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Most US Airstrikes in Syria Target a City That's Not a "Strategic Objective" - Mother Jones Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:33:01 GMT

Most US Airstrikes in Syria Target a City That's Not a "Strategic Objective"
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But a close look at the details of the American air offensive reveals a less triumphant narrative: Although the strikes may have slowed ISIS's advance in the area around the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani, the overall strategic gains have been minimal ...

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We were defending British values, say Syria Britons - Channel 4 News Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:46:45 GMT

We were defending British values, say Syria Britons
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Parliament decided not to intervene, but it's within this context that the two British men I've spoken to took it upon themselves to do, they say, what the government couldn't, to defend the people of Syria. Now they're back in the UK and living in ...

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What was behind Israel's strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general? - Jerusalem Post Israel News Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:56:20 GMT

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What was behind Israel's strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general?
Jerusalem Post Israel News
On Sunday, an Israeli drone strike in southern Syria left six Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel dead — including an Iranian senior general and the son of the late external operations chief for Hezbollah. It also left a host of ...
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Syria conflict: Air strike on Damascus suburb 'kills dozens' - BBC News Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:59:21 GMT

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Syria conflict: Air strike on Damascus suburb 'kills dozens'
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More than 30 people have been killed in air strikes by Syrian government warplanes near the capital Damascus, activists say. Six children were among 32 people who died in several raids on the suburb of Hamouriyeh, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for ...
Syrian air strike on rebel area kills more than 40: monitorReuters
Dozens dead in Syria air strikeIrish Independent
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40% of Israelis say strike on Syria 'political' - Jerusalem Post Israel News Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:28:47 GMT

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40% of Israelis say strike on Syria 'political'
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Political considerations were involved in the decision to attack Hezbollah operatives and an Iranian general in Syria earlier this week, 40 percent of Israelis said, according to a Panels poll taken Wednesday for The Jerusalem Post and its Hebrew ...

Baird declines invite for 'make or break' Syria meeting in Davos - CBC.ca Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:36:29 GMT

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Baird declines invite for 'make or break' Syria meeting in Davos
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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was among two dozen international figures invited to what was billed as a make-or-break discussion Friday on Syria, along with representatives from Iraq, Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and the League of ...
Baird declines invite for special Syria meeting at Davos that includes IranThe Globe and Mail
John Baird Declines Invite For 'Make-Or-Break' Syria Meeting At DavosHuffington Post Canada
Baird invited to high-level meeting in Davos on future of SyriaCP24 Toronto's Breaking News

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Five Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes with militants near Syria - Reuters Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:53:49 GMT

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Five Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes with militants near Syria
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese troops repelled an attack by militants on an army outpost near the Syrian border on Friday but five soldiers were killed, the army said. The fighting, near the village of Ras Balalbek in an area that has seen regular ...
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Japanese journalist held hostage by ISIS traveled to Syria to save his friend - Mashable Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:09:35 GMT

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Japanese journalist held hostage by ISIS traveled to Syria to save his friend
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He was in Syria several times from 2012 onward and traveled to there in October 2014, documenting his journey with videos posted on his social media accounts. His disappearance was not reported until the ransom video from ISIS surfaced on Tuesday.
Japanese journalist in Syria to find fellow hostageTurkish Press

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US-led forces launch 31 air strikes in Iraq, Syria - Al-Arabiya Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:03:41 GMT

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US-led forces launch 31 air strikes in Iraq, Syria
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U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets with 21 air strikes in Iraq and 10 in Syria since Wednesday, the American military said. Sixteen of the air strikes in Iraq were centered around Mosul, where they hit tactical ...
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Denver Woman Who Tried to Go to Syria to Join Islamic State Sentenced to Four ... - TheBlaze.com Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:40:44 GMT

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Denver Woman Who Tried to Go to Syria to Join Islamic State Sentenced to Four ...
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DENVER (AP) — A 19-year-old suburban Denver woman who tried to go to Syria to help Islamic State militants has been sentenced to four years in prison. Shannon Conley learned her punishment in Denver federal court on Friday as her parents watched.
Jail for US teen who wanted to fight in SyriaChannel News Asia
Denver woman who tried to go to Syria to help Islamic State gets 4 years in ...Minneapolis Star Tribune

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