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Syria crisis: A new year without hope - BBC News Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:25:42 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 ... In Syria's Civilian Death Toll, The Islamic State Group, Or ISIS, Is A Far ...International Business Times Salman Shaikh: Syria is a 'Broken, Fragmented, Divided State' January 6th ...Syria Deeply Salman Shaikh: Syria is a 'Broken, Fragmented, Divided State'Brookings Institution Hurriyet Daily News -The Daily Star all 53 news articles »

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Canada vows to accept 13000 more refugees from Syria and Iraq - The Globe and Mail Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:50:27 GMT

Toronto Star

Canada vows to accept 13000 more refugees from Syria and Iraq The Globe and Mail Canada is opening its doors wider for refugees fleeing a Middle East civil war and the Islamic State's reign of terror, announcing it will accept another 10,000 Syrians over three years and 3,000 more Iraqis in 2015. Ottawa is expecting private ... Syrian refugees face new misery as winter storms descendWashington Post Canada opens door to 13000 Syrian and Iraqi refugeesToronto Star Syria's Refugee Crisis–in US NumbersWall Street Journal (blog) Hurriyet Daily News -Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International -Press TV all 234 news articles »

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Islamic State crisis: Religious police 'kidnapped' in Syria - BBC News Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:34:22 GMT

Sky News Australia

Islamic State crisis: Religious police 'kidnapped' in Syria BBC News Reports from Syria say that some members of the religious police force set up by the militant group Islamic State (IS) have been kidnapped. Activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they had been ambushed and abducted by unknown ... Gunmen kidnap IS 'police' in SyriaSky News Australia Senior Isis 'police' official beheaded in Syria says monitoring groupThe Guardian Syrian Street Magician Beheaded: ISIS Kills 'Sorcerer,' Says Magic Tricks Are ...International Business Times Newsmax.com -Yahoo News -World Tribune all 91 news articles »

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Syria rebel training could start in early spring - Military Times Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:00:01 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 admits civilians might have died in coalition air strikes in Syria and IraqRT US Probes Civilian Casualties in Iraq, SyriaWall Street Journal US Investigating Civilian Casualties In Iraq, Syrian Air StrikesRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Washington Post all 262 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Qadour family's scars begin to heal - BBC News Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:26:02 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Qadour family's scars begin to heal BBC News Three years ago, a shell hit the home of the Qadour family in Homs, Syria, setting off a fire that destroyed their house and injured the children as they slept. Recovering in Jordan, they are being treated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) surgeons ... and more »

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Investigators confident that chlorine gas was used as weapon in Syria - The Guardian Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:05:36 GMT

The Guardian

Investigators confident that chlorine gas was used as weapon in Syria The Guardian Chemical weapons investigators concluded “with a high degree of confidence” that chlorine gas was used as a weapon against three Syrian villages last year, affecting between 350 and 500 people and killing 13, according to a report obtained Tuesday by ... Report reaffirms Syria chemical weapons useAljazeera.com 'Compelling' evidence of chlorine attacks by Syria regimeChannel 4 News Watchdog offers more proof Syria government used chemical arms: USReuters Newsweek -CBS News all 164 news articles »

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Syria War Photo Exhibit at UN Draws Opposition's Protest - New York Times Wed, 07 Jan 2015 23:43:24 GMT

Syria War Photo Exhibit at UN Draws Opposition's Protest New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. representative of the opposition Syrian National Coalition demanded Wednesday that the United Nations take down a new photo exhibit sponsored by the Syrian government, saying Syria is using it to "whitewash the regime's ... and more »

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Syria's ticking refugee time bomb - Macleans.ca Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:48:25 GMT

Macleans.ca

Syria's ticking refugee time bomb Macleans.ca This is the situation facing Syrians, who, after almost four years of war that began with an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, are suffering through one of the largest forced migrations of people since the Second World War. More than three ... Middle East snowstorm prompts fears for Syrian refugeesThe Guardian Snow hits Mideast and kills Israeli boy, Palestinian infant and Syrian refugeesYnetnews Two dead in Lebanon as snowstorm batters MideastDaily Mail The State all 234 news articles »

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

azcentral.com

Syria Accuses John McCain and 3 Others of Entering Illegally ABC News The Syrian government on Tuesday accused U.S. Senator John McCain, former French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner and two others of entering the country illegally. Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said in identical letters to Secretary-General ... Syria accuses McCain, 3 others of entering illegallyazcentral.com Syria tells UN that McCain and former diplomats visited illegallyReuters McCain & other top officials accused of illegally visiting SyriaRT all 104 news articles »

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Canada to resettle 10000 more Syrian refugees over 3 years - CBC.ca Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:51:11 GMT

CBC.ca

Canada to resettle 10000 more Syrian refugees over 3 years CBC.ca Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says Canada will resettle 10,000 more Syrian refugees over the next three years in direct response to the United Nations Refugee Agency's global appeal to resettle 100,000 refugees worldwide. "We are here today as ...