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US Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group - Reuters Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:16:45 GMT

Reuters

US Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group Reuters An onslaught by al Qaeda's Syria wing, the Nusra Front, last week forced Hazzm into dissolution, its members swallowed by Jabhat al-Shamiyya, a mainly Islamist alliance. It was the second time in four months that Nusra had crushed a Western-backed ... Syria's al-Nusra Front commander 'killed in strike'BBC News Senior Nusra Front commander killed in Syria air strikeAljazeera.com Abu Humam al-Shami, Top al Qaeda Commander in Syria, KilledNewsweek Al-Arabiya -U.S. News & World Report -CNN all 282 news articles »

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Turkish Minister Urges Fight Against Extremists in Syria - ABC News Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:50:32 GMT

BBC News

Turkish Minister Urges Fight Against Extremists in Syria ABC News The world never had a plan to end the worsening Syrian conflict, Turkey's prime minister said Thursday. Ahmet Davutoglu told a news conference that all countries should fight the Islamic State group but also keep Syria's government from committing "war ... Syria conflict: Blast hits Aleppo intelligence HQBBC News Al-Qaeda, others attack Syrian intelligence office in AleppoUSA TODAY all 401 news articles »

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In northern Syria, is the US running out of rebel allies? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:38:19 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

In northern Syria, is the US running out of rebel allies? (+video) Christian Science Monitor Reyhanli and Gazientep, Turkey — Gains by Jabhat al-Nusra, an Al Qaeda affiliate, have forced two major US-backed rebel groups to disband at a time when Washington needs solid partners to counter the influence of jihadists in Syria. Al Nusra, the main ... Syria's Nusra Front may leave Qaeda to form new entityYahoo News all 64 news articles »

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US Draft Urges UN to Condemn Use of Chlorine in Syria - ABC News Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:57:17 GMT

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US Draft Urges UN to Condemn Use of Chlorine in Syria ABC News The United States has circulated a draft resolution in the U.N. Security Council that condemns the use of toxic chemicals such as chlorine in Syria without assigning blame, while threatening militarily enforced action in the case of further violations ... US Presses UN on Syria Chlorine AttacksNew York Times UN Security Council to vote on chlorine arms use in SyriaReuters all 89 news articles »

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Teacher Jamshed Javeed jailed for Syria 'jihad' plan - BBC News Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:43:52 GMT

BBC News

Teacher Jamshed Javeed jailed for Syria 'jihad' plan BBC News A chemistry teacher who was poised to travel to Syria to fight with the group that became widely known as Islamic State has been jailed for six years. Jamshed Javeed, from Manchester, was "determined to fight jihad" despite pleas from his family not to ... Virginia High School Student Accused of Helping Man Join ISIS in SyriaNBCNews.com Dempsey does not rule out U.S. ground troops in SyriaMilitary Times Syria: Rebels with a lost causeFinancial Times Daily Mail -Sky Showbiz all 446 news articles »

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How Yarmouk refugee camp became the worst place in Syria - The Guardian Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:00:53 GMT

The Guardian

How Yarmouk refugee camp became the worst place in Syria The Guardian As Syria's civil war enters its fourth year, other towns and villages are suffering long sieges, usually by Assad's forces but sometimes, as in the case of Nubul and Zahra, two Shia villages north-west of Aleppo, by anti-Assad rebels. Still, Yarmouk ...

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Syrian Opposition to Post Dead Detainees' Photos - New York Times Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:36:10 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Opposition to Post Dead Detainees' Photos New York Times WASHINGTON — The Syrian opposition on Wednesday began posting about 4,000 photographs of detainees who have died in President Bashar al-Assad's prisons so that family members can try to identify the victims and potentially serve as plaintiffs in war ... From Far Away: Syria central to the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students ...Center for Research on Globalization What could go wrong? Russia to host peace negotiations between Syria regime ...Hot Air France push for the relaunch of peace talks on SyriaU-T San Diego The Daily Star -Reuters all 117 news articles »

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Rebel-turned-filmmaker asks why Syria went so wrong - Reuters Thu, 05 Mar 2015 05:09:41 GMT

Rebel-turned-filmmaker asks why Syria went so wrong Reuters One of them, "Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait", shown at the Cannes Film Festival last year, was pieced together by exiled Syrian filmmaker Ossama Mohammed from YouTube videos. It shows people being shot and bleeding to death, not surprising in a ... and more »

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Broken dreams for woman forced to flee IS-held Syria - BBC News Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:30:22 GMT

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Broken dreams for woman forced to flee IS-held Syria BBC News Razan became accustomed to the new look imposed on women living in parts of northern Syria that were seized by Islamic State (IS) in 2013. She used to wear modern headscarves with colourful outfits. But the jihadists forced her to wear a long, black ... and more »

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From Belgium to Syria and back: How an altar boy became an ISIL admirer - Al Jazeera America Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:48:06 GMT

Al Jazeera America

From Belgium to Syria and back: How an altar boy became an ISIL admirer Al Jazeera America Delefortrie stayed in Aleppo, Syria, for about five weeks, according to court papers, and while there he posed for photographs with weapons and posted them on his Facebook page, where he named as his employers Jabhat Al-Nusra (the Nusra Front, ...