Villages Captured as ISIS Advances Through Syria Newsweek Fighters with Islamic State (IS) are rapidly advancing across northern Syria after they seized at least a dozen Kurdish villages in the north of the country. Kurdish military officials said fighters with the Sunni Muslim jihadist group, formerly known ... Militant Gains Illustrate Plight of Syrian KurdsABC News Islamic State captures 16 villages in northern SyriaUSA TODAY Islamic State captures 21 villages in northern Syria as Kurds issue a call to armsSydney Morning Herald The Guardian -Reuters all 627 news articles »

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US Tracks Threats Against West by Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:49:19 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Tracks Threats Against West by Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. is tracking multiple terror plots based out of Syria that target the West—threats that current and former intelligence officials say have been traced to al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and not to Islamic State, the extremist group ... Al Qaeda's quiet plan to outdo ISIS and hit USCBS News New al-Qaeda cell in Syria poses threatwwlp.com all 27 news articles »

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Kurdish leader urges world to protect Syrian town from Islamic State - Reuters Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:28:08 GMT

Reuters

Kurdish leader urges world to protect Syrian town from Islamic State Reuters The United States is drawing up plans for military action in Syria against the radical Sunni Muslim group which has seized swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, proclaiming a caliphate in the heart of the Middle East. IS gains have set back efforts ... ISIS fighters capture 60 Kurdish villages in SyriaAl-Arabiya Kurds call for help to fight ISIL in SyriaAljazeera.com Turkey opens border to Syrian Kurds fleeing ISBBC News Syria Deeply -Haaretz -Los Angeles Times all 502 news articles »