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Australian man fighting Islamic State killed in Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:34:50 GMT

Reuters

Australian man fighting Islamic State killed in Syria Sydney Morning Herald An Australian man who travelled to Syria to join Kurds battling Islamic State jihadists has been killed in battle, the first Westerner to die fighting alongside the Kurds, a monitor says. "An Australian man was killed in an assault on Tuesday by the ... Syrian Kurds cut IS supply line near Iraq; fears for Christians mountReuters Islamic State: Fears grow for abducted Syrian ChristiansBBC News Australian reported killed fighting with Kurds against Isis in SyriaThe Guardian CNN -Foreign Policy (blog) -The Australian all 1,477 news articles »

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Fears Rise for 3 Teen Girls Who Fled to Syria Allegedly to Join ISIS - People Magazine Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:45:27 GMT

People Magazine

Fears Rise for 3 Teen Girls Who Fled to Syria Allegedly to Join ISIS People Magazine The families of three British teenage girls have spent their eighth anguished day hoping for news of the trio's whereabouts after they left home and headed for war-torn Syria. The girls – Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, ... Smuggler reveals how UK schoolgirls crossed into SyriaBBC News Missing UK girls believed to be in Syria, police sayCNN Missing British schoolgirls believed to be in SyriaCBS News The Guardian -NBCNews.com -Fox News all 1,210 news articles »

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Syria's Assad meets French lawmakers - Reuters Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:02:36 GMT

Reuters

Syria's Assad meets French lawmakers Reuters It paraphrased Assad as saying Syria "always encourages cooperation between states as the most effective way to stop the expansion of terrorism and eliminate it". More than 200,000 people have died in a civil war that began when peaceful pro-democracy ... Syria's Assad Meets With 4 French Lawmakers in DamascusABC News French lawmakers hold talks with Assad in SyriaThe Daily Star Syria's Assad Meets With French LawmakersVoice of America Al-Arabiya all 186 news articles »

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Why Turkish troops entered Syria to reach a medieval tomb - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:13:03 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Why Turkish troops entered Syria to reach a medieval tomb Washington Post (blog) Over the weekend, a column of Turkish troops and armored vehicles motored about 20 miles across the border into Syria. In the dead of night, they approached an old mausoleum, held a brief prayer ceremony and removed the site's historical artifacts and ... Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in SyriaNew York Times Turkey and SyriaThe Economist Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding TombHuffington Post U.S. News & World Report -Wall Street Journal -Reuters all 1,007 news articles »

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Syria launches offensive to break ISIL's siege of Aleppo - Press TV Thu, 26 Feb 2015 03:53:42 GMT

Press TV

Syria launches offensive to break ISIL's siege of Aleppo Press TV Syrian army troops have launched a fresh offensive in the countryside of the war-ravaged northern city of Aleppo in a bid to break the siege of several suburban towns that remained under the ISIL Takfiri terrorists' control. Government forces have ... and more »

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Three British Schoolgirls Have Likely Reached Syria - Wall Street Journal Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:35:53 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Three British Schoolgirls Have Likely Reached Syria Wall Street Journal LONDON—Three British schoolgirls who slipped out the country on a Turkey-bound flight have likely reached Syria, British police said Tuesday, crystallizing fears the teenage trio are on their way to join Islamic State. British counterterrorist ...

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Scores of Syrian Christians Kidnapped by Islamic State - New York Times Wed, 25 Feb 2015 02:21:21 GMT

New York Times

Scores of Syrian Christians Kidnapped by Islamic State New York Times ISTANBUL — Islamic State militants swept into several Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria in recent days, taking scores of hostages, including both civilians and fighters, according to numerous interviews with residents and ...

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FBI Arrests 3 Men For Allegedly Plotting To Join Islamic State In Syria - NPR (blog) Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:45:42 GMT

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FBI Arrests 3 Men For Allegedly Plotting To Join Islamic State In Syria NPR (blog) The FBI has arrested three men from Brooklyn for allegedly plotting to join the so-called Islamic State in Syria. In a press release, the Justice Department said that the men — two citizens of Uzbekistan and one a citizen of Kazakhstan — have been ... 3 Brooklyn men charged with trying to join Islamic State in SyriaSILive.com Three New York men charged over alleged attempt to join Isis in SyriaThe Guardian FBI arrests 3 New York men planning to join IS in SyriaFox News Latino Breitbart News -CNN -NBC New York all 694 news articles »

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Islamic State 'abducts dozens of Christians in Syria' - BBC News Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:05:15 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State 'abducts dozens of Christians in Syria' BBC News Islamic State (IS) has abducted dozens of Assyrian Christians from villages in north-eastern Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 90 men, women and children were seized in a series of dawn raids near the ...

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ISIS recruit 'Toronto Jane' on front line of Iraq, Syria war - CBC.ca Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:09:12 GMT

CBC.ca

ISIS recruit 'Toronto Jane' on front line of Iraq, Syria war CBC.ca A mysterious woman who left Toronto last year to join ISIS has been travelling throughout Iraq and Syria, puzzling security analysts who think she may be playing an intelligence-gathering role for the Islamic extremist group. When the above picture ... and more »