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Discordant Verdicts on US Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little - New York Times Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:33:34 GMT

New York Times

Discordant Verdicts on US Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama's decision to send a small team of United States commandos into Syria as part of the broader war against the Islamic State has raised new questions about his military strategy, its legal foundation and the way it has been ...
New US-backed Syrian rebel alliance launches offensive against Islamic StateReuters
First on CNN: Trump slams Obama over ground troops in SyriaCNN
What's Behind US Mission 'Shift' Into Syria?NBCNews.com
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Saudi, UN chief differ on Assad's fate as Syrian violence rages - Al Jazeera America Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:39:00 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Saudi, UN chief differ on Assad's fate as Syrian violence rages
Al Jazeera America
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday that Russia and Iran must agree to a date and means for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to quit the country, and to the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Syria. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir made ...
Iran joins talks in Vienna about the Syrian civil warThe Economist
Saudi Arabia's Adel al-Jubeir on the wars in Syria and Yemeneuronews

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Syrian MP: U.S. decision to send troops is act of aggression - Military Times Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:23:00 GMT

Military Times

Syrian MP: U.S. decision to send troops is act of aggression
Military Times
DAMASCUS, Syria — The United States' decision to send troops into Syria is an act of aggression because it does not have the government's agreement, a Syrian member of parliament said Saturday. Sharif Shehadeh told The Associated Press that the ...
US troop deployment to Syria an act of aggression, Syrian MP saysCBC.ca
Syria Kurdish-Arab alliance launches first anti-IS attack: spokesmanYahoo News
US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance launches first anti-Islamic State attack in SyriaABC Online

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Russia's coverage of Syria brings back painful memories - BBC News Sun, 01 Nov 2015 01:03:27 GMT

BBC News

Russia's coverage of Syria brings back painful memories
BBC News
Moscow's military intervention in Syria reflects a resurgent Russia, a country that's clearly determined to stand up to America. But the Russian air strikes have revived painful memories for the soldiers the USSR sent into Afghanistan in the 1980s ...
Syrian rebel general's call for 'Russian cooperation' brings out the trollsRT
Russia's Anti-Terrorist Campaign in Syria. Moscow's Broader National Security ...Center for Research on Globalization
US air strikes in Syria decline since Russia's bombing campaignFinancial Times
Foreign Policy (blog) -Reuters
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Kerry: Using special ops 'is not a decision to enter into Syria's civil war' - USA TODAY Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:49:32 GMT

USA TODAY

Kerry: Using special ops 'is not a decision to enter into Syria's civil war'
USA TODAY
Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that a recent decision by President Obama to send dozens of U.S. military special operations troops to Syria to fight the Islamic State will not lead to U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war. "We must ...
US Not Entering Syria Civil War, Secretary of State SaysNewsweek
Kerry: US not entering 'into Syria's Civil War' by sending troopsMSNBC
Kerry says US troops in Syria will only fight ISISNew York Post

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Russia risks Syrian quagmire -US deputy secretary of state - Reuters Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:04:26 GMT

Reuters

Russia risks Syrian quagmire -US deputy secretary of state
Reuters
Russia will be seen as being in league with Assad, Hezbollah, Iran, alienating millions of Sunnis in Syria, the region and indeed in Russia itself," Blinken told the Manama Dialogue regional security conference in Bahrain. Syria's civil war has ...
Syria peace talks: Here's what the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the rest of ...National Post
US escalates involvement in Syria amid talks on Assad futureBusiness Insider
Syria talks focus on ceasefire hopes as missile barrage kills 40The Guardian
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Top Qatar Minister Grilled About Role In Syria On Qatari-Owned Network - Huffington Post Sat, 31 Oct 2015 17:27:00 GMT

Huffington Post

Top Qatar Minister Grilled About Role In Syria On Qatari-Owned Network
Huffington Post
Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al Attiyah defended the role his country has played in Syria in a tense interview with Al Jazeera on Friday. The Qatari-owned network questioned the minister about the country's willingness to take in Syrian refugees and ...
Who is Qatar backing in Syria?Aljazeera.com

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US promises $100 million in new aid to Syria - Toronto Star Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:18:45 GMT

Toronto Star

US promises $100 million in new aid to Syria
Toronto Star
MANAMA, BAHRAIN—The United States ramped up its support for Syria's opposition with a pledge of nearly $100 million (U.S.) in fresh aid on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's top diplomat described the timing of the departure of Syrian President ...
US pledges nearly $100 million to support Syrian oppositionU.S. News & World Report
Saudi FM: Assad's future among sticking points on Syria dealNEWS10 ABC

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Syria conflict: Russia's scars from Afghanistan - BBC News Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:48:00 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Russia's scars from Afghanistan
BBC News
It is more than 26 years since Soviet troops pulled out of Afghanistan. But today Russia, once again, is at war outside the former Soviet Union - in Syria. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow met some veterans of that Soviet war to find out what ...

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After Obama changes tack on Syria, what would the presidential candidates do? - The Guardian Sat, 31 Oct 2015 17:14:43 GMT

The Guardian

After Obama changes tack on Syria, what would the presidential candidates do?
The Guardian
Billionaire Donald Trump has maintained that “safe zones” on the ground in Syria and Iraq would help end the war and solve the refugee crisis, and said that Turkey and the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar should lead the effort with US help.