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As Syria's Civil War Enters Fifth Year, UN Doubles Count Of Besieged To 440000 - Huffington Post Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:43:37 GMT

Huffington Post

As Syria's Civil War Enters Fifth Year, UN Doubles Count Of Besieged To 440000 Huffington Post UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has more than doubled its estimate of Syrians who are living in besieged areas — and risk death by starvation, dehydration and the lack of medical care — to roughly 440,000. U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie ... Syria is blocking aid to thousands of its civilians, UN is warnedTelegraph.co.uk Syria crisis 'worsening' amid humanitarian funding shortfall, warns top UN ...UN News Centre UN More Than Doubles Its Count of Besieged in Syria: 440000ABC News Reuters -Voice of America all 101 news articles »

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Travel ban teenage girls from Syria trio's school - BBC News Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:05:49 GMT

BBC News

Travel ban teenage girls from Syria trio's school BBC News Four teenage girls barred from travelling abroad are pupils at the same east London school attended by three girls already thought to have fled to Syria. All seven teenagers attend Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets. The four girls, along with a ... School Now Linked To 8 Girls Over IS In SyriaSky News Travel ban for five east London girls over fears they will join Isis in SyriaThe Guardian Grounded girls go to Syria 3 schoolWorcester News London24 (press release) all 42 news articles »

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Pentagon drops grisly anti-ISIS cartoons in Syria - New York Post Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:55:58 GMT

New York Post

Pentagon drops grisly anti-ISIS cartoons in Syria New York Post ISIS has taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria. But the top US military commander for the Middle East said Thursday that the group is “in a defensive crouch” in Iraq and losing some momentum in Syria. The US and other coalition members have ... US fighter jets dropped gory cartoon leaflets over ISIS's 'capital' in SyriaBusiness Insider US airdrops anti-Isis propaganda cartoon over Syrian city of RaqqaThe Guardian How the US dropped these gory propaganda leaflets over SyriaWashington Post Huffington Post -ABC News -The Aviationist (blog) all 39 news articles »

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Ed Miliband is peddling a lie about his volte-face on Syria - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:53:14 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Ed Miliband is peddling a lie about his volte-face on Syria Telegraph.co.uk (blog) The bombing of Syria, right? I was called into a room by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, because president Obama had been on the phone - the leader of the free world, right? I listened to what they said, and over those days I made up my mind, and we said ... and more »

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Woman given suspended sentence for funding jihadi boyfriend in Syria - The Guardian Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:24:40 GMT

The Guardian

Woman given suspended sentence for funding jihadi boyfriend in Syria The Guardian You were blind to what should have been obvious, that fighting was the reason he was in Syria and at times in Turkey and Egypt also.” The judge said Khan was in marked contrast to other young women in the UK who had gone to join jihadi fighters out of ... and more »

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Fallout from Syria war exacerbates tensions over Yemen - BBC News Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:41:04 GMT

BBC News

Fallout from Syria war exacerbates tensions over Yemen BBC News The failure of the world's big powers to summon the will to stop the war in Syria is looking to be an even more serious mistake than it has for the last four years. It is not just the lives that have been lost in Syria itself. It is the impact the war ... and more »

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Syria's Bashar Assad Says 'Open' To Dialogue With US - Huffington Post Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:54:07 GMT

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Syria's Bashar Assad Says 'Open' To Dialogue With US Huffington Post BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has rejected allegations that his military used barrel bombs or chlorine gas against opposition-held areas, calling the accusations "malicious propaganda." In an interview with CBS News, the Syrian leader ... Islamists advance in fierce clashes for Syria's Idlib: monitorAl-Arabiya Syria's Assad says he is 'open' to dialogue with the USFox News Would Canada's Syria mission bolster Assad's regime?Globalnews.ca WRAL.com -Reuters all 536 news articles »

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Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers - Aljazeera.com Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:14:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers Aljazeera.com "Today, the surge in armed conflicts around the world presents us with similar challenges, in particular the dramatic situation in Syria. Our response has to be just as generous now as it was then," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. Canada finally fills 2013 Syrian refugee promise, says work under way on next oneThe Globe and Mail Syria and Iraq conflicts see asylum seekers up by 45% - UNHCRBBC News Syria, Iraq conflicts send asylum-seeker numbers up 45%: UNDaily Mail all 188 news articles »

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US in Discussions With Syria Over Missing Journalist Austin Tice - Wall Street Journal Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:35:46 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US in Discussions With Syria Over Missing Journalist Austin Tice Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Syria are in discussions over missing journalist Austin Tice, the State Department said Friday in an unusual admission of direct communication with the Assad regime. “We have been in periodic, direct contact with Syrian ... Austin Tice: US and Syria open dialogue to find information on missing journalistThe Guardian all 8 news articles »

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Anti-ISIS mission in Syria built on shaky legal ground, critics say - CBC.ca Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:23:49 GMT

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Anti-ISIS mission in Syria built on shaky legal ground, critics say CBC.ca Earlier this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House and said that Canada "will not seek the express consent of the Syrian government" to launch strikes against ISIS targets in northeastern Syria.​. Simply put, Canadian fighter jets will ... Syria gives the Liberals a way outThe Globe and Mail UK to give military training to 'moderate Syria forces'BBC News US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: task forceReuters Ottawa Citizen -National Catholic Reporter (blog) -Toronto Star all 1,370 news articles »