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Violence in Syria Spurs a Huge Surge in Civilian Flight - New York Times Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:04:44 GMT

New York Times

Violence in Syria Spurs a Huge Surge in Civilian Flight New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A tenuous truce in the Syrian countryside north of the city of Homs was shattered this month when Russian warplanes attacked the village of Ter Ma'aleh, killing at least a dozen people and sending most of the residents into hurried ... Before Syria, Russia struggled to land air strikes on targetReuters US-led coalition air strikes slow in SyriaYahoo News Combat report: Russia fighter jets hit 285 terror targets in Syria in past 3 daysRT The Japan Times all 125 news articles »

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Iran's Generals Are Dying in Syria - The New Yorker Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:37:30 GMT

The New Yorker

Iran's Generals Are Dying in Syria The New Yorker In recent weeks, senior Revolutionary Guards commanders—advertised as “military advisers”—have died on three separate fronts. The human cost of Iran's intervention in Syria, on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad, started small, and with little notice. Iran Buries 20 Soldiers Killed In Fighting In SyriaVocativ all 8 news articles »

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Kerry to hold new talks on post-Assad Syria this week - CNN Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:10:25 GMT

BBC News

Kerry to hold new talks on post-Assad Syria this week CNN Washington (CNN) Secretary of State John Kerry is convening roughly a dozen Arab and European countries later this week to discuss ending the civil war in Syria and the future of President Bashar al-Assad, senior State Department officials told CNN. Syria conflict: FSA rebels sceptical of Russia offerBBC News Russia reportedly just sent its version of Delta Force to SyriaBusiness Insider Analysis: Meetings and more meetings yield no Syria solutionU.S. News & World Report Reuters all 2,460 news articles »

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Obama weighs moving US troops closer to front lines in Syria, Iraq - Washington Post Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:29:32 GMT

Washington Post

Obama weighs moving US troops closer to front lines in Syria, Iraq Washington Post President Obama's most senior national security advisers have recommended measures that would move U.S. troops closer to the front lines in Iraq and Syria, officials said, a sign of mounting White House dissatisfaction with progress against the Islamic ... DVIDS - Video - DOD News Update: Cook Briefs Press On U.S. Casualty In IraqDVIDS all 363 news articles »

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UN: At least 120000 displaced in Syria in past month - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:15:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

UN: At least 120000 displaced in Syria in past month U.S. News & World Report BEIRUT (AP) — At least 120,000 people have been displaced in Syria this month because of fighting, according to U.N. humanitarian officials. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the people fled their homes in the Aleppo ... UN says 120000 displaced in Syria this monthDeutsche Welle all 136 news articles »

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Opinion: Russia's Desert Storm Moment in Syria - USNI News Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:50:00 GMT

USNI News

Opinion: Russia's Desert Storm Moment in Syria USNI News Russia is having its Desert Storm moment in Syria. The near-daily release of Russian fighter cockpit videos and missiles being launched from Russian ships in the Caspian Sea is making millions of Russians feel proud and strong. For instance, on Oct. 21 ... Russia's New Ray Gun To Blind Enemies In SyriaValueWalk Russia Spending $4 Million a Day in Syria to Back Assad RegimeMilitary.com How Much Is Intervention in Syria Costing Russia?The Fiscal Times Reuters -CNN all 79 news articles »

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Kurds say Turkey shot at its forces in northern Syria - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:45:22 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Kurds say Turkey shot at its forces in northern Syria U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this Sunday, June 14, 2015 file photo, a Syrian refugee carries a baby over the broken border fence into Turkey after breaking the border fence and crossing from Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. A Kurdish official ... and more »

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Israel's 'neutral' position towards Syria has created some strange bedfellows - Spectator.co.uk (blog) Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:19:49 GMT

Spectator.co.uk (blog)

Israel's 'neutral' position towards Syria has created some strange bedfellows Spectator.co.uk (blog) Despite a search by the IDF so intense it provoked a flurry of tweets stating that an Israeli invasion of Syria was underway, he disappeared. No doubt he was hidden by one or other of the assorted jihadist groups based there, predominant among whom is ... Israeli medics risk all to render aid to casualties of Syria's civil warFox News A paraglider sails from Israel to Syria -- and thereby hangs a mysteryLos Angeles Times Israel Says Arab Citizen Paraglided into Syria 'to Join Rebels'Newsweek NBCNews.com -CNN -The Guardian all 317 news articles »

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Syria cholera outbreak sparks fears of 'international threat' - The Independent Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:06:50 GMT

The Independent

Syria cholera outbreak sparks fears of 'international threat' The Independent Cholera has broken out in Syria, with one child having already died after contracting the disease – and the outbreak could constitute an “international threat”. The break-out, which follows one in Iraq, could spread rapidly, according to Dr Ahmad ... and more »

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'Poetry is a witness' to suffering wrought by Syria's civil war - Los Angeles Times Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:01:06 GMT

Los Angeles Times

'Poetry is a witness' to suffering wrought by Syria's civil war Los Angeles Times The poetry radiating from the Syrian civil war echoes with nostalgia, bombs and betrayals; it slips into the lives of torn-apart families and boys of defiance who have grown into men with bandoleers and Kalashnikovs. It is the verse of the forsaken in ...