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Islamic State says US hostage killed in air strike in Syria - Reuters Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:35:48 GMT

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Islamic State says US hostage killed in air strike in Syria Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State said on Friday that an American woman hostage it was holding in Syria was killed when Jordanian fighter jets bombed a building where she was being held, but Jordan expressed doubt about the Islamist militant group's ... ISIS Declares Airstrike Killed a US HostageNew York Times Video: Jordan Military Strikes ISIS Targets in SyriaTIME Jordanian Military Goes After ISIS Again in Syria, Defense Sources SayNBCNews.com The Guardian -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times all 7,301 news articles »

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Syria's Bloody Civil War Taking Back Seat to IS Horrors - ABC News Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:44:43 GMT

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Syria's Bloody Civil War Taking Back Seat to IS Horrors ABC News The world may be gripped by the horrors perpetrated by the Islamic State group, but a wider bloodbath provoked by Syria's civil war is continuing unabated, with several hundred people killed in the past week alone. Syrian opposition activists said ... Syrian air strikes kill 82 after rebel rocket attack: monitorReuters all 221 news articles »

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Islamic State in Syria seen under strain but far from collapse - Reuters Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:19:40 GMT

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Islamic State in Syria seen under strain but far from collapse Reuters Further from the spotlight, Islamic State has also lost ground to Syrian government and Syrian Kurdish forces elsewhere. Its foes have noted unusual signs of disorganization in its ranks, while reports of forced conscription may indicate a manpower ... ISIS in Syria under strain but far from collapseThe Daily Star US-led strikes kill 30 Islamic State fighters in Syria, monitors sayINFORUM all 200 news articles »

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American held by ISIS moved by suffering of Syrian people - CNN Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:18:07 GMT

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American held by ISIS moved by suffering of Syrian people CNN After graduating from college in 2009, she traveled to northern India, Palestinian territories and Israel to assist humanitarian groups, her family said through a spokeswoman, and then went to Syria to help people whose lives had been torn apart by war ... Four Minnesotans Busted for Allegedly Attempting to Join ISIS Jihad in SyriaBreitbart News Kayla Mueller, held captive by IS, vowed to not let 'suffering be normal'Christian Science Monitor Kayla Mueller: US aid worker 'dedicated' to Syrian refugeesBBC News all 24 news articles »

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Al-Qaeda faction carves out second jihadist 'mini-state' in Syria to rival ... - Daily Mail Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:51:20 GMT

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Al-Qaeda faction carves out second jihadist 'mini-state' in Syria to rival ... Daily Mail A jihadist group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda has taken over swathes of Syria as western forces have focused their efforts on defeating Islamic State. The al-Nusra Front have carved out their own territory in the region, raising fears a ... UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, Islamic State oil, ransomsReuters Al-Qaeda faction sets up rival 'mini-state' in SyriaThe Times (subscription) UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, ISIS oil and ransomsAl-Arabiya all 19 news articles »

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Syria's Kurds celebrate after winning Kobani, but self-rule far off - Reuters Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:48:52 GMT

Syria's Kurds celebrate after winning Kobani, but self-rule far off Reuters The retaking by People's Protection Units (YPG) last week of predominantly Kurdish Kobani after a four-month siege by Islamic State was a major defeat for the Sunni fundamentalist group that controls a 20,000-square mile arc of Syria and Iraq. For the ...

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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

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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 Echonetdaily -Ammon News -International Business Times UK all 333 news articles »

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Jordan Launches Retaliation Airstrikes Inside Syria - ABC News Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:32:37 GMT

Jordan Launches Retaliation Airstrikes Inside Syria ABC News Jordan's air strikes in Syria it follows the killing of a captured Jordanian pilot by ice as you remember. He was burned alive Jordan says it will go after ice is where ever it is a human into rock we get more live from ABC's Molly hunter Molly good ...

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Parents ask Obama to help journo son held in Syria - Military Times Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:50:30 GMT

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Parents ask Obama to help journo son held in Syria Military Times WASHINGTON — 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 ... Parents of missing journalist call for reform in US handling of hostagesAl Jazeera America White House asked to help journalist held in SyriaWTHI Austin Tice's family campaigns for his return from SyriaDeutsche Welle all 126 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

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US Repositions Rescue Teams Closer to Syria After ISIS Killing NBCNews.com Now, sitting atop the high ground, the Kurds hope to stop the flow of ISIS fighters and supplies from Syria into Iraq. But these outposts are located perilously deep inside ISIS-controlled areas, just west of the city of Mosul, which ISIS regards as ...