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Syria crisis: 66000 'flee Islamic State' into Turkey - BBC News Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:21:38 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: 66000 'flee Islamic State' into Turkey
BBC News
Some 66,000 refugees - mainly Syrian Kurds - have crossed into Turkey in 24 hours, officials say, as Islamic State militants advance in northern Syria. Turkey opened its border on Friday to Syrians fleeing the Kurdish town of Kobane in fear of an IS ...
About 60000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advanceReuters
Kurdish Fighters Head to Syria to Face MilitantsABC News
ISIS takes over Syria Kurdish villages as thousands flee to TurkeyCBC.ca
The Guardian -Aljazeera.com
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UK urged to avoid direct military action in Syria - The Guardian Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:57:02 GMT

The Guardian

UK urged to avoid direct military action in Syria
The Guardian
Britain should avoid becoming embroiled in direct military action in Syria, according to the former intelligence director of MI6. On Thursday, the US Senate approved President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic ...
Grand Illusion in SyriaNew York Times
​Enemy or victim? Syria and West in ISIS eraRT
UK urged to avoid Syria military actionPress TV
Center for Research on Globalization -Gulf Business News -MWC News
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Who Are the Syrian Rebels the US Wants to Arm and Train? - NBCNews.com Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:26:11 GMT

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Who Are the Syrian Rebels the US Wants to Arm and Train?
NBCNews.com
Now that Congress has voted to authorize the training and arming of so-called moderate Syrian rebels, the United States will turn to some little-known figures to lead the fight against the ruthless militants of ISIS. U.S. officials have pledged to vet ...


Warren uses Syria measure to draw contrast with Clinton - The Hill Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:01:46 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 ...

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US Urging Allies to Join Strikes on Syria - Wall Street Journal Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:08:57 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
N.Y. delegation split on Syria votePoughkeepsie Journal
US May Soon Launch Airstrikes on Militants in SyriaVoice of America
Haaretz
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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 ...
Obama signs $1 trillion stopgap spending bill with Syria measureThe Hill
O'DONNELL: Russia is the phantom foe in SyriaWashington Times
Senate vote sets up Syria cliffPolitico
CNN -Los Angeles Times -Rudaw
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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

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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
New York Times -Science AAAS -The Guardian
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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 ...
Islamic State captures 16 villages in northern SyriaUSA TODAY
Militant Gains Illustrate Plight of Syrian KurdsABC News
Islamic State militants seize Kurdish villages in northern SyriaThe Guardian
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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
Syrian army recaptures towns in south-central Syria. Infighting surges among rebels and competing Islamist groups. Syrian army, bolstered by Hezbollah retakes towns on Lebanese border. Barrel bombing in Aleppo and starvation sieges in Homs and the ...

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Brisbane suicide bomber's brother also fighting in Syria: police - Brisbane Times Sat, 20 Sep 2014 08:27:15 GMT

Brisbane Times

Brisbane suicide bomber's brother also fighting in Syria: police
Brisbane Times
A day before Australia's first suicide bomber blew himself up in a Syrian city, his brother quietly slipped out of the Brisbane Airport bound for Dubai. Australian Federal Police believe 29-year-old Abraham Succarieh is fighting for terror group Jabhat ...

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