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Evacuations Aim to Ease Path to Talks in Syria War - New York Times Tue, 29 Dec 2015 01:47:24 GMT

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Evacuations Aim to Ease Path to Talks in Syria War
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Several hundred wounded militants and their families, from opposing sides of the war in Syria, were evacuated from besieged areas on Monday in a complex deal that involved busing and flying them to neighboring countries.
Hundreds of fighters and civilians escape besieged Syrian areas under UN dealReuters
Evacuation of Syrian towns under UN deal completedRTE.ie
Wounded fighters, civilians evacuated from SyriaU.S. News & World Report
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Turkey's Dangerous Game in Syria - Wall Street Journal Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:35:05 GMT

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Turkey's Dangerous Game in Syria
Wall Street Journal
When the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Turkey was one of the earliest countries to invest heavily in the overthrow of the Assad regime. Despite a decade of warming relations with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was making a bid to become ...
I revealed the truth about President Erdogan and Syria. For that, he had me jailedThe Guardian

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Rare evacuation of Syria towns as deadly blasts hit Homs - Yahoo News Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:01:25 GMT

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Rare evacuation of Syria towns as deadly blasts hit Homs
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Beirut (AFP) - A rare UN-backed deal between Syria's warring sides saw hundreds of fighters and civilians evacuate three towns on Monday, as bomb blasts in the regime-held city of Homs killed at least 19 people.
Bombs in Syria's Homs kill 32, wound 90: monitoring groupReuters
Hundreds of civilians and fighters evacuated from SyriaFinancial Times
Twin Bombings in Syria's Homs City Kill at Least 19Voice of America
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Amid Airstrikes In Syria, US Officials Admire Russia's Cost-Effective Military ... - International Business Times Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:09:30 GMT

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Amid Airstrikes In Syria, US Officials Admire Russia's Cost-Effective Military ...
International Business Times
Senior members of the U.S. administration have praised Russia's successful and cost-effective military campaign in Syria, undermining U.S. President Barack Obama's statements from earlier this year that Moscow's involvement in the war and attempts to ...
US sees bearable costs, key goals met for Russia in Syria so farReuters
Russian Operation in Syria 'Retaliation For Terror Attacks in Europe'Sputnik International
US officials call Russian campaign in Syria successful — ReutersTASS

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Syrian Family's Tragedy Goes Beyond Iconic Image of Boy on Beach - New York Times Mon, 28 Dec 2015 01:56:43 GMT

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Syrian Family's Tragedy Goes Beyond Iconic Image of Boy on Beach
New York Times
ISTANBUL — When Alan Kurdi's tiny body washed up on a beach in Turkey, forcing the world to grasp the pain of Syria's refugees, the 2-year-old boy was just one member of a family on the run, scattered by nearly five years of upheaval.
Syrian Family's Journey Ends in CanadaWall Street Journal
Alan Kurdi's relatives arrive in Canada as refugeesBBC News
Father Of Drowned 3-Year-Old Syrian Delivers Christmas MessageNPR
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Top Rebel's Death In Syria Reshuffles Deck Ahead Of Peace Talks - Huffington Post Sun, 27 Dec 2015 22:12:00 GMT

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Top Rebel's Death In Syria Reshuffles Deck Ahead Of Peace 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.
Zahran Allouch, Syrian Rebel Leader of Jaish al-Islam, Killed by AirstrikeNBCNews.com
Syrian Army Kills 17 Islamic Militants in Country's SouthABC News
Top Syrian rebel leader killed in air strikeCNN
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IS group gains and losses in Iraq and Syria - Yahoo News Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:32:58 GMT

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IS group gains and losses in Iraq and Syria
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MOSUL: Iraq's second-biggest city and capital of Nineveh province, it is 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Baghdad. IS captured it on June 10, 2014 and proclaimed it part of an Islamic "caliphate" that stretches into Syria. Two million people lived ...
RAF destroys Isis checkpoint in SyriaThe Times (subscription)

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State Department Boasts Of 'Bringing Peace' To Syria In 2015 - Daily Caller Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:12:52 GMT

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State Department Boasts Of 'Bringing Peace' To Syria In 2015
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Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the town of Suruc. (REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach) A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters ...
State Dept. counts 'bringing peace' to Syria as a 2015 winPolitico
Wait, What? State Department Says US Brought 'Peace, …Foreign Policy (blog)
State Department Says It Brought Peace and Security to Syria in 2015; Pretty ...Slate Magazine (blog)

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Europe needs to solve the Syrian crisis - The Age Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:04:41 GMT

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Europe needs to solve the Syrian crisis
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The world's collective failure to solve the multi-directional Syrian civil war led to a refugee crisis that affected Europe profoundly. The open European borders promised by the Schengen treaty are in the process of being sealed, and immigration is now ...
Syria's war is complicated - but the refugee crisis is notThe Independent

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State Department Lists 'Bringing Peace, Security to Syria' Among Top 2015 ... - Reason (blog) Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:44:34 GMT

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State Department Lists 'Bringing Peace, Security to Syria' Among Top 2015 ...
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FreedomHouse/FlickrAhh, Syria circa 2015: an idyllic land of peace, prosperity, and security... said no one ever. Well, except for the U.S. State Department, which counts "bringing peace [and] security to Syria" among its top 2015 accomplishments.