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US, Defending Kurds in Syria, Expands Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants - New York Times Sun, 28 Sep 2014 02:48:16 GMT

New York Times
US, Defending Kurds in Syria, Expands Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Saturday that it had conducted its first strikes against Islamic State targets in a besieged Kurdish area of Syria along the Turkish border, destroying two armored vehicles in an area that has been the subject of a ...
In Syria, airstrikes carried out against Islamic State in battle for KobaneWashington Post
US-Led Warplanes Strike Fighters Attacking Syria TownNBCNews.com
US-led air strikes hit IS on Syria's border with TurkeyBBC News
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Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With US in Syria Conflict - New York Times Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:53:16 GMT

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Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With US in Syria Conflict
New York Times
It is a violent, murky situation, with the Turkish authorities preventing Kurds from crossing into Syria to help their Kurdish brethren fight, while Syrian Kurds are fleeing into Turkey to escape the militants. The chaos on the border, and Turkey's ...

Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Bedevil Obama - New York Times Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:49:09 GMT

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Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Bedevil Obama
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Obama said the American-led airstrikes in Syria were intended to punish the terror organizations that threatened the United States — but would do nothing to aid President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who is at war with the ...
Arab nations join Syria strikes as Nusra front threatens retaliationThe Guardian
US airstrikes target SyriaWGN-TV
US hits jihadists in Syria, Qaeda threatens coalitionYahoo News
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Syria Airstrikes Roil Rebel Alliances - Wall Street Journal Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:26:24 GMT

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Syria Airstrikes Roil Rebel Alliances
Wall Street Journal
Thousands of civilians and rebels across Syria protested allied airstrikes against extremist militants that continued on Saturday, underscoring the challenge the U.S.-led campaign faces in dealing with complex ties among rival rebel factions. The ...

Defying air strikes, Islamic State shells Syrian Kurdish town - Reuters Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:57:02 GMT

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Defying air strikes, Islamic State shells Syrian Kurdish town
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signaled a shift in Ankara's position by saying for the first time that Turkish troops could be used to help set up a secure zone in Syria, if there was international agreement to establish one as a haven for those ...

US launching complex operation to train, arm Syrian rebels amid airstrikes - Fox News Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:41:09 GMT

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US launching complex operation to train, arm Syrian rebels amid airstrikes
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But based on past operations including those the U.S. already is running, analysts say allies in the region would likely help in getting military aid to rebels -- whom the U.S. hopes will one day fight as a cohesive unit to rout the Islamic State in ...

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US says IS damaged by coalition air strikes in Syria - BBC News Sat, 27 Sep 2014 04:24:19 GMT

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US says IS damaged by coalition air strikes in Syria
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The US armed forces chief says Islamic State (IS) militants are being damaged by air strikes in Syria but air power alone is not enough to defeat them. Gen Martin Dempsey said a political solution and a ground campaign would both be needed in Iraq and ...

Russia, Cuba give views on Ukraine, Syria - USA TODAY Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:21:21 GMT

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Russia, Cuba give views on Ukraine, Syria
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UNITED NATIONS -- The foreign ministers of Russia and Cuba Saturday delivered scathing critiques of U.S. support for the Ukrainian government and U.S. military action against radical Islamist terrorists in Syria. "The U.S.-led Western alliance that ...

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ISIS hit with fresh airstrikes by US-led coalition in Syria - CBC.ca Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:27:39 GMT

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ISIS hit with fresh airstrikes by US-led coalition in Syria
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U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State fighters in Syria attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as positions in the country's east, activists and a Kurdish official said. The Islamic State group's ...

Beefed up coalition extends airstrikes on 'IS' targets in Syria - Deutsche Welle Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:20:41 GMT

Beefed up coalition extends airstrikes on 'IS' targets in Syria
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Also on Friday, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that between 12,000 and 15,000 US-trained and -armed rebel fighters would be required in Syria to defeat IS. Washington, unwilling to work with the Syrian government ...

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