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How Will Syria's Assad Be Held Accountable For Crimes Against Humanity? - Huffington Post Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:44:06 GMT

How Will Syria's Assad Be Held Accountable For Crimes Against Humanity? Huffington Post Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we speak with David Crane, a Syracuse University professor involved in the impartial effort to catalog Syrian war crimes. The conflict in Syria ... and more »

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Syrian rebels take strategic town of Idlib - Washington Post Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:25:25 GMT

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Syrian rebels take strategic town of Idlib Washington Post The capture of Idlib is likely to further empower different extremists in the northwestern part of Syria, where more moderate rebel groups had, until recently, held sway. The Islamic State does not have a presence there, but Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's ... Syria crisis: Islamist rebels capture Idlib after driving out government ...ABC Online Syria civil war: Jabhat al-Nusra captures majority of Idlib from President ...The Independent Blow for Assad as Islamist militants take strategically important city of IdlibThe Guardian Toronto Star -Irish Independent -Fox News all 67 news articles »

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Syria's Al Qaeda Branch Captures Most Of Regime-Held City Idlib - Huffington Post Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:23:00 GMT

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Syria's Al Qaeda Branch Captures Most Of Regime-Held City Idlib Huffington Post BEIRUT (AP) -- Al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, captured most of the northwestern city of Idlib from government forces Saturday, sweeping into neighborhoods in the center of the city in a powerful blow to President Bashar Assad's ... Syria crisis: Idlib 'captured by Islamist groups'BBC News Islamist groups seize Syrian city Idlib for first timeReuters Islamic fighters led by al-Qaida in Syria seize major cityYahoo News The Independent -Voice of America all 726 news articles »

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Post-ISIS responsibilities up to Iraqis and Syrians, says Jason Kenney - CBC.ca Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:25:00 GMT

CBC.ca

Post-ISIS responsibilities up to Iraqis and Syrians, says Jason Kenney CBC.ca Prime Minister Stephen Harper laid out a plan earlier this week to expand Canada's existing mission in both scope and length, saying he wants support for an air mission against ISIS which would include strikes on targets inside Syria. (The Associated ... UK endorses Harper government proposal for anti-ISIS air strikes over SyriaNational Post 'Moral clarity' aside, Canada's Syria mission lacks an endgameThe Globe and Mail UK praises Canada's decision to bomb targets in Syria but it won't join that ...Ottawa Citizen Rudaw -Department of Defense -Toronto Sun all 99 news articles »

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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 ... UN More Than Doubles Its Count of Besieged in Syria: 440000ABC News Syria crisis 'worsening' amid humanitarian funding shortfall, warns top UN ...UN News Centre Syria has OKed three of 33 UN aid access requests in 2015: officialReuters Telegraph.co.uk all 102 news articles »

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Why bombing Syria breaks the law - Toronto Star Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:35:13 GMT

Why bombing Syria breaks the law Toronto Star There are a number of reasons why Canada's military mission in Iraq should be extended and there seems to be wide public support for doing so. However, there is one more powerful reason why that extension should not involve the bombing of Islamic State ...

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The warning signs straight-A student was on road to Syrian Isis stronghold - The Guardian Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:30:20 GMT

The Guardian

The warning signs straight-A student was on road to Syrian Isis stronghold The Guardian One group that might have raised suspicions if the parents had gone looking is the innocuously named Islamic Cultural Association, a group “liked” by several of the 11-strong group that travelled to Syria from Khartoum medical school. Gabir, on a ... and more »

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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 ... and more »

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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 Syria trio's London school linked to more girls trying to join ISISAl-Arabiya Yahoo7 News all 73 news articles »

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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 It is not just the lives that have been lost in Syria itself. It is the impact the war is having on a fragile part of the world. The fallout from the Syrian war is superheating tensions that existed already. The latest place in this troubled region to ... and more »