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Kurd Militia Says ISIS Is Expelled From Kobani - New York Times Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:33:11 GMT

Fox News

Kurd Militia Says ISIS Is Expelled From Kobani New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Kurdish militias regained full control of the northern Syrian town of Kobani on Monday, driving Islamic State militants out with the help of American-led airstrikes, Kurdish activists on the scene said. The bitter three-month battle ... Islamic State group pushed out of Syria's KobaniFox News Kurdish forces take control of Syrian town of KobaniThe Guardian Kurds expel ISIS from Syria's Kobane: monitorAl-Arabiya BBC News -The Daily Star -Yahoo News all 560 news articles »

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Syrian opposition starts talks in Moscow, expectations low - Reuters Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:18:50 GMT

Reuters

Syrian opposition starts talks in Moscow, expectations low Reuters The talks have been spurned by key political opposition and do not involve the main insurgent groups fighting on the ground nearly four years into the war in Syria. Opposition members who refused to attend cited Moscow's long-standing backing for ... Syrian Rebels Want To Fight Assad, But Now They'll Face ISISNPR (blog) Assad rejects Syria opposition 'puppets' as Moscow talks beginBBC News Little hope as Moscow hosts Syria talksThe Daily Star New York Times -Yahoo News all 379 news articles »

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The number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new ... - Vox Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:40:18 GMT

WND.com

The number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new ... Vox As if the Syria and Iraq conflicts weren't bad enough, here's some more alarming news: the influx of foreign fighters, which is to say foreigners volunteering to fight for Sunni militant groups such as ISIS or al-Qaeda, has reached an all-time high: as ... ISIS mobilizes 20000 foreign fighters in Syria, IraqWND.com all 3 news articles »

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Syria rebels overtake strategic base in south - Al-Arabiya Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:40:20 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 ... Middle East Updates / Nusra Front overtakes strategic army base in southwest ...Haaretz all 23 news articles »

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Assad: Syria never planned to attack Israeli Golan, Israel trying to ... - Ynetnews Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:11:41 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Assad: Syria never planned to attack Israeli Golan, Israel trying to ... Ynetnews Syria never planned to attack the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed in an interview published Monday, saying that Israel had sought to undermine the Syrian army to benefit those fighting to bring down his own ... Hezbollah says Israel wants to set 'new rules' with Syria raidAl-Arabiya Bashar al-Assad accuses Israel of 'supporting' Syrian Islamist groupsTelegraph.co.uk Israel obviously supporting terrorists in Syria: AssadPress TV Haaretz -Al-Monitor all 122 news articles »

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Syria: Crisis Fact Sheet - Doctors Without Borders Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:28:09 GMT

Doctors Without Borders

Syria: Crisis Fact Sheet Doctors Without Borders What began in 2011 in Syria as protests inspired by the Arab Spring has become an entrenched and bloody conflict that shows no sign of resolution. Today, with an estimated 200,000 people killed and 7.6 million people displaced within the country and 3 ... Syria refugee children depict joy, pain in photosAl-Arabiya all 74 news articles »

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Kurds close to driving Islamic State out of Syria's Kobani: monitor - Reuters Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:53:54 GMT

Kurds close to driving Islamic State out of Syria's Kobani: monitor Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters, backed by U.S.-led air strikes, are close to regaining full control of the Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border from Islamic State fighters, a group monitoring Syria's war and a Kurdish official said on Monday.

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Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria - New York Times Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:26:48 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 all 2,674 news articles »

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Kobani falls: Kurds take strategic city from ISIS - CNN Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:22:15 GMT

CNN

Kobani falls: Kurds take strategic city from ISIS CNN According to London-based opposition group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights -- which also confirmed Kobani was liberated -- since October 6, when ISIS first raised its banner on the city's outskirts, the fighting among ISIS, YPG and the rebel ... and more »

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At Sundance, 'Project Syria' Puts Viewers In Center Of Conflict - NPR Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:05:54 GMT

At Sundance, 'Project Syria' Puts Viewers In Center Of Conflict NPR At Sundance, 'Project Syria' Puts Viewers In Center Of Conflict. January 26, 2015 4:00 PM ET. Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. Allison Begalman, a student at the University of Southern ...