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Dem senator plans bill to approve airstrikes in Syria, as Obama hedges on plan - Fox News Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:49:17 GMT

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Dem senator plans bill to approve airstrikes in Syria, as Obama hedges on plan
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A Democratic senator is planning to introduce legislation authorizing U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, in a bid to ensure President Obama is not waiting on Congress to escalate the military campaign. When Congress returns next week, Sen.
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13 Civilians Killed in Bus Attack in Eastern Syria - ABC News Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:35:54 GMT

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13 Civilians Killed in Bus Attack in Eastern Syria
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A Syrian government airstrike hit a bus carrying civilians in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, most of them children, opposition activists said. But the government in the capital, Damascus, blamed the Islamic State group for the ...
Syrian airstrike kills 10 children in east SyriaThe Daily Star

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US journalists Theo Curtis, Matt Schrier held hostage by Canadians in Syria - CBC.ca Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:56:27 GMT

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US journalists Theo Curtis, Matt Schrier held hostage by Canadians in Syria
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At least three Canadians who joined an al-Qaeda-linked militant group in Syria were directly involved in the holding and harsh interrogation of two U.S. journalists in the region, CBC News has confirmed. Sources say the Canadians, whose identities aren ...
Canadian Al-Qaeda Recruits In Syria Held Theo Curtis And Matt Schrier HostageInternational Business Times
Canadians held Americans hostage in Syria: reportThe Daily Star

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Demands made over seized UN troops in Syria - Aljazeera.com Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:51:31 GMT

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Demands made over seized UN troops in Syria
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Al-Qaeda-linked fighters holding 45 Fijian peacekeepers hostage in Syria have issued a set of demands for their release, including the group's removal from a UN terrorist list and compensation for the killing of three of its fighters in a shootout with ...
Should Fiji Troops Be in Syria as UN Peacekeepers?ABC News

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The Syria canard: There is nothing to be done - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:49:46 GMT

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The Syria canard: There is nothing to be done
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The same voices who refused to recognize the growing threat of ISIS before it took root in Syria and Iraq now claim we have no viable options for confronting a fundamental threat to the United States and its allies. I suppose we could commit ...
Fighting in Syria spawns separate civil war in global jihadist movementFox News
What Going to War in Syria Would Really Mean for the USThe Atlantic
Will US Fight ISIS in Syria?NBCNews.com
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Archaeologists Train "Monuments Men" to Save Syria's Past - National Geographic Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:49:25 GMT

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Archaeologists Train "Monuments Men" to Save Syria's Past
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The ancient city of Dura-Europos sits on a bluff above the Tigris River a few miles from Syria's border with Iraq, its mud-brick walls facing a bleak expanse of desert. Just a year ago the city's precise grid of streets—laid down by Greek and Roman ...
'Monuments Men' Effort Under Way to Save Syria Art TreasuresGuardian Liberty Voice
Syria's "Monuments Men" Are Trying to Save History Amidst ISIS ChaosGizmodo

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ISIS fighter killed in Syria worked at Minneapolis International Airport - RT (blog) Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:06:37 GMT

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ISIS fighter killed in Syria worked at Minneapolis International Airport
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Muhumed died during the same battle in Syria that killed Douglas McCain, another one of as many as 16 Minnesotans believed to have gone overseas to fight alongside IS. Muhumed and McCain were reportedly friends in high school near Minneapolis.

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Glasgow girl who travelled to Syria 'brainwashed' - Scotsman Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:53:24 GMT

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Glasgow girl who travelled to Syria 'brainwashed'
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Aqsa Mahmood, 20, a former pupil at a private school who dropped out of university and travelled to Syria via Turkey last year, has tweeted statements urging Muslims in Britain to carry out “another Woolwich”, a reference to the savage murder of ...
UK-born private school girl joins Syria militantsAl-Arabiya
Family beg woman who travelled to Syria and married Isis fighter to come homeIrish Independent
Scots student left university to join Islamic State extremists in Syriastv.tv

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Syria conflict: Fresh clashes erupt in Golan Heights - BBC News Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:44:38 GMT

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Syria conflict: Fresh clashes erupt in Golan Heights
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Renewed fighting between rebels and government forces is being reported in the Syrian Golan Heights, where 44 UN peacekeepers were abducted last week. Activists said heavy clashes were raging around the Quneitra crossing, which rebels seized on ...
Syria rebels clash with government forces in Golan HeightsFox News
Filipino troops pull 'greatest escape' from SyriaStars and Stripes
Syrian rebels issue demands for hostages' releaseThe Guardian
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ISIS threatens Russia over its ties to Syria's Assad - Daily Mail Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:29:38 GMT

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ISIS threatens Russia over its ties to Syria's Assad
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Vladimir Putin was today directly and personally threatened by the Islamic State because of his close ties to Syrian leader Bashar Hafez al-Assad. The chilling warning, delivered by a member of the terror group, puts the Kremlim leader on the same side ...
IS militants vow to 'de-throne' Putin over Syria supportYahoo News

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