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Islamic State Seizes Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria - New York Times Sat, 04 Apr 2015 23:12:30 GMT

The Guardian

Islamic State Seizes Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria
New York Times
AMMAN, Jordan — Islamic State militants have seized most of a sprawling Palestinian refugee district in the southern part of the Syrian capital, Damascus, an area that has been under siege and bombardment for nearly two years already, according to ...
Thousands Trapped Inside Syria's Yarmouk Refugee Camp As ISIS Takes OverHuffington Post
Syria: Islamic State seizes control of refugee camp near DamascusThe Guardian
'ISIS takes 90 percent of Palestinian refugee camp in Syria'Jerusalem Post Israel News
NPR (blog) -Aljazeera.com
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A Norway Town and Its Pipeline to Jihad in Syria - New York Times Sun, 05 Apr 2015 01:03:54 GMT

New York Times

A Norway Town and Its Pipeline to Jihad in Syria
New York Times
But the subterranean currents that pushed so many young men to Syria from Lisleby, a Frederikstad district of just 6,000, stand out as an example of a phenomenon none of those theories can explain: Why it is that certain towns, and even small areas ...

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US-led coalition launches 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Isis - The Guardian Sun, 05 Apr 2015 01:44:41 GMT

The Guardian

US-led coalition launches 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Isis
The Guardian
Strikes have been ongoing in Iraq since 8 August and Syria since 23 September. More than 2,000 have been carried out, hindering but not defeating Isis fighters who last year took control of large areas of both countries and have since executed a number ...

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Main Syria-Jordan Crossing Under Insurgent Assault - New York Times Sat, 04 Apr 2015 00:26:11 GMT

New York Times

Main Syria-Jordan Crossing Under Insurgent Assault
New York Times
The power struggle at the Nasib crossing, coupled with Syrian government airstrikes that hit nearby on Thursday, is the latest cross-border spillover from Syria's four-year war, and it has led to new tensions between Jordan and Syria. Adding to the ...
April 3rd, 2015 · 2 min read Syria: The Executive Summary, 4/2Syria Deeply
Main border crossing between Syria, Jordan in chaosColumbus Dispatch
Syria: Assad regime losing control of border crossingsAnadolu Agency

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Six people arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences - The Guardian Sat, 04 Apr 2015 13:51:50 GMT

The Guardian

Six people arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences
The Guardian
The arrests come a day after Turkish security forces detained nine British nationals who were allegedly attempting to enter Syria. The group, five adults and four children from Rochdale in northern England, included the 21-year-old student son of a ...
UK police says arrest six at port on Syria-related offencesReuters
Six Arrested In Dover In Syria Terror ProbeSky News
Six arrested at Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorismDaily Mail
Hurriyet Daily News
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Family Had Concerns Over 'Syria-Bound' Brit - Sky News Sat, 04 Apr 2015 08:36:30 GMT

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Family Had Concerns Over 'Syria-Bound' Brit
Sky News
Waheed Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins and the wife of one of his cousins when they were stopped by authorities in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border. They had also taken four children with them. The 21-year-old is due to be sent back to the ...
Police search Rochdale councillor's home after son's arrest on Syrian borderThe Guardian
Syria border arrests: Police search family home of seized BritonBBC News
Turkey to deport nine Britons reportedly detained trying to reach SyriaRTE.ie
Breitbart News
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Syria's civil war - The Economist Thu, 02 Apr 2015 16:17:22 GMT

The Economist

Syria's civil war
The Economist
He has had to recruit more widely for the army, yet he cannot trust the conscripts drawn from Syria's Sunni-majority population. It is said that Sunni pilots are not now allowed to fly aircraft. A well-connected man in Damascus says many are flown by ...
Are we bombing friend or foe in Syria?The Globe and Mail
Syria keen on Russian expansion in Middle EastAl-Monitor
Assad Dismisses Claims Government Used Chlorine on Syrians as 'Propaganda'NBCNews.com

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Tunisia to revive Syria ties to track jihadists - BBC News Fri, 03 Apr 2015 15:26:50 GMT

BBC News

Tunisia to revive Syria ties to track jihadists
BBC News
Tunisia says it plans to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria in order to track its citizens who have gone to fight alongside Islamist militants. Some 3,000 Tunisian jihadists are thought to have gone to Syria and Iraq. Tunisian concerns about home ...
Tunisia Plans to Renew Ties with Syria to Help Track FightersVoice of America
Tunisia says plans to renew ties with Syria to help track fightersReuters UK
Tunisia to mend Syria tiesi24news
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Bruising week for Syria's Assad as troops suffer losses - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:24:52 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Bruising week for Syria's Assad as troops suffer losses
U.S. News & World Report
BEIRUT (AP) — It was a bruising week for Syria's Bashar Assad. The rapid collapse of his forces on two fronts in the north and south brought the opposition its biggest victories in two years, raising serious questions about the president's ability to ...
As regional war rages, Syria's Assad faces setbacksReuters
Syrian rebels capture main border crossing with JordanCBS News

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US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria - Center for Research on Globalization Sat, 04 Apr 2015 23:07:24 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria
Center for Research on Globalization
The ongoing conflict in Syria has always been a proxy conflict aimed at Iran, as well as nearby Russia, and more distant China. As far back as 2007, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh warned in his 9-page New Yorker report “The Redirection Is ...
Syria says Iran nuclear deal will ease regional tensionsReuters
Syria praises Iran for 'tension-easing' nuclear dealDaily Mail
Iran-supported Syria praises framework nuclear dealJNS.org

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