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Two Rockets Fired From Syria Hit Israeli-Controlled Part of Golan Heights - New York Times Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:35:27 GMT

New York Times

Two Rockets Fired From Syria Hit Israeli-Controlled Part of Golan Heights
New York Times
JERUSALEM — At least two rockets fired from Syria struck the Israeli-controlled portion of the Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel responded with artillery toward the suspected launching sites in Syria, according to the Israeli military. The exchange ...
Tensions Escalate on Israel-Syria BorderWall Street Journal
Israel launches airstrikes on Syria following rocket attack, 'red line ...RT
IDF retaliates after two rockets fired from Syria explode on Golan HeightsJerusalem Post Israel News
Christian Science Monitor -Haaretz
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Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels Cash - Daily Beast Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:25:26 GMT

Daily Beast

Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels Cash
Daily Beast
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the past several months, many of the Syrian rebel groups previously favored by the CIA have had their money and supplies cut off or substantially reduced, even as President Obama touted the strategic importance of American ...

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

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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 ...
Assad vows not to let Tehran manipulate Syria's affairs: 'Iran has no ...Jerusalem Post Israel News
Syrian Rebels Want To Fight Assad, But Now They'll Face ISISNPR (blog)
Assad: Erdogan is 'personally responsible' for Syrian chaosRudaw
New York Times -The National -Los Angeles Times
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Map: How the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria has surged since October - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:07:07 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Map: How the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria has surged since October
Washington Post (blog)
The number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria, mostly to fight alongside the Islamic State, has grown to 20,000 — up more than 5,000 from previous estimates made in October, according to the International Center for the Study of ...
The number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new ...Vox
Number of Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria Reaches All-Time HighNewsweek
ISIS mobilizes 20000 foreign fighters in Syria, IraqWND.com
Toowoomba Chronicle
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A small victory in Syria is no reason to celebrate as the Islamic State gets ... - Washington Post Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:23:49 GMT

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A small victory in Syria is no reason to celebrate as the Islamic State gets ...
Washington Post
U.S. OFFICIALS are celebrating a modest victory in the war against the Islamic State in Syria — the apparently successful defense of the Kurdish town of Kobane, on the border with Turkey. Under siege since early October, Kobane has little strategic ...
Islamic State group pushed out of Syria's KobaniFox News
Battles continue outside Syria's Kobani after Kurds claim victoryReuters UK
Kurds expand fight against IS after retaking Syria's KobaneYahoo News
New York Times -Al-Arabiya
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Former Top Officers: Absence of White House Strategy Makes ISIS, Iraq, Syria ... - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:46:48 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Former Top Officers: Absence of White House Strategy Makes ISIS, Iraq, Syria ...
U.S. News & World Report
An absence of clear policies from the White House makes it impossible for the U.S. to achieve any sort of victory in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to three former top military officers who oversaw recent wars there ...
Retired generals: US set for failure in Iraq and Syria without clear strategyWashington Post

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Syria raises fuel prices to snuff out black market, soothe unrest - Reuters Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:29:51 GMT

Reuters

Syria raises fuel prices to snuff out black market, soothe unrest
Reuters
Protesters say war profiteers and well-connected businessmen are reselling subsided fuel at much higher prices in a black market that most ordinary Syrians now rely on. Western sanctions do not bar companies from selling diesel to Syria but many firms ...

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How A Single Town In Syria Became A Symbol Of The War Against ISIS - NPR Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:16:42 GMT

How A Single Town In Syria Became A Symbol Of The War Against ISIS
NPR
Now that Kurdish fighters have retaken the Syrian border town of Kobani from ISIS, the Obama administration is assessing the significance of the development. For months, officials suggested the town was of little strategic significance even as ...


Israel Says 2 Rockets From Syria Strike Golan Heights - ABC News Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:55:52 GMT

Israel Says 2 Rockets From Syria Strike Golan Heights
ABC News
At least two rockets launched from Syria struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel responded with artillery fire, the Israeli military said. The fire comes after an airstrike last week in Syria attributed to Israel that killed ...


Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry - Wall Street Journal Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:34:09 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry
Wall Street Journal
A rebel fighter with the Hazzm Movement walks with his weapon in the Syrian province of Aleppo in June. Hazzm is among the most trusted of the "trusted commanders" in a Central Intelligence Agency weapons and training program in Syria. Photo: Reuters.
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