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Report reaffirms Syria chemical weapons use - Aljazeera.com Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:59:21 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Report reaffirms Syria chemical weapons use
Aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera has obtained a leaked copy of a report by a chemical weapons watchdog that offers further evidence about the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The report by a fact-finding mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ...
Watchdog offers more proof Syria government used chemical arms: USReuters
OPCW: Chlorine Gas Was Used In Syria AttacksHuffington Post
US Says There's More Proof Syria Used Chemical ArmsNewsweek
The Guardian -SBS
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Father's Perilous Missions To Save Syria Jihadis - Sky News Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:24:12 GMT

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Father's Perilous Missions To Save Syria Jihadis
Sky News
Dimitri Bontinck risked his life on a perilous 10-month quest to find his teenage son, travelling to Syria three times before the pair were eventually reunited in late 2013. Despite the continuing danger, the former Belgian soldier is now helping other ...
Father who rescued son from Syria says he's helping other familiesGlobalnews.ca
Father who tracked down 'jihadi' son in Syria returns to help other families ...The Independent
Devoted father travelled to Syria to rescue militant son from ISIS terroristsMirror.co.uk

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Syria Accuses John McCain and 3 Others of Entering Illegally - ABC News Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:51:01 GMT

Syria Accuses John McCain and 3 Others of Entering Illegally
ABC News
Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said in identical letters to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council circulated Tuesday that McCain, Kouchner, former Kuwaiti Parliament member Walid al-Tabtaba'i and former U.S. ambassador to ...


McCain & other top officials accused of illegally visiting Syria - RT Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:51:05 GMT

RT

McCain & other top officials accused of illegally visiting Syria
RT
In the letter, Syria's UN ambassador Bashar Ja'afari urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council to put additional pressure on governments to implement “the necessary measures against their nationals who enter Syrian territory ...
Syria tells UN that McCain and former diplomats visited illegallyReuters
Syria accuses McCain, 3 others of entering illegallyazcentral.com

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Kurdish fighters say they'd advanced in Kobani, Syria - CNN International Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:56:50 GMT

CNN International

Kurdish fighters say they'd advanced in Kobani, Syria
CNN International
ISIS, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group, has been fighting for Kobani for months, hoping to add it to the territory it has already controls in parts of Syria and Iraq for what it calls its new independent Islamic nation. Syria has been ...
ISIS facing deadly backlash in Syria?CBS News
Foreigners fighting ISIS in Syria: Who and why?Al-Arabiya
Foreigners fighting Islamic State in Syria: who and why?Yahoo News Canada (blog)
Deutsche Welle -Voice of America
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Syria rebel training could start in early spring - Military Times Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:15:07 GMT

Military Times

Syria rebel training could start in early spring
Military Times
The effort to train Syrian rebels is part of the overall campaign to defeat the Islamic State militants who seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq. Kirby said that once the training program gets up and running it may require additional U.S. forces to ...
US investigating civilian casualty claims in Iraq, SyriaReuters
US Probes Civilian Casualties in Iraq, SyriaWall Street Journal
U.S. Probes Reports of Civilian Casualties in Iraq, SyriaBloomberg

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Senior Isis 'police' official beheaded in Syria says monitoring group - The Guardian Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:45:10 GMT

The Guardian

Senior Isis 'police' official beheaded in Syria says monitoring group
The Guardian
A senior figure in Islamic State's self-declared police force, which has carried out beheadings, was himself found decapitated in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. The man was an Egyptian national and was known as the deputy “emir” of the al ...
Islamic State 'police' official beheaded: Syria monitorYahoo News
Islamic State 'police official' beheaded in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
Rights Group: Senior IS 'Policeman' Beheaded in SyriaVoice of America
International Business Times UK -Daily Mail
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Syria crisis: A new year without hope - BBC News Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:24:28 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: A new year without hope
BBC News
The 12 months between the first round of the Geneva II peace talks in January 2014 and the Moscow peace talks planned for January 2015 have turned out to be the deadliest since the start of the Syrian uprising four years ago. This time last year ...
Salman Shaikh: Syria is a 'Broken, Fragmented, Divided State' January 6th ...Syria Deeply
Salman Shaikh: Syria is a 'Broken, Fragmented, Divided State'Brookings Institution
Syria is going to get worse and do you know why?Hurriyet Daily News
Business Insider -The Daily Star
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Syrians entering Lebanon face new restrictions - BBC News Tue, 06 Jan 2015 04:46:42 GMT

BBC News

Syrians entering Lebanon face new restrictions
BBC News
New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon have come into effect, further slowing the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war. Previously, travel between the two countries was largely unrestricted, but now Syrians will have to obtain a visa ...
Syria envoy blasts new Lebanon entry rulesThe Daily Star
Syrian refugees become less welcome in Lebanon, as new entry rules take effectWashington Post
Syria conflict: Lebanon refugee curb prompts UN concernBBC News
The Independent -Al Jazeera America -Middle East Eye
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West's Islamic State focus neglects human tragedy in Syria, doctors say - Reuters Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:05:56 GMT

Reuters

West's Islamic State focus neglects human tragedy in Syria, doctors say
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Western states are focusing too much on tackling Islamic State and are forgetting the daily suffering of ordinary Syrians in areas of the country where the medical situation has become catastrophic, a group of Syrian doctors said.
Syria facing “medical disaster” as eradicated diseases returnThe National
West's ISIL focus neglects human tragedy in Syria, doctors sayHurriyet Daily News

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