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Top Rebel's Death in Syria Reshuffles Deck Ahead of Talks - New York Times Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:13:42 GMT

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Top Rebel's Death in Syria Reshuffles Deck Ahead of Talks
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On Saturday, the Army of Islam and allied militant groups in Syria mourned the killing of Zahran Alloush, while government supporters and the Islamic State group cheered his death — a reflection of his role in fighting both sides in the Syrian civil war.
Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peaceWLS-TV

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Zahran Allouch, Syrian Rebel Leader of Jaish al-Islam, Killed by Airstrike - NBCNews.com Sat, 26 Dec 2015 08:08:33 GMT

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Zahran Allouch, Syrian Rebel Leader of Jaish al-Islam, Killed by Airstrike
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BEIRUT — The assassination of a top Syrian rebel commander who led one of the most powerful groups battling President Bashar Assad's forces has dealt a significant setback to the opposition that could reshuffle the lineup of key players on the ground ...
A Syrian Rebel Leader Is KilledThe Atlantic
Top rebel's death in Syria may complicate talksThe Columbian
Syria war: Yarmouk camp evacuation 'on hold'BBC News
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Russia releases video of airstrikes in Syria claiming to have targeted ISIS trucks - Daily Mail Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:03:06 GMT

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Russia releases video of airstrikes in Syria claiming to have targeted ISIS trucks
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Russia has repeatedly targeted 'moderate' and Islamist linked rebel groups across northern Syria, claiming to be only targeting ISIS positions. Putin's decision to intervene in Syria on 30 September came at a key time when the Assad regime was ...
The deal on SyriaVoltaire Network
Militants in Syria change illegal oil trade routes — Russian Defense MinistryTASS
Qatar opposes creation of opposition lists before Syria peace talksReuters
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The Year the Whole World Got Involved in Syria - VICE News Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:33:23 GMT

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The Year the Whole World Got Involved in Syria
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Foreign intervention in Syria's seemingly intractable conflict is nothing new. Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad — notably the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — have been supporting rebel groups since an armed uprising erupted in 2011 in ...
'We've never been bombed like this': Russia's military campaign in Syria has ...Business Insider
A UN resolution on Syria is shattered — and Russia is to blameWashington Post
A Skeptic's Take on Solving SyriaForeign Policy (blog)
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Major dam in Syria taken from jihadists - SBS Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:10:45 GMT

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Major dam in Syria taken from jihadists
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A US-backed coalition of rebels in Syria - including Syrian Kurdish, Arab and Christian groups - has captured a major dam on the Euphrates River in the north from the Islamic State group. The coalition, known as Syria Democratic Forces, seized the ...
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ISIS leader purportedly tells fighters: 'You are on the right path'CNN

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UN Syria mediator aims to convene peace talks on January 25 - Reuters Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:30:20 GMT

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UN Syria mediator aims to convene peace talks on January 25
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U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura plans to convene representatives of the Syrian government and "the broadest possible spectrum of the Syrian opposition and others," his spokesman said in a statement. "He counts on full cooperation of all the ...
UN hopes to convene Syrian peace talks in JanuaryRTE.ie
UN organising Syria peace talksSky News Australia
UN envoy sets Syria peace talks target date for January 25Business Standard

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Scores dead in rebel assault in northern Syria: monitor - Yahoo News Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:10:34 GMT

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Scores dead in rebel assault in northern Syria: monitor
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An unidentified photographer (R) stands next to rebel fighters from Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam) holding a position behind a sand barrier on the frontline in the Bashkoy area, on the northern outskirts of Aleppo, northern Syria on August 25, 2015 ...

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Getting Real: Facing Necessary Facts in Syria and Iraq - The Globalist Sat, 26 Dec 2015 19:01:32 GMT

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Getting Real: Facing Necessary Facts in Syria and Iraq
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Establishing a no-fly buffer zone in northern Syria would do something other than satisfy Erdogan's ambition to keep open his supply line to al-Nusra and his lucrative commercial dealings with ISIS. Such a no-fly buffer zone would not contradict our ...

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Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from IS: group - Yahoo News Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:12:17 GMT

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Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from IS: group
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The Syrian Democratic Forces captured Tishreen Dam after intense clashes with IS, as well as seven villages along the river's eastern bank, spokesman Talal Sello told AFP. He said dozens of IS fighters had been killed. The dam, held by IS since 2014 ...
US-backed Syrian Coalition Seizes Major Dam As Envoy Sets Talks' Start DateRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
US-backed alliance pushes toward Islamic State-held dam in northern SyriaReuters
Syrian Kurds take strategic dam from 'Islamic State'Deutsche Welle

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Russia stations state-of-the-art missile system in Syria after Turkey shot ... - The Indian Express Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:36:50 GMT

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Russia stations state-of-the-art missile system in Syria after Turkey shot ...
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Russia stations state-of-the-art missile system in Syria after Turkey shot down its jet. Russia's move is largely strategic as it aims to strengthen its air defence system after Turkey downed a Sukhoi Su-24 jet near the Syrian-Turkish border on ...

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