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Bad to worse: ISIS brings fight to Syrian capital - CNBC Tue, 07 Apr 2015 19:13:42 GMT

CNBC

Bad to worse: ISIS brings fight to Syrian capital CNBC Yarmouk has been held for three years by more moderate factions opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But fighting escalated severely starting last week, when ISIS made a push to take over the area. All this has made the violence in Damascus ... Refugee camp captures the horror of SyriaToronto Star Syria civil war: Government's 'indiscriminate and stupid' bombing of the ...The Independent Syria offers Palestinians its firepower in Yarmuk battleYahoo News Sydney Morning Herald -New York Times all 469 news articles »

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Syria and Iraq are awash with Russian, Iranian, and Chinese weapons - Business Insider Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:40:13 GMT

Business Insider

Syria and Iraq are awash with Russian, Iranian, and Chinese weapons Business Insider A large amount of the Russian, Iranian, and Chinese ammunition flooding the battle zones were likely looted by ISIS and other jihadists from Syrian military bases. Iran and Russia both directly provided arms to the Assad regime in 2014 as ISIS were ... UK sends military trainers to SyriaWorld Socialist Web Site all 32 news articles »

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Cameron's unthinking policy on Syria has fuelled the rise of British jihadism - The Guardian Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:25:20 GMT

The Guardian

Cameron's unthinking policy on Syria has fuelled the rise of British jihadism The Guardian Cameron should not be let off the hook for supporting the armed opposition in Syria and being ready to start bombing Syrian government forces in 2013 after the Syrians had apparently used chemical weapons. The planes were ready to take off from Cyprus. and more »

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Two boys aged 17 'travel to Syria from Dewsbury' - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:19:57 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Two boys aged 17 'travel to Syria from Dewsbury' Telegraph.co.uk The families of Hassan Munshi and Talha Asmal, the two teenage boys who are believed to have travelled to Syria, have said they are in "a state of profound shock" and are praying for the safe return of the "ordinary Yorkshire lads". They said: "We ... Two Dewsbury teenagers 'feared Syria-bound'BBC News Yorkshire Teenagers In Syria, Police FearSky News From Dewsbury to Syria: Families in shock after their "ordinary Yorkshire lads ...mirror.co.uk Los Angeles Times -Huddersfield Examiner -Daily Mail all 181 news articles »

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In Syria's war, Alawites pay heavy price for loyalty to Bashar al-Assad - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:02:32 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

In Syria's war, Alawites pay heavy price for loyalty to Bashar al-Assad Telegraph.co.uk The scale of the sect's losses is staggering: with a population of around two million, a tenth of Syria's population, the Alawites boast perhaps 250,000 men of fighting age. Today as many as one third are dead, local residents and Western diplomats say. Iran-Supported Syria Praises Framework Nuclear DealAlgemeiner all 4 news articles »

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"Beyond inhumane" battle for refugee camp in Syria - CBS News Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:53:44 GMT

CBS News

"Beyond inhumane" battle for refugee camp in Syria CBS News Hatem al-Dimashqi, an activist based in an area just south of Damascus, said the Yarmouk camp was under attack Monday. Both Al-Dimashqi and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also said Syrian government's air force has ... UN official: State of Syrian refugee camp 'beyond inhumane'Yahoo News Islamic State Seizes Palestinian Refugee Camp in SyriaNew York Times Desperation for Palestinians trapped in Syrian refugee campCNN BBC News -Los Angeles Times all 773 news articles »

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Syria crisis: Kidnapped Kurds freed by Islamist rebels - BBC News Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:55:45 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: Kidnapped Kurds freed by Islamist rebels BBC News Islamist rebel fighters have released some 300 Kurdish men taken captive and held for hours in northwest Syria. Reports say the men were seized from buses travelling from the town of Afrin to the city of Aleppo. Officials from the Kurdish Democratic ... Islamists kidnap then free 300 Kurds in SyriaYahoo News Syrian insurgents kidnap then release 300 Kurds: Kurdish officialReuters Al-Nusra 'abducts 300 Kurds in northwestern Syria'Deutsche Welle The Guardian all 122 news articles »

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ISIS Blows Up Historic Christian Church in Syria on Easter - Breitbart News Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:58:27 GMT

Breitbart News

ISIS Blows Up Historic Christian Church in Syria on Easter Breitbart News Christians are a small minority in Syria, comprising just 10% of Syria's mostly Muslim Sunni population. Assyrian Easter celebrations this year have been limited to prayers and masses because of the dire circumstances in the conflict-ridden country. Islamic State Militants Destroy Church In Syria On Easter: ReportHuffington Post ISIS Blows Up Church on Easter Sunday: Syria State News AgencyNBCNews.com Islamic State blows up Syrian church on Easter SundayJerusalem Post Israel News ARA News -TheBlaze.com -Algemeiner all 80 news articles »

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Activists: 2 deadly car bombs hit rebel bases in Syria - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 07 Apr 2015 21:23:58 GMT

The Daily Star

Activists: 2 deadly car bombs hit rebel bases in Syria U.S. News & World Report BEIRUT (AP) — A pair of car bombs targeted two rebel bases north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing and wounding dozens, two activist groups said. The attacks targeted compounds belonging to Islamic opposition groups in the countryside ... Lebanese army says three militants killed near Syria borderReuters all 147 news articles »

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First Syrian refugees relocate to North Texas - WFAA Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:31:36 GMT

WFAA

First Syrian refugees relocate to North Texas WFAA "They were getting scared from the sounds of bullets firing," he said. "That's when he knew it was time to leave." Civil war has sent Syria into a brutal nightmare. News 8 agreed to only use that father's first name — Hussein — since his relatives ...