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21 dead in Damascus as Syrian forces, rebels trade salvos - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 05 Feb 2015 16:42:32 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

21 dead in Damascus as Syrian forces, rebels trade salvos U.S. News & World Report In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises after rebels fired rockets and mortar shells that struck several parts in the capital Damascus, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Syrian rebels fired a barrage of ... Syria conflict: Dozens killed in heavy Damascus fightingBBC News Damascus, Syria, Wakes Up to Massive Rocket AttacksABC News Rebel shelling rocks Damascus, Syria's capital; 5 dead, scores woundedLos Angeles Times all 333 news articles »

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US Repositions Rescue Teams Closer to Syria After ISIS Killing - NBCNews.com Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:34:18 GMT

USA TODAY

US Repositions Rescue Teams Closer to Syria After ISIS Killing NBCNews.com The pilot, Lt. Muath al Kasasbeh, was on a bombing run over Syria in December when he was forced to eject near Raqqa, ISIS' self-proclaimed capital. Officials told NBC News that he was captured so quickly — "within minutes" — that a rescue wouldn't ... Jordan pounds Islamic State targets inside Iraq, SyriaUSA TODAY Jordan Strikes Islamic State in SyriaWall Street Journal Q&A: Jordan, Already Attacking IS in Syria, Joins Iraq FightABC News Christian Science Monitor -Jerusalem Post Israel News -Military Times all 5,833 news articles »

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UN plan for local ceasefires in Syria 'frozen': diplomats - Reuters Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:24:12 GMT

Reuters

UN plan for local ceasefires in Syria 'frozen': diplomats Reuters Since October, U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura has been working on a plan to broker "local freezes", starting in the northern city of Aleppo, to alleviate fighting that has killed more than 200,000 people in four years; 2,700 of them in January ... and more »

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Family 'pleaded with Syria fighter son to come home' - BBC News Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:27:57 GMT

BBC News

Family 'pleaded with Syria fighter son to come home' BBC News The family of a British man who fled London to fight in Syria pleaded with him to come home, a court has heard. Imran Khawaja, 27, faked his death and tried to return to the UK undetected but was arrested as he arrived at Dover and last week admitted ... British jihadi joined Syria terror camp before faking his own death, court toldThe Guardian British jihadist posed with severed heads in Syria and faked his own death in ...The Independent all 25 news articles »

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White House Asked to Help Journalist Held in Syria - ABC News Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:58:07 GMT

McClatchy Washington Bureau

White House Asked to Help Journalist Held in Syria ABC News Parents of a missing journalist detained in Syria and the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders are calling on the White House to help bring the journalist home safely and to improve U.S. policy on hostage cases. Marc and Debra Tice of Houston ... Family of journalist missing in Syria campaigns anew for his returnMcClatchy Washington Bureau all 72 news articles »

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Assad?s Cybersex Strategy Suckers Syrian Rebels - Daily Beast Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:12:12 GMT

Daily Beast

Assad?s Cybersex Strategy Suckers Syrian Rebels Daily Beast And that, according to a study released by cyber-threat company FireEye, is just one of the methods President Bashar al Assad's mainly Russian-trained intelligence services have brought to the digital frontlines of the Syrian civil war. Virtual femme ...

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Syrian woman: I had to marry an ISIS police chief to save my father's life - CNN Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:56:38 GMT

Syrian woman: I had to marry an ISIS police chief to save my father's life CNN Though now in Turkey, not her native Syria, the 26-year-old is still so terrified and traumatized that she has not left her relatives' house once since she arrived three weeks ago. Hanan says she was forced to marry an ISIS fighter in exchange for her ...

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UN Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS Hands - New York Times Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:15:42 GMT

The Guardian

UN Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS Hands New York Times GENEVA — The United Nations food relief agency said it was “extremely concerned” about the possible manipulation of its aid to Syria after images posted on jihadist websites and social media appeared to show Islamic State supporters distributing the ... WFP alarmed by pictures of Isis logos on its Syria food parcelsThe Guardian UN 'alarmed' by photos of ISIS labels on its Syria food aidAl-Arabiya all 127 news articles »

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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

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 ... and more »

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Tour company determined to resume trips to Syria - The Daily Star Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:22:40 GMT

The Daily Star

Tour company determined to resume trips to Syria The Daily Star Most tour providers had recently halted trips to Syria due to the security situation there. Hajj Ali Khalil, the owner of Al-Khalil Expeditions, a company in the southern suburb of Shiyah which provided weekly bus tours to religious sites in Damascus ...