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Shifting Realities in Syria - New York Times Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:30:42 GMT

New York Times
Shifting Realities in Syria
New York Times
As recently as October, Secretary of State John Kerry argued that there will never be peace in Syria as long as President Bashar al-Assad “remains the focus of power” there. Even now, American officials continue to insist that any lasting political ...
Syria opposition demands 'radical change'Al-Arabiya
A conspicuous failure of US foreign policy in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Obama stops bashing BasharAl Jazeera America (blog)
Hurriyet Daily News -The Cairo Post
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US troops heading to Middle East to train Syria rebels - Aljazeera.com Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:26:01 GMT

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US troops heading to Middle East to train Syria rebels
Aljazeera.com
Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the troops, mostly special operations forces, were authorised last week and would begin arriving in countries outside Syria in the coming days, with a subsequent wave of several hundred military ...
US-led task force launches 26 air strikes against Isis in Syria and IraqThe Guardian
US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria and IraqReuters
Pentagon dispatches first batch of US forces to train Syrian rebelsRT
Just Security
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Lebanese troops killed in clashes with gunmen on Syria border: army - Al-Arabiya Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:50:52 GMT

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Lebanese troops killed in clashes with gunmen on Syria border: army
Al-Arabiya
The clashes erupted in the Ras Baalbek region early on Friday, after around 200 gunmen coming from the Qalamun region of Syria attacked a Lebanese military post, a security source said. The Lebanese army, in a statement, said a “military base in the ...
8 Lebanese soldiers killed in clash with Islamists near SyriaLos Angeles Times
Lebanese soldiers killed during border battle with Islamist militants from SyriaThe Independent
Five Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes with militants near SyriaReuters
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Syrian forces 'kill dozens' in barrel bomb attack - Aljazeera.com Sat, 24 Jan 2015 07:57:53 GMT

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Syrian forces 'kill dozens' in barrel bomb attack
Aljazeera.com
Syria's air force began launching strikes against opposition-held areas in the summer of 2012, with rights groups blasting the regime for attacks they say fail to discriminate between civilian and military targets. The rebel-held eastern Ghouta area ...
Syrian airstrike kills scores near DamascusAl Jazeera America
Syria conflict: Air strike on Damascus suburb 'kills dozens'BBC News
Syrian air strike on rebel area kills more than 40: monitorReuters
Irish Independent -CBC.ca -Deutsche Welle
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What was behind Israel's strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general? - Reuters Blogs (blog) Sat, 24 Jan 2015 07:02:15 GMT

Reuters Blogs (blog)
What was behind Israel's strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general?
Reuters Blogs (blog)
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 ...
Report: Iranian general killed in Syria strike died because 'he kept his phone on'Haaretz
VIDEO: Hezbollah operating near Syrian GolanYnetnews
Israel warns Lebanon, Syria not to allow attacksYahoo News
The Times of Israel -The Daily Star
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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
Channel 4 News
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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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
Mashable
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.

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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"
Mother Jones
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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US teenager who planned to join Isis in Syria jailed for four years - The Independent Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:02:50 GMT

The Independent
US teenager who planned to join Isis in Syria jailed for four years
The Independent
Shannon Conley tried to travel from the US to Syria, according to documents Conley tried to travel from the US to Syria He also sentenced her to three years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service. He also barred her from possessing ...
19-Year-Old Who Tried to Travel to Syria to Join ISIS Sentenced to Prisonwreg.com
US woman who tried to join IS in Syria jailed for four yearsIrish Times
Jail for US teen who wanted to fight in SyriaCapital FM Kenya (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Daily Mail
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Source in Syria says two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State still ... - The Japan Times Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:31:39 GMT

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Source in Syria says two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State still ...
The Japan Times
An anti-government source in Syria told Kyodo News on Saturday it heard that the two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State group were alive at least until Saturday afternoon local time. The source is believed to be close to the armed extremists.
Japanese hostage reportedly executed in SyriaPBS NewsHour
Japan PM: Credibility of hostage video highAljazeera.com

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