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Syria and Iraq Called Urgent by New UN Rights Chief - New York Times Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:13:03 GMT

Reuters

Syria and Iraq Called Urgent by New UN Rights Chief
New York Times
GENEVA — Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein began his tenure on Monday as the United Nations human rights chief with a strongly worded statement in which he forcefully condemned Islamic extremism and urged international action to end conflicts in Syria and ...
New UN rights boss warns of 'house of blood' in Iraq, SyriaReuters
Iraq, Syria top priorities for new UN human rights chiefUN News Centre
New UN Rights Chief: Syria, Iraq Is First PriorityABC News
Chicago Tribune
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Syria's refugees: fears of abuse grow as Turkish men snap up wives - The Guardian Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:51:53 GMT

The Guardian

Syria's refugees: fears of abuse grow as Turkish men snap up wives
The Guardian
In Kilis, a town where Syrian refugees outnumber local people, a 43-year-old Syrian woman says aid workers from a faith-based charity pressured her to marry her daughter to a Turkish government official, arguing that the man was charitable, had ...
A mere $25 buys an illegal crossing on Turkish border with SyriaThe Daily Star

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West widens contacts with Syria's Kurds but suspicion remains - Reuters Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:40:05 GMT

Reuters

West widens contacts with Syria's Kurds but suspicion remains
Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The fight against Islamic State could at last win Syria's Kurds the Western help they have sought, but they must first clarify their relationship to President Bashar al-Assad and reassure Turkey that they won't cause trouble on its ...

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Report: Islamic State may have taken anti-tank weapons from Syrian rebels - Washington Post Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:48:22 GMT

Arab News

Report: Islamic State may have taken anti-tank weapons from Syrian rebels
Washington Post
Anti-tank weapons that were likely once owned by moderate Syrian rebels have landed in the hands of Islamic State militants, according to a newly released field investigation conducted in both northern Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State has also ...
Isis jihadis using captured arms and troop carriers from US and SaudisThe Guardian
IS fighters 'using US arms in Syria'Arab News
Isil using US arms in Syriagulfnews.com
Haaretz -Yahoo News -Business Standard
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US Strikes in Iraq Against Jihadists, Moving West Toward Syria - TIME Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:59:53 GMT

ABC News

US Strikes in Iraq Against Jihadists, Moving West Toward Syria
TIME
The U.S. military took a unilateral giant step toward bombing targets inside Syria over the weekend as it swung its crosshairs west and began bombing Islamic militants in the western Iraq province that borders Bashar al-Assad's war-ravaged country.
With US Considering Strikes Against Syria, Reflections and Realities from IraqABC News
US and Syrian Airstrikes Hit Islamic State Targets in Iraq and SyriaVICE News
ISIS in Syria: Barack Obama ready to announce his strategyCBC.ca
BBC News -The Hill -Washington Post (blog)
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Syria's 'Blood Diamonds' - Wall Street Journal Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:27:33 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria's 'Blood Diamonds'
Wall Street Journal
While the wanton destruction of Syria's historical patrimony—from Roman temples to Byzantine churches, Umayyad mosques to Crusader castles and Ottoman palaces—has received a lot of attention, the real purpose behind that destruction hasn't always ...
In Raqqa, Residents Say ISIS Continues to Impose Harsh Living September 8th ...Syria Deeply

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Returning Lawmakers to Weigh Funds for Syria - Wall Street Journal Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:07:31 GMT

Returning Lawmakers to Weigh Funds for Syria
Wall Street Journal
His plan, the outlines of which have been developing since last week, is expected to renew a request from earlier this year that lawmakers approve $500 million to arm and train pro-Western Syrian rebels in the fight against the group known as Islamic ...


Expert: Over 12000 Foreign Fighters in Syria - ABC News Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:02:52 GMT

Sky News Australia

Expert: Over 12000 Foreign Fighters in Syria
ABC News
More than 12,000 foreigners from 74 countries have gone to fight with rebels in Syria, 60 to 70 percent from other Middle Eastern countries and about 20 to 25 percent from Western nations, a leading expert on terrorism said Monday. Prof. Peter Neumann ...
Over 12000 foreign fighters in SyriaSBS

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Syria failed 'on every front' by international community - CBC.ca Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:05:26 GMT

MSN Canada

Syria failed 'on every front' by international community
CBC.ca
The war in Syria has created millions of refugees and killed more than 191,000 people in the last three years, yet the international response is failing in terms of aid, resettlement offers and the continuation of arms transfers, Oxfam says in a report ...
International response to Syria failing on 'every front'Scoop.co.nz (press release)
International response to Syria 'failing on every front'Voxy

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US Efforts to Track Western Extremists in Iraq and Syria Hit Snags - Wall Street Journal Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:27:40 GMT

US Efforts to Track Western Extremists in Iraq and Syria Hit Snags
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—An urgent U.S. counterterrorism effort to track Westerners who join extremist groups in Syria and Iraq is running into complications amid differing international approaches to information sharing and domestic security. In recent months ...

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