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New US-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters - New York Times Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:53:40 GMT

New York Times

New US-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters
New York Times
EIN EISSA, Syria — Weeks after the Obama administration canceled a failed Pentagon program to train and arm Syrian rebels to combat the Islamic State, American officials announced a new effort to equip newly named ground forces in Syria to fight the ...
How 50 US troops in Syria could actually make a differenceChristian Science Monitor
Obama has strategy for Syria, but it faces major obstaclesWashington Post
Obama says Syria deployment doesn't break no 'boots on ground' pledgeReuters
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Iran Says It May Quit Talks on Syria Over Saudis' Role - New York Times Tue, 03 Nov 2015 02:10:34 GMT

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Iran Says It May Quit Talks on Syria Over Saudis' Role
New York Times
Iran and Russia support President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, while the United States and Saudi Arabia support an array of Mr. Assad's opponents who want him to relinquish power as part of any settlement. The Saudis are especially insistent that Mr ...
Iran Threatens To Leave Syria Talks, Issues Warning To SaudisHuffington Post
Iran May Withdraw From Syria Peace TalksWall Street Journal
Nations Find Some Common Ground at Tough Syria TalksU.S. News & World Report
ABC Online -Reuters
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Downing St denies scrapping vote on Syria air strikes - BBC News Tue, 03 Nov 2015 02:56:37 GMT

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Downing St denies scrapping vote on Syria air strikes
BBC News
Downing Street has dismissed claims David Cameron has abandoned plans for a Commons vote on air strikes against Islamic State militants (IS) in Syria. It follows reports in The Times and The Guardian that the Prime Minister has decided against a second ...
MPs 'not persuaded' on case for war in SyriaScotsman
PM shelves plans for Commons vote on Syria strikesFinancial Times
PM 'Scraps Plans For Syria Airstrike Vote'Sky News
New York Times -Telegraph.co.uk
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The US continues its scattered approach to Syria - Washington Post Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:11:03 GMT

Washington Post

The US continues its scattered approach to Syria
Washington Post
WHEN HE was asked why the Obama administration announced the dispatch of a contingent of Special Operations forces to Syria on the same day a multinational conference was discussing diplomatic solutions to the country's civil war, Secretary of State ...
Will Islamist Blowback Derail Russia's Gambit in Syria?Foreign Policy (blog)
Analysis: Russian goals in Syria defined by timingSalt Lake Tribune
UN envoy urges Syria ceasefires to build on talksYahoo News
Wall Street Journal -Stars and Stripes
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Activists: Suspected Russian jets hit Syria's Palmyra - AirForceTimes.com Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:35:26 GMT

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Activists: Suspected Russian jets hit Syria's Palmyra
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BEIRUT — Suspected Russian warplanes bombed the outskirts of Islamic State-held Palmyra on Monday, sending smoke rising out of an area that includes a historic castle overlooking the Syrian city's Roman ruins, activists said. An activist in Palmyra ...
Combat report: Russian Air Force hits 237 terrorist targets in Syria in 131 ...RT

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U.S. and Turkey on a Collision Course in Syria - Huffington Post Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:09:00 GMT

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U.S. and Turkey on a Collision Course in Syria
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens "all necessary measures" to prevent Syrian Kurds from advancing west of the Euphrates River. The People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) is America's principal ally fighting ...
Absence of American leadership pitting U.S. allies against each other in SyriaWashington Times
Obama Has No Syria StrategyCommentary Magazine
Putting US Boots on the Ground in Syria Risks Conflict With Turkey, Not Russia ...Truthdig
POLITICO Magazine -Voltaire Network -The National Interest Online
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Disaster Could Sink Egyptian Tourism, Push Putin Deeper Into… - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:53:51 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Disaster Could Sink Egyptian Tourism, Push Putin Deeper Into…
Foreign Policy (blog)
Any Russian shift would come just as the Obama administration has been changing its tactics for battling ISIS, including the announcement last week that 50 American Special Operations forces would be sent into Syria to work with rebels there and help ...
Troops in Syria 'does not mean US entering war'Al-Arabiya
ISIS claims downing Russian airliner in Sinai in reprisal for Moscow's Syria ...DEBKA file

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US Troop Deployment To Syria Draws Criticism - ThinkProgress Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:07:37 GMT

ThinkProgress

US Troop Deployment To Syria Draws Criticism
ThinkProgress
After years of denying that American troops will deploy to Syria, President Obama has changed course and decided to send troops to help in the fight against ISIS, also known as ISIL or the Islamic State. The plan is for the Special Operations troops to ...
White House official won't rule out raids with Syrian partnersThe Hill
White House: No Combat Missions for US Troops in SyriaVoice of America
White House: Troops in Syria not on a combat missionWashington Examiner

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Russia Claims to Be Bombing Islamic State in Syria, But Doesn't Seem to Be ... - VICE News Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:17:26 GMT

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Russia Claims to Be Bombing Islamic State in Syria, But Doesn't Seem to Be ...
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Russia has been bombing targets in Syria for over a month — an intervention in the country's four-and-a-half-year civil war that the Kremlin insists will boost the capability of President Bashar al-Assad's regime to fight the radical Islamic State (IS ...
Syrian conflict: Islamic State advances in Homs ProvinceBBC News
Islamic State group advances in central Syria, seizing townU.S. News & World Report
Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensifyReuters
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In Damascus, Syrians express a surprising level of optimism - Los Angeles Times Tue, 03 Nov 2015 02:50:01 GMT

Los Angeles Times

In Damascus, Syrians express a surprising level of optimism
Los Angeles Times
Across Old Damascus, in the labyrinthine alleys of the Bab Touma district, Juman Edilbi said he sensed rising confidence among fellow residents of the Syrian capital. "Each day I get the feeling more and more that people think the worst is behind us ...