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Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane Near Syrian Border - New York Times Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:08:31 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane Near Syrian Border
New York Times
MOSCOW — Two big powers supporting different factions in the Syrian civil war clashed with each other on Tuesday when Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had strayed into its airspace.
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Downed Russian Military Jet Heightens Debate Over Syria No-Fly Zone - NPR Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:27:33 GMT

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Downed Russian Military Jet Heightens Debate Over Syria No-Fly Zone
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A Russian warplane shot down over the Turkish border on Tuesday crashed in an area of Syria that advocates want to protect with a no-fly zone, or even a "safe zone" — fenced off from attacks by the Syrian regime or extremist groups like the Islamic State.

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Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border - Reuters UK Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:13:23 GMT

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Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border
Reuters UK
ANKARA/MOSCOW Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a century.


Obama, Hollande Say They Will Expand Attacks Against ISIS In Syria, Iraq - NPR Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:50:46 GMT

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Obama, Hollande Say They Will Expand Attacks Against ISIS In Syria, Iraq
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President Obama and French President François Hollande promised to increase cooperation and expand attacks against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. During a joint press conference with Hollande at the White House, Obama said that the United States ...
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Report: Russian ground troops arrive in Syria in unprecedented military action - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:50:18 GMT

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Report: Russian ground troops arrive in Syria in unprecedented military action
Jerusalem Post Israel News
In an unprecedented move, Russia has sent ground-troops into the Syrian battlefield in support of Bashar Assad as the dictator struggles to maintain his power in the continuous four-year-long civil war, according to a report by Kuwaiti daily al-Rai ...
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Inside Assad's Syria - FRONTLINE Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:29:13 GMT

Inside Assad's Syria
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For weeks, the world's eyes have been fixed on the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria for Europe. But what is life like for those left behind? Correspondent Martin Smith goes Inside Assad's Syria to report from government-controlled ...

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Who are the Turkmen in Syria? - BBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:30:01 GMT

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Who are the Turkmen in Syria?
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The Turkmen are ethnic Turks who have lived in the region of Syria, Iraq and Iran since the 11th Century. They are mainly concentrated in the north, in the Turkmen Mountain area in Latakia close to the Turkish border, as well as in Aleppo, Idlib, Homs ...

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Canada's exclusion of single male refugees may exacerbate Syrian conflict - The Guardian Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:50:08 GMT

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Canada's exclusion of single male refugees may exacerbate Syrian conflict
The Guardian
Justin Trudeau's decision to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before the end of the year has been widely welcomed by refugee advocates, but one aspect of his plan has drawn criticism: the widely reported decision to exclude single men from the ...
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Russian President Putin, Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Meet to Discuss Syria - Wall Street Journal Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:34:00 GMT

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Russian President Putin, Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Meet to Discuss Syria
Wall Street Journal
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to Iran in nearly a decade, seeking to cement the countries' newfound partnership in Syria even as the U.S. seeks to drive a wedge between them over the future of the Assad regime. Mr. Putin met for ...
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Syria's media war - Columbia Journalism Review Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:31:23 GMT

Syria's media war
Columbia Journalism Review
A photograph taken from Suruc district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, near Turkish-Syrian border crossing shows journalists work at Turkish side during the clashes in Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), on November 27, 2014. (Photo by Orhan Cicek ...