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Syria Expels 3 Key UN Humanitarian Staffers - ABC News Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:37:33 GMT

The Indian Express

Syria Expels 3 Key UN Humanitarian Staffers ABC News The Syrian government has expelled three key U.N. humanitarian staffers, a decision the U.N. says could have "a major impact" on critical aid operations and harm a new effort to secure a six-week truce in the country's largest city. The expulsions come ... Syria expels three United Nations aid workersReuters all 115 news articles »

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All It Takes To Cross From Turkey To ISIS-Held Syria Is $25 - Huffington Post Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:48:52 GMT

Huffington Post

All It Takes To Cross From Turkey To ISIS-Held Syria Is $25 Huffington Post KARKEMISH, Turkey -- If the three Brooklyn men arrested Wednesday on charges of aiding and plotting to join the Islamic State had boarded flights to Turkey, they likely would have made it to Syria with ease. For a wannabe foreign fighter, the last step ... Syria girls: UK trio 'picked up by IS men' - smugglerBBC News Reports from Syria detail the Islamic State's brutal interpretation of the Qur'anKansas City Star all 35 news articles »

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Kurdish Fighters Capture Tel Hamees, ISIS Stronghold In Syria - Huffington Post Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:16:39 GMT

Yahoo News

Kurdish Fighters Capture Tel Hamees, ISIS Stronghold In Syria Huffington Post BEIRUT (AP) — Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish fighters fought their way Friday into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic State militants, only days after the group abducted dozens of Christians in the ... Kurdish forces 'capture strategic IS Syria bastion'Yahoo News Islamic State under pressure as Kurds seize Syrian townReuters Kurds seize strategic ISIS bastion in SyriaThe Daily Star Sydney Morning Herald all 292 news articles »

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Adil Charkaoui speaks out after 6 teens reportedly join militants in Syria - Globalnews.ca Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:56:02 GMT

Globalnews.ca

Adil Charkaoui speaks out after 6 teens reportedly join militants in Syria Globalnews.ca MONTREAL — Adil Charkaoui, president of the Islamic Community Centre Montreal East, blasted the decision by two Montreal CEGEPs to suspend leases granted to his Arabic schools. Charkaoui spoke to the media Friday after his contract to rent space at ... Muslim teacher denies influencing 6 Canada teens to travel to Syria to join ISISFox News Teacher denies radicalizing Canadian teens headed to SyriaReuters Adil Charkaoui to comment after Quebec students left for SyriaCBC.ca Sydney Morning Herald all 158 news articles »

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Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:41:29 GMT

The National

Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 27, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... 31 more airstrikes target ISIL facilities in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency all 37 news articles »

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Activist: ISIS now holds 262 Christians hostages in Syria - CNN Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:59:00 GMT

CNN

Activist: ISIS now holds 262 Christians hostages in Syria CNN Sharlet and Romel David, in Modesto, California, told CNN affiliate KCRA that 12 of their family members in Syria are believed to be among those kidnapped by ISIS early on Monday, and they fear for their safety. "We pray, we pray all the time," said Romel. Islamic State: Fears grow for abducted Syrian ChristiansBBC News Activists: ISIS Now Holding More than 250 Christians Hostage in SyriaABC News Activists: ISIL now holding 250 Christians in SyriaUSA TODAY Reuters -Al-Arabiya -Foreign Policy (blog) all 2,182 news articles »

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Syria's war continues 'unabated and with total impunity,' Security Council told - UN News Centre Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:32:01 GMT

UN News Centre

Syria's war continues 'unabated and with total impunity,' Security Council told UN News Centre 26 February 2015 – In a briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, two senior United Nations relief officials warned today that as the conflict enters its fifth year, the violence and brutality continue unabated and with ... UN: Syria violence continues after 5 years of conflictJURIST Syrians continue to suffer as conflict rages on, UN saysDeutsche Welle all 19 news articles »

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France, Britain dismiss calls to renew relations with Syria's Assad - Reuters Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:51:04 GMT

Reuters

France, Britain dismiss calls to renew relations with Syria's Assad Reuters Former British Army chief Lord Dannant has previously said countries would have to work with Assad to defeat Islamic State, while the U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said earlier this month that Assad must be part of the solution for defusing ... Syria's New ThreatYahoo News US should use radar to warn civilians of Syrian barrel bombs, group demandsThe Guardian West backing for terror behind Syria sufferings: UN envoyPress TV Al-Monitor all 153 news articles »

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Turkey, US to begin training Syria rebels Sunday - The Daily Star Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:38:41 GMT

The Daily Star

Turkey, US to begin training Syria rebels Sunday The Daily Star Turkey, an outspoken critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad, hopes rebel factions to be trained will battle the regime in Damascus as well as insurgents from ISIS who have seized large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria right up to the Turkish border. Turkey, US to begin training Syria rebels from SundayBusiness Standard US, Turkey to begin training Syria militants on SundayPress TV all 38 news articles »

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New Reports Detail Assad's Brutal Tactics in Syria - FRONTLINE Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:21:54 GMT

New Reports Detail Assad's Brutal Tactics in Syria FRONTLINE The dramatic rise and stark brutality of ISIS has shifted worldwide attention away from the conflict in Syria, but a new report this week provides a bitter reminder that attacks by the Syrian government on its own citizens are continuing unabated as ... and more »