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Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria - New York Times Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:43:17 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria
New York Times
Convinced that he was the reincarnation of a celebrated World War II-era female spy, he wandered into Syria in search of a fresh start in life. On his blog, he fantasized about gaining enough combat experience against the Taliban and Al Qaeda to one ...
Japanese hostage reportedly executed in SyriaPBS NewsHour
Source in Syria says two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State still ...The Japan Times
Japan PM: Credibility of hostage video highAljazeera.com

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Syria rebels overtake strategic base in south - Al-Arabiya Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:53:17 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Syria rebels overtake strategic base in south
Al-Arabiya
The base, one of several used to pound rebel-held villages and towns in southern Syria and along the frontier with Jordan, lies at the heart of a heavily fortified zone which has formed a southern line of defense protecting the capital, Damascus. The ...

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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 ...
US ambivalence towards Moscow talks shows pressure easing on Syria's AssadReuters
A conspicuous failure of US foreign policy in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Hopes of breakthrough are slim as Russia hosts Syria talksYa Libnan
Yahoo News
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Hezbollah says Israel wants to set 'new rules' with Syria raid - Al-Arabiya Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:20:31 GMT

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Hezbollah says Israel wants to set 'new rules' with Syria raid
Al-Arabiya
However, the prominence of those killed in the latest raid will make it difficult to ignore for Hezbollah, putting the group under pressure to retaliate and also undermining a ceasefire between Israel and Syria. “It is a Zionist attempt to lay the ...
Assad: Israeli strikes in Syria benefit al-QaidaJerusalem Post Israel News
Did Israel find Iranian general in Syria by cell phone?Ynetnews
Iran doubles down on threat to attack Israel after Syria strikeHaaretz
The Times of Israel -Al-Monitor
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NT Labor president Matthew Gardiner allegedly gone to fight Isis in Syria - The Guardian Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:01:34 GMT

The Guardian

NT Labor president Matthew Gardiner allegedly gone to fight Isis in Syria
The Guardian
The head of the Northern Territory branch of the Labor party has allegedly left Australia with the intention of fighting with Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria. Matthew Gardiner, 43, who was also secretary of the United Voice union until ...
NT Labor boss in Syria to fight Islamic StateThe Australian
Australian police probe Labor Party member over Syria conflictReuters
Senior Australian Labor politician Matthew Gardiner travels to Syria 'to fight ...The Independent
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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
Philippine Star
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Jolie in Iraq, says more needed for Iraq and Syria refugees - U.S. News & World Report Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:09:46 GMT

Kansas City Star

Jolie in Iraq, says more needed for Iraq and Syria refugees
U.S. News & World Report
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Actress Angelina Jolie, the special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed Sunday for urgent funding to assist more than three million displaced Iraqis and Syrians living in dire conditions in northern Iraq.
World failing Syria, Iraq refugees: JolieSBS

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Air strike in Syria: Lies, aggression — at what cost? - +972 Magazine Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:05:30 GMT

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Air strike in Syria: Lies, aggression — at what cost?
+972 Magazine
Which brings us to Israel's air strike on Sunday in the Syrian Golan Heights, which killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general and six Hezbollah fighters, including Jihad Mughniyeh, son of Imad Mughniyeh, the Hezbollah military chief whom Israel ...
What was behind Israel's strike in Syria that killed an Iranian general?Reuters Blogs (blog)
Report: Iranian general killed in Syria strike died because 'he kept his phone on'Haaretz
Israel warns Lebanon, Syria not to allow attacksYahoo News
Ynetnews -The Daily Star
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A French mother's grief: 16-year-old flees to Syria - Los Angeles Times Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:31:44 GMT

A French mother's grief: 16-year-old flees to Syria
Los Angeles Times
He initially said he was going to work for a humanitarian group, but later admitted that he had joined one of the extremist organizations fighting to overthrow the Syrian government -- it's unclear which one. He still calls his mother twice a week from ...

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Syria opposition demands 'radical change' - Al-Arabiya Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:50:04 GMT

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Syria opposition demands 'radical change'
Al-Arabiya
Syria's opposition factions called Saturday for “radical democratic change” in the war-torn country ahead of April talks aimed at unifying their plan for a political solution to the conflict. In a two-day conference held in Cairo, the regime-tolerated ...