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For Syria's Chemical Weapons Plants, It's One Down, 11 to Go - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:08:55 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

For Syria's Chemical Weapons Plants, It's One Down, 11 to Go
Foreign Policy (blog)
The fighting in Syria's civil war has gotten worse, a U.S.-led air campaign has intensified, and refugees have continued to stream out of the country, but the agreement to destroy Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons has proven to remarkably durable ...
OPCW: First of 12 chemical weapon facilities in Syria destroyedKuwait News Agency

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Saudi Oil Is Seen as Lever to Pry Russian Support From Syria's Assad - New York Times Wed, 04 Feb 2015 01:40:15 GMT

New York Times

Saudi Oil Is Seen as Lever to Pry Russian Support From Syria's Assad
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has been trying to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abandon his support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, using its dominance of the global oil markets at a time when the Russian government is reeling ...
Saudi Arabia uses oil to lure Russia away from Syria's AssadSFGate

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Inside Syria's Jails - New York Times Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:18:29 GMT

New York Times

Inside Syria's Jails
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the spring of 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians rose up in protest to demand democracy and freedom and an end to the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad. The response of the regime was to escalate the methods of ...
The very simple reason why Syria's war is so hard to endVox
Sweden charges Syria militantPress TV
Syria rebel facing war crimes charges in SwedenJURIST
ARA News -Mintpress News (registration) (blog) -The Local.se
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Student David Souaan jailed for Syria jihad plan - BBC News Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:00:59 GMT

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Student David Souaan jailed for Syria jihad plan
BBC News
A Muslim student with "extremist views" who wanted to join fighters in Syria has been jailed for three and a half years. Birkbeck College student David Souaan, 20, from Serbia, denied preparing for acts of terrorism but was convicted at the Old Bailey ...
Student David Souaan jailed after trying to join Isil in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
Muslim Man Jailed in UK for Planning to Join Rebels in SyriaABC News
Student David Souaan jailed for planning to join Isis in SyriaThe Independent
Sky News -Mirror.co.uk
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WFP alarmed by pictures of Isis logos on its Syria food parcels - The Guardian Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:20:58 GMT

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WFP alarmed by pictures of Isis logos on its Syria food parcels
The Guardian
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is extremely concerned by photographs showing its food parcels being handed out in Syria with Islamic State logos on them. Images circulating on social media show food being distributed from cardboard ...
UN Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS HandsNew York Times
UN 'alarmed' by photos of ISIS labels on its Syria food aidAl-Arabiya

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Two Killed in Belgian Terror Raid Linked to Militants in Syria - Wall Street Journal Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:38:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Two Killed in Belgian Terror Raid Linked to Militants in Syria
Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS—Two Belgian men killed last month by police in an antiterror raid in Belgium had fought in Syria with a militant group allied to Islamic State, according to a Twitter account associated with the group. They appear to be among a number of ...


'Shesh Yak' fails to evoke emotion about war-torn Syria - New York Post Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:51:18 GMT

New York Post

'Shesh Yak' fails to evoke emotion about war-torn Syria
New York Post
The title of this new play is a Syrian expression for a perfect dice roll in backgammon. The reference may be meant to suggest a taut battle between opponents going at each other. With, you know, some kind of suspense about the outcome — that's what ...


Government warplanes kill over 40 across Syria - Fox News Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:44:20 GMT

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Government warplanes kill over 40 across Syria
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BEIRUT – Syrian warplanes struck several rebel-held areas across the country on Monday, killing over 40 people, activists said. Air raids on the village of Jassem in the southern Daraa province killed at least 12 people and wounded 25, the Britain ...
Syria air strikes kill at 32 peopleAl-Arabiya
Syria air strikes in Daraa kill 12 civilians: monitorYour Middle East
Middle East Updates / US, allies stage 27 airstrikes on ISIS forces in Iraq, SyriaHaaretz

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France Syria: Eight arrests in raids on 'jihadists' - BBC News Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:44:05 GMT

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France Syria: Eight arrests in raids on 'jihadists'
BBC News
French police have arrested eight men suspected of recruiting fighters for Islamist militants in Syria, Interior Minister Barnard Cazeneuve said. The arrests in the Paris and Lyon areas are not linked to the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, Mr ...
Ex-Criminal Turned Back in Turkey Attacks 3 French SoldiersABC News
French Police Arrest 8 Suspected In Syria Extremist NetworkHuffington Post
French authorities arrest eight linked to Islamic extremist network in SyriaHaaretz
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Syrian Kurds push back Islamic State around Kobani: monitor, Kurds - Reuters Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:57:38 GMT

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Syrian Kurds push back Islamic State around Kobani: monitor, Kurds
Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-led air strikes are making rapid advances against Islamic State forces in rural areas around Kobani after driving the group from the Syrian border town last week, the Kurdish militia and a monitoring ...