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Arctic 'Doomsday Vault' opens to retrieve vital seeds for Syria - CNN Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:40:21 GMT

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Arctic 'Doomsday Vault' opens to retrieve vital seeds for Syria CNN Svalbard, Norway (CNN) Humanity has had to cash in on its insurance policy earlier than expected. Deep in the side of a mountain in the Arctic archipelago is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Known as the "Doomsday Vault," this seed bank -- operated by ... Global seed bank opens 'doomsday vault' to deliver Syrian varieties to safetyPBS NewsHour 'Doomsday vault' opens to retrieve Syria seedsKTVZ Syrian seeds withdrawn from Arctic 'doomsday vault'Yahoo News Stars and Stripes -Crop Trust all 132 news articles »

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Kremlin officials admit Russia initially lied about its aims in Syria - Business Insider Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:14:26 GMT

Business Insider

Kremlin officials admit Russia initially lied about its aims in Syria Business Insider Although Russia initially said it intervened in Syria to help defeat ISIS, the campaign has mostly targeted other rebel groups. And Russian officials have admitted that Moscow's intervention in Syria is focused on bolstering Syrian President Bashar al ... The US may not like Russia's involvement in Syria, but Russians are good with itPRI Putin Officials Said to Admit Real Syria Goal Is Far BroaderBloomberg US, Russia Set to Sign Memo on Air Safety in SyriaVoice of America Newsweek -Telegraph.co.uk -Reuters all 6,099 news articles »

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Iran backs Assad in battle for Aleppo with proxies, ground troops - Washington Post Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:19:18 GMT

Stars and Stripes

Iran backs Assad in battle for Aleppo with proxies, ground troops Washington Post BEIRUT — In a striking sign of Iran's growing regional influence, a major assault on Syria's most populous city is being coordinated by an Iranian military commander using Shiite forces from three countries to back President Bashar al-Assad's ... Iran backs Syria's battle for Aleppo with proxies, ground troopsStars and Stripes Syria's battle for Aleppo backed by Iranian proxies and ground troopsSydney Morning Herald all 5 news articles »

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Syria conflict: 'Thousands flee Aleppo offensive' - BBC News Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:03:03 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: 'Thousands flee Aleppo offensive' BBC News Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled a government offensive on rebel-held areas south of the city of Aleppo in the past three days, an activist says. Dr Zaidoun al-Zoabi, head of the Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organisations, told the BBC that ... US Coordinates Syria Bombing With Russia Through Israeli Hot Line - ReportSputnik International Fallon: UK Must Strike Syria Despite Russia FearsSky News Syrian troops advance toward air base besieged by ISYahoo News Xinhua all 1,521 news articles »

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New Role for General After Failure of Syria Rebel Plan - New York Times Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:19:47 GMT

New York Times

New Role for General After Failure of Syria Rebel Plan New York Times WASHINGTON — The Army general in charge of the Pentagon's failed $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels is leaving his job in the next few weeks, but is likely to be promoted and assigned a senior counterterrorism position here ... and more »

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Airstrikes in Syria kill 'dozens of ISIL fighters' - Al Jazeera America Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:01:27 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Airstrikes in Syria kill 'dozens of ISIL fighters' Al Jazeera America At least 40 fighters belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been killed in an airstrike on their convoy in the Syrian province of Hama, a U.K.-based monitoring group says. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ... Is a No-Fly Zone Over Syria Achievable?Newsweek Syria conflict: Air strikes 'kill 40 IS militants'BBC News Air strikes on IS convoy in Syria kill 40: monitorYahoo News Al-Arabiya -Reuters UK all 111 news articles »

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Qaeda Cell Leader Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says - New York Times Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:04:29 GMT

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Qaeda Cell Leader Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says New York Times WASHINGTON — A military airstrike in northwest Syria has killed the leader of a shadowy Qaeda cell that American officials say has been plotting attacks against the United States and Europe, the Pentagon announced on Sunday. Al Qaeda Chief Killed In US Airstrike In SyriaSky News Senior al Qaeda Leader in Syria Killed in US AirstrikeWall Street Journal Top Militant From Al-Qaeda Linked 'Khorasan Group' Killed in Syria, Pentagon SaysNBCNews.com NPR -BBC News -Reuters all 308 news articles »

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For those left in Syria, life among the ruins takes on a ghostly air - Los Angeles Times Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:02:45 GMT

Los Angeles Times

For those left in Syria, life among the ruins takes on a ghostly air Los Angeles Times The great majority of Syrians still live in government-controlled zones, where some semblance of normal life persists. Various armed factions hold sway in broad swaths of the country, but much of the rebel-controlled terrain is thinly populated desert. and more »

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Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire? - The Nation. Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:39:05 GMT

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Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire? The Nation. As war between President Bashar al-Assad and various rebel forces raged across Syria, as the Obama administration and the CIA armed rebel factions of their liking while continuing an air campaign against the militants of the Islamic State (ISIS), as ... and more »

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Why Russia had to intervene in Syria - The Independent Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:56:00 GMT

Why Russia had to intervene in Syria The Independent While those diplomatic efforts are gaining momentum, Russia remains the only international player whose military actions in Syria have a legal basis in the form of the request of the government in Damascus. Our air strikes in Syria are solely focused ... and more »