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Harper, Mulcair clash over legal grounds for Canada to bomb targets in Syria - Toronto Star Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:51:47 GMT

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Harper, Mulcair clash over legal grounds for Canada to bomb targets in Syria
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Kenney said the tempo of airstrikes by Canadian fighter jets in Iraq has subsided in recent weeks, in part because extremists are sheltering heavy equipment in Syria. But he said the pace would pick up once CF-18s commenced operations over Syria as well.
Stephen Harper says ISIS unlikely to sue over legality of Syria missionCBC.ca
Canada's Plan For Airstrikes Against ISIL In Syria Has Dubious Legal Basis ...Huffington Post Canada
Harper rebuffs legal concerns over bombing SyriaOttawa Citizen
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Syrian rebels seize historic town in south: monitor - Reuters Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:58:13 GMT

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Syrian rebels seize historic town in south: monitor
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Syria's southwestern corner is of strategic importance due to its proximity to Damascus and neighboring states Israel and Jordan. It is also the last significant foothold of mainstream rebels, who have mostly been crushed elsewhere in Syria by ...
Syria Rebels Capture Ancient Town Of Bosra From Regime ForcesHuffington Post
Opposition forces in Syria claim control of town near Jordanian borderLos Angeles Times
Syria rebels 'seize ancient town of Bosra al-Sham'Yahoo News
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Millions in US military equipment lost as Yemen heads down Syria's path - Reuters Blogs (blog) Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:47:10 GMT

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Millions in US military equipment lost as Yemen heads down Syria's path
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The reportedly hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of U.S. weapons, equipment and supplies falling into enemy hands in Iraq, Syria and now in Yemen are more than just signs of strategic failure. Rather, they're part of a long list of recent ...
Hezbollah's gains in Syria have triggered concerns in IsraelPRI
Iran Comes to the Israeli BorderForeign Policy (blog)

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Indonesian police blame jihadis returning from Syria for chlorine bomb - The Guardian Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:43:26 GMT

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Indonesian police blame jihadis returning from Syria for chlorine bomb
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Terrorism analyst Sidney Jones, director of the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, said the Syria conflict illustrated the complexity of extremist ties across the Indonesian archipelago, from former conflict areas to foreign fighters and ...
Syria returnees likely behind Indonesia chlorine bomb: policeThe Daily Star
Syria Returnees Likely Behind Indonesia Chlorine Bomb, Says PoliceNDTV

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Isis launches assault on pro-Assad forces in western Syria - The Guardian Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:17:21 GMT

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Isis launches assault on pro-Assad forces in western Syria
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Islamic State militants have killed dozens of pro-Assad regime fighters in a two-pronged offensive in western Syria that threatens the ancestral homes of the Ismailis, a minority Muslim sect, and which opposition activists fear Damascus will exploit to ...

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US, Syria in talks over Austin Tice, French newspaper reports - USA TODAY Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:12:34 GMT

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US, Syria in talks over Austin Tice, French newspaper reports
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U.S. officials are in negotiations with Syria to release freelance journalist Austin Tice, who's been missing for over two and a half years, French newspaper Le Figaroreported Friday. Communication with Syria about Tice's location would represent a ...
Reports: US and Syria in talks to free missing journalistMarine Corps Times

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Turkey Tightens Border With Syria Amid Terrorism Fears - Wall Street Journal Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:08:14 GMT

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Turkey Tightens Border With Syria Amid Terrorism Fears
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Turkey partially closed its last two border gates into Syria this month amid fears of an impending terror attack, highlighting Ankara's difficulties in coping with a humanitarian crisis on its doorstep while trying to stop the flow of foreign jihadists ...
Blog: The missing Syria girls and the importance of 'blame'ITV News
Ismail Hamdoun of Toronto among medical students in ISIS-controlled SyriaCBC.ca
Canadian among group of medical students that travelled to ISIS-controlled ...National Post
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Syria's Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorism: state media - Reuters Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:08:02 GMT

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Syria's Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorism: state media
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Assad was quoted on his official Twitter account as saying "consultation and coordination between Syria and Iraq reinforces the successes of their people and their armed forces in the face of terrorism". Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, one ...
Qaeda's Syria wing battles to enter regime-held IdlibYahoo News
Syria's Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorismThe Globe and Mail
US and France need to see eye to eye on SyriaThe National
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Islamic State recruits 400 children since January: Syria monitor - Reuters Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:43:25 GMT

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Islamic State recruits 400 children since January: Syria monitor
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Islamic State declared a caliphate last year in territory it controls in Syria and Iraq and is being targeted by U.S.-led air strikes in both countries. It has beheaded or shot dead Syrian civilians, combatants, foreign aid workers and journalists and ...
Ban Ki-moon says world needs to do more to meet Syria's humanitarian needsCBC.ca
Syria: Rebels' Car Bombs, Rockets Kill CiviliansHuman Rights Watch
Syria: Desperate IS recruits 400 child fightersThe National
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Mazen Darwish is imprisoned in Syria for speaking a language of freedom - The Guardian Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:50:41 GMT

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Mazen Darwish is imprisoned in Syria for speaking a language of freedom
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Security forces in Damascus: 'In Syria, everything is forbidden except applause: either you're with us, or you're with the enemy. The nation is intimately bound to security, which is determined by a few men.' Photograph: Sana/Syrian Television/EPA.

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