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Putin Blasts Syria With New Stealth MissileAnd Shows the World He Can Strike ... - Daily Beast Fri, 20 Nov 2015 01:01:29 GMT

Daily Beast

Putin Blasts Syria With New Stealth MissileAnd Shows the World He Can Strike ... Daily Beast The survival of the Syrian regime, which is a strong and historic ally of Russia, is Moscow's main aim in Syria. But Russia's two-month-old intervention is also giving the Kremlin a chance to test out, and show off, sophisticated new weaponry ... US Eyes Russia-Iran Split in Bid to End Syria ConflictWall Street Journal Did Vladimir Putin Just Trick Himself Into Solving Syria's War?NPR Syria crisis: Assad says no transition while 'terrorists' remainBBC News Reuters -RT -Yahoo News all 3,259 news articles »

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House Votes To Increase Security Checks On Refugees From Iraq, Syria - NPR Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:02:23 GMT

NPR

House Votes To Increase Security Checks On Refugees From Iraq, Syria NPR The House of Representatives has easily passed a GOP-authored bill to restrict the admission of Iraqi and Syrian refugees to America by requiring extra security procedures. The bill — called the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 ... After Paris attacks: France and US struggle with Syrian refugee issueCNN Republicans have Obama in a corner on Syrian refugeesVox House defies Obama, approves bill halting Syrian refugeesThe Hill PolitiFact -Los Angeles Times -NBCNews.com all 3,440 news articles »

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The tiny pill fueling Syria's war and turning fighters into superhuman soldiers - Washington Post Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:05:41 GMT

Washington Post

The tiny pill fueling Syria's war and turning fighters into superhuman soldiers Washington Post As The Post's Liz Sly recently noted, the war in Syria has become a tangled web of conflict dominated by "al-Qaeda veterans, hardened Iraqi insurgents, Arab jihadist ideologues and Western volunteers." On the surface, those competing actors are fueled ... The tiny pill making fighters in Syria's war feel like superhuman soldiersSydney Morning Herald This Is the Powerful Drug Syrian Militants Take to Fight Harder and LongerMaxim Captagon: the amphetamine fuelling Syria's civil war | World news | The GuardianThe Guardian all 14 news articles »

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Outside Powers Must End Their Proxy Wars in Syria - The Intercept Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:25:27 GMT

The Intercept

Outside Powers Must End Their Proxy Wars in Syria The Intercept When the U.S. finally bombed eastern Lebanon in December, Syrian air defenses downed a Navy A-6 Intruder. The pilot, Lt. Mark Lange, died when his parachute malfunctioned. The navigator-bombardier, Lt. Robert O. Goodman, became a prisoner for 31 ... Can Special Forces defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq?CNN International all 310 news articles »

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House approves Syrian refugees bill - Politico Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:02:10 GMT

Politico

House approves Syrian refugees bill Politico Already conservative House Republicans are signaling they won't vote to support December's so-called omnibus bill unless it includes beefed-up provisions for vetting Syrian refugees while Democrats in the House are calling for a budget bill free of all ... and more »

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How Paris attacks have strengthened Iran's position over Syria - The Guardian (blog) Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:56:00 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

How Paris attacks have strengthened Iran's position over Syria The Guardian (blog) Iran, an ally of Bashar al-Assad's regime since the conflict started in 2011, has been arguing that the west should prioritise the fight against Islamic State (Isis) and step aside from the position that the Syrian leader, considered by them to be a ... The moral hazard of Syria's civil warThe Week Magazine all 113 news articles »

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Obama's Dem Allies Revolt Over Syria - Daily Beast Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:15:00 GMT

Daily Beast

Obama's Dem Allies Revolt Over Syria Daily Beast She reiterated her call for a no-fly zone to protect Syrian refugees fleeing violence in the country, and called for an anti-ISIS bombing campaign that was more aggressive that the president's current strategy. For the first time, Clinton said that she ... and more »

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No peace can come to Syria without Assad – Lavrov - RT Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:05:40 GMT

RT

No peace can come to Syria without Assad – Lavrov RT Western expectations of Syrian President Bashar Assad's imminent fall were misplaced, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Assad has public support, meaning no peaceful resolution of the conflict is possible without his participation, he added. and more »

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Paris Attacks: Syria Refugees in France's 'Jungle' Fear Backlash - NBCNews.com Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:51:58 GMT

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Paris Attacks: Syria Refugees in France's 'Jungle' Fear Backlash NBCNews.com CALAIS, France — At the vast, squalid camp known as "The Jungle," the Paris terrorist attacks have only added to the troubles facing refugees and migrants. "We escaped the war," says Ahmed, a 29-year old who came to France from Syria. "The war ... and more »

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White House Affirms Syrian Refugee Plan Despite Paris Attacks - New York Times Wed, 18 Nov 2015 05:18:08 GMT

The Atlantic

White House Affirms Syrian Refugee Plan Despite Paris Attacks New York Times One of the Paris attackers is reported to have gotten to France from Syria by posing as a refugee, and Republicans say they are worried that letting in thousands of Syrian refugees would make the United States vulnerable to a Paris-style terrorist attack. Can Terrorists Really Infiltrate the Syrian Refugee Program?The Atlantic An angry Obama upbraids critics who want to block refugees from SyriaWashington Post Most Americans oppose Obama's Syrian refugee planPolitico Bloomberg -Yahoo News all 7,260 news articles »