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Russia Said to Redeploy Special-Ops Forces from Ukraine to Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:47:37 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Russia Said to Redeploy Special-Ops Forces from Ukraine to Syria Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—Russia has sent a few dozen special-operations troops to Syria in recent weeks, Russian and Western officials say, redeploying the elite units from Ukraine as the Kremlin shifts its focus to supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russia ... US and Russia Find Common Goals on Syria, if Not on AssadNew York Times Russian airstrikes in Syria welcomed by refugeesUSA TODAY Russian airstrike hits Syrian hospital, aid group saysCNN BBC News -Reuters all 4,648 news articles »

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Video Shows Bomb-Carrying Condom Balloons In Syria - Popular Science Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:34:12 GMT

Popular Science

Video Shows Bomb-Carrying Condom Balloons In Syria Popular Science In a video, a group of what appears to be militants fill condoms with air and then attach bombs to them, in an attempt to create a defense against airplanes. With the Syrian government, an American-led coalition, and Russian planes all bombing targets ... and more »

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Russian military mission in Syria brings history full circle - Reuters Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:05:58 GMT

Reuters

Russian military mission in Syria brings history full circle Reuters MOSCOW/BISHKEK Valery Anisimov and his fellow Russian servicemen were smuggled out of the Black Sea hiding below the decks of their ship, they grew their hair long so they could pass as tourists, then landed at a Syrian port to join up with government ... and more »

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Syrian Hospitals Hit by Russian Airstrikes, Says Medical Group - Wall Street Journal Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:21:14 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Hospitals Hit by Russian Airstrikes, Says Medical Group Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—Russian airstrikes struck nine hospitals in Syria this month, a medical aid group said, killing and injuring tens of staff and civilians. At least 12 people were killed and 28 injured when a hospital in the northwest province of Idlib was ... Syria's doctors 'utterly abandoned' after Russian air strikes hit hospitalsTelegraph.co.uk Nearly 450 killed in Russian strikes on SyriaYahoo News Group Cites 7 Attacks on Hospitals Across SyriaNew York Times Center for Research on Globalization -NDTV -International Business Times UK all 117 news articles »

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Two Iranian fighters killed in Syria: Iranian agencies - Reuters Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:54:00 GMT

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Two Iranian fighters killed in Syria: Iranian agencies Reuters ANKARA Two members of a unit of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have been killed in Syria, including an ex-bodyguard for Iran's former president, Iranian media reported on Friday. "Today, two of IRGC's Ansar forces were martyred in Syria. Eight Iranians killed in SyriaYahoo News This Is How Iran Just Raised the Stakes in SyriaThe National Interest Online (blog) Deaths of Iranian generals in Syria a sign of commitment to AssadLexington Herald Leader RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 40 news articles »

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Iran's grand manipulator at work behind the scenes in Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:42:48 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Iran's grand manipulator at work behind the scenes in Syria Sydney Morning Herald Now social media pictures are emerging of Suleimani purportedly with Iraqi Shiite militiamen in Syria, as he coordinates a campaign to restore regime control in Aleppo, the country's biggest city, where government and rebel forces have been fighting ... and more »

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Drone footage reveals Syria devastation - BBC News Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:36:33 GMT

BBC News

Drone footage reveals Syria devastation BBC News More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict. It began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. This latest video shows tanks engaged in battle, suspected fighters ... Viral drone video from Syria shows bombed-out wasteland that was once a DamascusToronto Sun Photos: Syria's Ongoing Civil WarU.S. News & World Report Aerial Footage of Damascus Shows Extent of Syrian Civil War's DestructionGawker AOL News -Sky News all 118 news articles »

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Photos: These are the faces of Syria, from around the world - PBS NewsHour Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:47:34 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Photos: These are the faces of Syria, from around the world PBS NewsHour Photographer Nour Nouralla took this photo at a school in Shatila, Lebanon. “As I was taking a group picture of kids at the kindergarten, this little girl came and said: 'Take a picture of me alone,'” Nouralla wrote on the website for Syrian Eyes of ...

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Saving Syria's 'Lost Generation' - The Atlantic Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:49:05 GMT

The Atlantic

Saving Syria's 'Lost Generation' The Atlantic But the very fact that Oxford's action made news highlights the crisis in Syrian higher education: Four academics are more than typically get placed at a single university, according to CARA, due to the expense involved in doing so. But it's also a ...

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US Is Debating Ways to Shield Syrian Civilians - New York Times Fri, 23 Oct 2015 01:12:06 GMT

New York Times

US Is Debating Ways to Shield Syrian Civilians New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is locked in a sharp new debate over whether to deploy American military forces to establish no-fly zones and safe havens in Syria to protect civilians caught in its grinding civil war. Why the Idea of No-Fly Zones in Syria Should be GroundedWall Street Journal (blog) US debating ways to shield civilians from fighting in SyriaTimes of India US Adds Planes to Turkey, Mulls 'No-Fly Zone' in SyriaAntiwar.com all 11 news articles »