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UK: Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West - Al-Arabiya Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:09:24 GMT

Al-Arabiya

UK: Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West Al-Arabiya A woman posts a note on a wall to pay tribute to the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, outside the French embassy in London January 8, 2015. (Reuters) ... Britain's MI5 chief warns al Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on WestGrand Forks Herald British Intel Chief Warns That Syrian Groups Plotting Terror Attacks in WestNBCNews.com all 414 news articles »

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​More Westerners fighting in Syria and Iraq, says DOJ official - CBS News Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:41:01 GMT

​More Westerners fighting in Syria and Iraq, says DOJ official CBS News The ranks of terror groups in Syria and Iraq continue to swell with foreign fighters, according to John Carlin, the assistant attorney general for national security. "There are over 18,000 foreign fighters in the Syria-Iraq region," Carlin told CBS News. and more »

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Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Aid Organizations - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:03:33 GMT

Haaretz

Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Aid Organizations U.S. News & World Report A Syrian boy looks out through his tent door covered in snow at a refugee camp in the Lebanese village of Deir Zannoun on Wednesday. A winter storm dumped rain and hail on Lebanon's coast, wreaking havoc on the thousands who live in the camp's tents ... Middle East Updates / As storm puts freeze on fighting, no deaths reported in ...Haaretz Winter storm halts Syria fighting but leaves refugees freezingThe Denver Post No casualties reported in Syria for the first time in 3 yearsIrish Times BBC News -Washington Post -Macleans.ca all 1,516 news articles »

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US reports 11 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq - Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:17:11 GMT

Defense One

US reports 11 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces launched five air strikes near Kobani, Syria, and six in Iraq since Thursday in their battle against Islamic State militants, the American military said. The strikes in Syria hit several Islamic State fighting ... What US-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have hit, in one graphicWashington Post Inherent Resolve Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense 5 Months of Air Strikes in Iraq and Syria in 4 ChartsDefense One ChristianToday all 153 news articles »

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United Nations: Brutal winter deepens crisis for Syria's refugees - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:13:42 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

United Nations: Brutal winter deepens crisis for Syria's refugees Christian Science Monitor Syrian refugee children sit on the ground inside their tent home as they take their dinner at a Syrian refugee camp, in Deir Zannoun village in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, on Jan. 5, 2015. The government estimates there are about 1.5 million ... Canada vows to accept 13000 more refugees from Syria and IraqThe Globe and Mail Winter storms sweep across Syria and neighbouring countriesUNHCR (press release) Syrian Refugees Suffer Double Threat Of Severe Winter, Less AidNPR (blog) ChristianToday all 205 news articles »

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Ahead Of Talks, Russia, Syria Emphasize Damascus' Military Role In Fight ... - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:04:50 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Ahead Of Talks, Russia, Syria Emphasize Damascus' Military Role In Fight ... RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Citing Syrian state media, RIA wrote that Syrian government forces had carried out a military operation in several areas in the town of Deir al-Zor and its environs. RIA also noted the new offensive by Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria ... Chill sets in before Moscow talks on SyriaThe Daily Star Key Syria opponent says no to Moscow talks with regimeYahoo News Syrian opposition figure declines Moscow parley later this monthReuters The Yemen Times all 28 news articles »

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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 ...

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Extremists destroy 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria - Al-Arabiya Thu, 08 Jan 2015 20:35:23 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Extremists destroy 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria Al-Arabiya Nusra Front Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported. The mausoleum ... Syrian fighters destroy historic Muslim tombAljazeera.com Syria regime fights off Nusra in AleppoThe Daily Star Syria: Militants Destroy Tomb of 13th-Century ScholarNew York Times Reuters -Fresno Bee all 131 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

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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 TIME all 104 news articles »

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Lebanon a hostile refuge for Palestinians fleeing war in Syria - The Electronic Intifada Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:37:21 GMT

The Electronic Intifada

Lebanon a hostile refuge for Palestinians fleeing war in Syria The Electronic Intifada While nearly 15,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are recorded with UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, in Jordan, approximately 44,000 have so far reported to UNRWA's field office in Lebanon, many of them fleeing the siege of ... and more »