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Inspectors in Syria Find Traces of Banned Military Chemicals - New York Times Wed, 13 May 2015 04:53:11 GMT

New York Times

Inspectors in Syria Find Traces of Banned Military Chemicals New York Times International inspectors have found traces of banned toxic chemicals in at least three military locations in Syria, four diplomats and officials said, less than two years after President Bashar al-Assad agreed to dismantle the country's chemical ... Syria's truth smugglersThe Guardian Is Syria's war edging towards an outcome?BBC News David Ignatius: A new cooperation on SyriaU-T San Diego Business Insider -CNN all 221 news articles »

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Traces of Chemicals in Syria Add to Pressure on Obama to Enforce a 'Red Line' - New York Times Thu, 14 May 2015 01:10:50 GMT

NBCNews.com

Traces of Chemicals in Syria Add to Pressure on Obama to Enforce a 'Red Line' New York Times WASHINGTON — If President Obama hoped that the danger of chemical warfare in the Middle East receded when Syria gave up tons of poison gas, mounting evidence that toxic weapons remain in the strife-torn country could once again force him to decide ... White House Concerned About Syria Chemical Weapons AllegationsNBCNews.com Diplomats: Traces of chemical weapons agents found in SyriaU.S. News & World Report Cotton not surprised Syria reportedly kept chemical weaponsThe Hill (blog) all 99 news articles »

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Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle - Reuters Wed, 13 May 2015 13:03:29 GMT

Reuters

Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle Reuters The gains in the crucial Qalamoun region close to Lebanon against groups including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front follow significant defeats for Assad elsewhere, notably in Syria's northwest near the Turkish border. Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shi ... Iran's new strategy in SyriaAl-Monitor Inside Hezbollah's war in SyriaYnetnews Syrian army, allies seize strategic hill on Lebanon-Syria borderChannel News Asia International Business Times all 210 news articles »

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A new cooperation on Syria - Washington Post Wed, 13 May 2015 00:15:26 GMT

UN News Centre

A new cooperation on Syria Washington Post On the eve of a meeting between Arab leaders and President Obama to discuss Middle East security, developments in Syria could bolster the opposition's campaign to topple the regime there. Driving the opposition push in Syria is a new working ... In Geneva, UN envoy continues Syria consultations with national and regional ...UN News Centre Syria's main opposition group in exile says it is not attending UN-hosted ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Syria's main opposition group says it won't attend UN-hosted peace talksFox News Middle East Eye all 89 news articles »

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Theresa May refuses to say if British schoolgirls who fled to Syria to be ... - The Independent Wed, 13 May 2015 15:38:48 GMT

The Independent

Theresa May refuses to say if British schoolgirls who fled to Syria to be ... The Independent Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana disappeared from their homes in east London in February and flew to Turkey, where they then crossed the border into Syria. Footage apparently showing the girls being helped across the border by a man ... ISIS jihadi brides escaping Syria might not be allowed back in UK says Theresa ...Daily Mail British teenagers who went to Syria to marry terrorists 'are now on the run ...Metro Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense DVIDS (press release) all 107 news articles »

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ISIS gains more territory in Syria - Fox News Wed, 13 May 2015 13:19:30 GMT

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ISIS gains more territory in Syria Fox News BEIRUT – Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has seized more territory in the central province of Homs amid intense clashes with government forces. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory says Wednesday's fighting killed at least 28 government ... Islamic State Makes Gains in Syria's Central ProvinceNew York Times all 140 news articles »

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Former CIA Deputy Director issues scathing criticism of US policy against ISIS ... - CNN Wed, 13 May 2015 20:04:58 GMT

CNN

Former CIA Deputy Director issues scathing criticism of US policy against ISIS ... CNN "What I fear is that we're going to be successful in Iraq -- we're going to have a hammer in Iraq -- but no anvil in Syria. So the ISIS guys are just going to go across the border into Syria, and they're going to have a safe haven in eastern Syrian ... and more »

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Activists Say at Least 28 Killed in Syria Government Attack - ABC News Tue, 12 May 2015 14:42:13 GMT

Activists Say at Least 28 Killed in Syria Government Attack ABC News Syrian government helicopters dropped a barrel bomb Tuesday in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, hitting a busy bus depot and killing at least 28 people, activists said. The attack on the Jisr al-Haj neighborhood killed at least 28 people ... and more »

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Australian suspected of planning to fight with Islamic State in Syria stripped ... - ABC Online Wed, 13 May 2015 05:53:01 GMT

ABC Online

Australian suspected of planning to fight with Islamic State in Syria stripped ... ABC Online An Australian has been stripped of his passport amid suspicions he wanted to travel to Syria to fight with Islamic State militants. However the 27-year-old, identified in official documents as RZBV, maintained he wanted to fly to Turkey to see extended ... and more »

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Turks Fear Saudi Alliance Will Drag Country Into Syria - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 11 May 2015 18:23:45 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turks Fear Saudi Alliance Will Drag Country Into Syria U.S. News & World Report Although Turkey has long been implicated in the depths of the Syrian crisis, the Turkish public is newly anxious over claims that the Turkish Armed Forces are preparing to invade Syria to set up a buffer zone, following the fall of Idlib in late March ... Turkish Border Crackdown Imperils Syrian RefugeesVoice of America all 16 news articles »