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ISIS Fighters Seize Control of Syrian City of Palmyra, and Ancient Ruins - New York Times Wed, 20 May 2015 20:08:12 GMT

New York Times

ISIS Fighters Seize Control of Syrian City of Palmyra, and Ancient Ruins New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants swept into the historic desert city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, and by evening were in control of it, residents and the Syrian state news media said, a victory that gives them another ... Islamic State seizes ancient Palmyra city from Syrian forcesReuters ISIL captures strategic Syrian city of PalmyraAljazeera.com Islamic State seizes ancient town of Palmyra in SyriaUSA TODAY CNN -BBC News all 725 news articles »

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Islamic State gains a foothold in ancient town of Palmyra, Syria - Lexington Herald Leader Wed, 20 May 2015 15:24:52 GMT

Lexington Herald Leader

Islamic State gains a foothold in ancient town of Palmyra, Syria Lexington Herald Leader BEIRUT — Islamic State militants seized parts of the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday after fierce clashes with government troops, renewing fears the extremist group would destroy the priceless archaeological site if it reaches ... IS jihadists take Ramadi but pinned back in PalmyraYahoo News all 4,987 news articles »

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Insurgents Continue Advance in Syria, Keeping Pressure on Government Forces - New York Times Wed, 20 May 2015 00:55:53 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Insurgents Continue Advance in Syria, Keeping Pressure on Government Forces New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Insurgents continued to advance in the Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, fighters and antigovernment activists said, keeping up pressure on government forces despite President Bashar al-Assad's vow to force them out of territory ... Syria's Civil War Leaves No Good Outcomes for IsraelU.S. News & World Report (blog) Syria hopes for new US$1 billion credit line from Iran - officialChannel News Asia May 13th, 2015 · 2 min readSyria Deeply Yahoo News -Al-Arabiya all 334 news articles »

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Islamic State finding it hard to gain foothold on Syria's Israel border - Ynetnews Wed, 20 May 2015 15:09:54 GMT

Ynetnews

Islamic State finding it hard to gain foothold on Syria's Israel border Ynetnews Two attempts by Islamic State in Syria to take up positions along the Golan Heights border with Israel have been thwarted in the past two weeks. The two groups of IS-affiliated militants were threatening to expand the radical organization's sphere of ... and more »

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UN urges Jordan not to deport Palestinian activist back to Syria - The Guardian Thu, 21 May 2015 01:06:44 GMT

The Guardian

UN urges Jordan not to deport Palestinian activist back to Syria The Guardian Wael al-Sahlee, a 40-year-old artist and activist, fled Syria for Jordan in late 2012 after becoming a target of the Syrian regime. Banned from working in Jordan, Sahlee wanted to seek a better life in Europe, so in late April he and his nine-year-old ... Jordan to deport Palestinian refugee to SyriaMiddle East Eye all 2 news articles »

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Obama: Climate Change Fueled Rise Of Boko Haram, War In Syria - Breitbart News Wed, 20 May 2015 18:41:13 GMT

Breitbart News

Obama: Climate Change Fueled Rise Of Boko Haram, War In Syria Breitbart News He also claimed that climate change was partially responsible for the brutal civil war in Syria. “It's now believed that drought, crop failures, and high food prices helped fuel the early unrest in Syria, which descended into civil war in the heart of ... and more »

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Reporters on Syria's war: why they do it, what they risk - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 20 May 2015 19:08:23 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Reporters on Syria's war: why they do it, what they risk Christian Science Monitor But the only reason the rest of the world sees Syria's destruction is because local journalists like Hasan daily demonstrate their own tenacious resilience to document the destruction wrought by the everyone from the regime of Bashar al-Assad to ... US-led air raid kills 15 al Qaeda fighters in Syria: monitorReuters US-led air raid kills 15 al Qaeda fighters in SyriaYnetnews all 9 news articles »

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Syria rebels seize last major Idlib army base - reports - BBC News Tue, 19 May 2015 22:53:50 GMT

BBC News

Syria rebels seize last major Idlib army base - reports BBC News Syrian rebels have reportedly seized the last major army base in north-western Idlib province, in a fresh setback for President Bashar al-Assad. State forces withdrew from the Mastouma base after days of fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human ... Syria rebels seize key regime baseThe Guardian Rebels seize key regime base in Syria's Idlib: monitorYahoo News Jabhat al-Nusra deals blow to Syrian army camp in IdlibAl-Monitor Syria Direct all 47 news articles »

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Mother of journalist held in Syria pleads to speak to him - CNN Tue, 19 May 2015 14:34:55 GMT

CNN

Mother of journalist held in Syria pleads to speak to him CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) The mother of Austin Tice, who has been held captive in Syria for over 1,000 days, made an emotional plea in Beirut on Tuesday for information about her son, asking his captors to let him telephone her while she is visiting the ... Mother of Austin Tice, US Reporter Missing Three Years in Syria, Urges US HelpNBCNews.com US withholding info, says mom of kidnapped journalist in SyriaCBS News Mother of US reporter missing in Syria pleads for answersU.S. News & World Report all 118 news articles »

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Australian man who fled Syria says he never joined 'vicious and cruel' Isis - The Guardian Wed, 20 May 2015 03:27:32 GMT

The Guardian

Australian man who fled Syria says he never joined 'vicious and cruel' Isis The Guardian A wounded man is treated at a makeshift hospital in Aleppo in May 2014. Adam Brookman says he was working in the city at the time 'on ambulances, transporting civilians who were injured due to bombing and fire from jets'. Photograph: Zein ... Islamic State defector says he never went to Syria to fightSydney Morning Herald all 163 news articles »