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Syria's Assad says he will not negotiate with armed groups - Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:11:02 GMT

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Syria's Assad says he will not negotiate with armed groups
Reuters
Washington helped broker an agreement reached on Thursday by more than 100 members of Syria's opposition parties and more than a dozen rebel fighting groups ranging from Islamists to Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) groups - but not Islamic ...
Syria's president refuses to hold talks with armed rebels, potentially ...ABC Online
Syria conflict: Can Saudi pressure secure peace?BBC News
Hopes Of Syria Solution After Saudi TalksSky News
Aljazeera.com -Newsweek
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Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops - Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:52:26 GMT

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Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops
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Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes against Islamic State for more than a year say that Russian jets have mainly hit other rebel forces in the west of Syria. Asked about Putin's remarks at a briefing, U.S. State Department spokesman John ...
Putin vows to 'immediately destroy' any target threatening Russia in SyriaThe Guardian
Putin Has Now Officially Declared War on MeaningSlate Magazine (blog)
Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threatsBBC News
Business Insider -ABC News
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Syrian refugees now in Toronto look forward to 'beautiful future' - CBC.ca Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:35:14 GMT

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Syrian refugees now in Toronto look forward to 'beautiful future'
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For newly arrived Syrian refugee Samer Barkel, hearing his kids laugh and play after their arrival in Canada made the 13-hour journey from Beirut, Lebanon worthwhile. Barkel and his family were among the 163 Syrians who arrived in Toronto Thursday ...
Syrian Refugees Greeted by Justin Trudeau in CanadaNew York Times
Woman awaits reunion with 5 cousins from Syria now in CanadaCTV News
Trudeau's Greeting Of Syrian Refugees Makes International HeadlinesHuffington Post Canada
Toronto Star -The Globe and Mail
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Syria's Assad buying 'a great deal' of ISIS oil, US official says - Fox News Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:14:51 GMT

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Syria's Assad buying 'a great deal' of ISIS oil, US official says
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Russia has been carrying out its air campaign in Syria since Sept. 30, using warplanes at an air base in Syria's coastal province of Latakia, as well as navy ships and long-range bombers flying from their bases in Russia. While Moscow said its action ...
US: Syria buying millions of dollars in oil from ISISCBS News
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official saysCNBC

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Report: US Officials Say Iran Pulling Out Ground Troops From Syria - Haaretz Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:58:17 GMT

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Report: US Officials Say Iran Pulling Out Ground Troops From Syria
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Iran sent about 2,000 Revolutionary Guards to Syria in September as part of a plan with Russia for a ground operation in northern Syria to back up Russian airstrikes. Israeli observers have noted Iran's and Hezbollah's unwillingness to suffer high ...
Western Officials: Iran Retreating From Syria FightBloomberg View
Iran recruits Pakistani Shi'ites for combat in SyriaReuters

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LISTEN: The Man Who Picks British Bombing Targets In Syria - NPR Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:00:10 GMT

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LISTEN: The Man Who Picks British Bombing Targets In Syria
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Britain rarely drops a bomb on Syria unless Michael Fallon approves it first. British forces began bombing ISIS targets in Syria this month. And Fallon, a civilian who serves as secretary of state for defense, tells NPR that he insists on personally ...
Syria airstrikes have made 'fairly impressive start' – FallonRT

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ISIS claims responsibility for Syria suicide attacks that killed at least 26 - Toronto Star Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:31:18 GMT

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ISIS claims responsibility for Syria suicide attacks that killed at least 26
Toronto Star
Tal Tamr, once inhabited by Assyrian Christians, is now an overwhelmingly Kurdish town where the main Kurdish fighting force in Syria — People's Protection Units, or YPG — is in control. The group is the most effective fighting force against the ...
Islamic State truck bombs kill up to 60 people in Syrian town: KurdsReuters
ISIS Truck Bombs Kill at Least 50 in Tel Tamer, SyriaNBCNews.com
Kurdish-Arab coalition in Syria forms political wingAl Jazeera America
BBC News -The Guardian
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Banksy Paints 'Son of a Migrant From Syria' Steve Jobs at Refugee Camp - NBCNews.com Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:53:11 GMT

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Banksy Paints 'Son of a Migrant From Syria' Steve Jobs at Refugee Camp
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The anonymous graffiti artist Banksy is the latest to join in the trend of pointing out that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. The painting, on a wall at the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France, shows Jobs with a bundle ...
New Banksy piece puts Steve Jobs in a Syrian refugee campThe Verge
Banksy reminds the world that Steve Jobs was a son of a Syrian migrantQuartz
Banksy's 'Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant' pops up in Calais campRT
CBS News -New York Daily News -Esquire.com
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Syria imposes 'sandwich tax' to keep economy afloat - RT Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:24:58 GMT

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Syria imposes 'sandwich tax' to keep economy afloat
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“Last week I had to pay 220 Syrian pounds (US$1) for my shawarma sandwich instead of 200 and the restaurant owner told me it was because there's a new 10 percent 'reconstruction tax' that's being imposed on each sandwich,” a Damascus resident told ...
Syria government scrapes barrel as economic woes biteYahoo News

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'Surgical' attack missile joins fight in Syria - CNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:08:00 GMT

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'Surgical' attack missile joins fight in Syria
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The Dual Mode Brimstone missiles have been cited by defense experts as one of the main reasons U.S. authorities were so keen for the U.K. to take part in missions in Syria and were even mentioned by Prime Minister David Cameron in the parliamentary ...