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Police appeal to 'Syria-bound' Slough family - BBC News Sun, 19 Apr 2015 10:26:04 GMT

BBC News

Police appeal to 'Syria-bound' Slough family BBC News A missing UK family of six could already be in Syria, police have said. Asif Malik, 31, Sara Kiran, 29, their daughter Zoha, seven, and three sons Essa, four, Zakariya, two, and Yhaya, one, were last seen on 7 April. Police said online rhetoric from ... Police fear missing family of 'former al-Muhajiroun member' heading to SyriaThe Guardian Missing family may be headed for ISIS in SyriaDaily Mail Asif Malik Isis fears: Missing family of six from Slough feared to be ...The Independent Sky News -Telegraph.co.uk -ABC News all 174 news articles »

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A Crime Against Humanity - CBS News Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:17:11 GMT

Variety

A Crime Against Humanity CBS News And in 2013, it was unleashed on Syrian civilians in what the U.N.'s secretary general calls, "a crime against humanity." a year and a half later no one has been held responsible. For several months we have been gathering evidence. Much of what you are ... WATCH: '60 Minutes' Defends Decision to Show Sarin AttackVariety Behind 60 Minutes' decision to air video of sarin gas victims in SyriaPoynter.org all 14 news articles »

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Searching for a True Story of the Syrian Civil War - The New Yorker Sun, 19 Apr 2015 05:00:29 GMT

The New Yorker

Searching for a True Story of the Syrian Civil War The New Yorker One evening earlier this month, in a small fifth-floor tenement just off Istanbul's iconic Istiklal Caddesi, I attended a private screening of “The Cow Farm,” a new documentary by the Syrian filmmaker Ali Sheikh Khudr. Twenty-eight years old and slight ...

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Syria's Minorities: Caught Between Sword Of ISIS And Wrath of Assad - NPR (blog) Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:05:53 GMT

NPR (blog)

Syria's Minorities: Caught Between Sword Of ISIS And Wrath of Assad NPR (blog) Consider the plight of Syria's many minorities — the Christians, the Druze, the Ismailis and many others. On one hand, they face threats by extremists like the self-proclaimed Islamic State, which considers their beliefs heretical. On the other hand ... and more »

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​ISIS Secret Service: Slain top strategist's blueprints reveal covert Syria ... - RT Sun, 19 Apr 2015 03:01:55 GMT

RT

​ISIS Secret Service: Slain top strategist's blueprints reveal covert Syria ... RT While ISIS appears to be run by religious fanaticism, it instead has been functioning more like a secret intelligence service, calculating every operation and drafting plans of a covert Syrian takeover for years, files seen by Der Spiegel have revealed.

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Doing nothing is not an option for Jesuit Refuge Service in Syria - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:34:49 GMT

Doing nothing is not an option for Jesuit Refuge Service in Syria Wilkes Barre Times-Leader This year, the number of Syrian refugees who have fled the fighting and sought safety in a different country will rise to 4.3 million, said Zammit citing data from the United Nations. Within Syria, there are 12.2 million people in need. The JRS has ... and more »

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Is Iran Overstretched in Syria? - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:33:40 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Is Iran Overstretched in Syria? Foreign Policy (blog) For the majority of Arabs, Syria symbolizes all that is wrong with Iranian influence in the Middle East. Since 2011, Tehran and its regional proxies have poured men, money, and weapons into Syria to prevent President Bashar al-Assad's military defeat ... Syria Steps Up Airstrikes in Rebel-Held Areas of AleppoWall Street Journal Syria Independence Day 2015 Facts: Syrians Celebrate Freedom From Foreign ...International Business Times Syria: 'most dangerous' Isis leaders ScandinavianThe Local.se The Local Denmark -euronews all 221 news articles »

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to legally adopt a Syrian child before summer's end' - Daily Mail Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:35:03 GMT

Daily Mail

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to legally adopt a Syrian child before summer's end' Daily Mail Angelina Jolie can't help but be affected by the plight of so many homeless youngsters during her travels to war-torn Syria. Now, after several health setbacks of her own, the 39-year-old actress and husband Brad Pitt are reportedly moving forward with ... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt 'to adopt a child from Syria'NEWS.com.au Are Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Really Adopting A Syrian Orphan?The Inquisitr Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Planning To Adopt A Daughter From Syria This ...Yahoo Celebrity UK heatworld -Sydney Morning Herald -Express.co.uk all 49 news articles »

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Rochdale family freed after being detained near Syrian border - Daily Mail Sun, 19 Apr 2015 10:20:43 GMT

Daily Mail

Rochdale family freed after being detained near Syrian border Daily Mail Waheed Ahmed, the 21-year-old son of councillor Shakil Ahmed, was accused of trying to sneak into Syria with eight of his relatives and was arrested when he landed in the UK earlier this week. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that six people - a ... Six released in Syria 'terror' probeBBC News Six freed after being questioned over Syria-related terrorism offencesThe Guardian Rochdale family who were arrested near Turkey's border with Syria are freedmirror.co.uk The Independent -Al-Arabiya -Telegraph.co.uk all 102 news articles »

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Empty out Boston; starve Moscow, and you may understand some of Syria's hell - CNN Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:45:57 GMT

Empty out Boston; starve Moscow, and you may understand some of Syria's hell CNN Since civil war broke out there, 310,000 people have been killed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday. A year earlier, SOHR's tally stood at 162,402. And the year before, the United Nations put the death toll at 70,000. Violence has ... and more »