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Amid the ruins of Syria, is Bashar al-Assad now finally facing the end? - The Guardian Sat, 23 May 2015 23:04:12 GMT

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Amid the ruins of Syria, is Bashar al-Assad now finally facing the end?
The Guardian
One evening at the end of March, a Syrian rebel leader returned from a meeting across the border in Turkey and called an urgent gathering of his commanders. The five men turned up at their boss's house in Idlib province expecting to receive the same ...
ISIS and the New Army of Conquest in Syria Are Headed for a ShowdownDaily Beast
Syrian opposition: Video shows military using barrel bombsCNN International
Analysis: ISIS Gains Momentum With Palmyra, Assad Squeezed on Multiple FrontsNBCNews.com
Al-Arabiya -Economic Times -Business Insider
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Security and Defense: Israel closely eying the Syrian situation - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sat, 23 May 2015 14:13:07 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Security and Defense: Israel closely eying the Syrian situation
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The Damascus regime controls less than half of Syria, and the country no longer exists in any formal, coherent sense. Israel watches events closely, trying not to intervene – except when, according to international media reports, the Iranian axis tries ...
Hezbollah sees no end to Syria war, Mideast at risk of partitionYahoo! Maktoob News

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Syrian official: Islamic State militants in Palmyra's museum - Yahoo News Sat, 23 May 2015 12:16:38 GMT

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Syrian official: Islamic State militants in Palmyra's museum
Yahoo News
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Islamic State fighters broke into the museum of Palmyra, though a Syrian official said its artifacts have been removed and are safe while the U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes on the group's installations near the captured ...
Key Syria-Iraq border crossing falls to ISILAljazeera.com
ISIS seizes another Iraqi town, expands hold in Syria's ancient PalmyraCNN
Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's PalmyraReuters
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'White Helmets' bring civilian aid to Syria's conflict - CNN Fri, 22 May 2015 13:25:54 GMT

'White Helmets' bring civilian aid to Syria's conflict
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In late 2012, the Syrian regime withdrew its forces from northern and southern Syria. Whether it was in response to increasingly powerful rebel forces is not something the regime of Bashar al-Assad has ever acknowledged, but the end product was the same.

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French public back military intervention in Syria - poll - Reuters UK Sun, 24 May 2015 01:43:34 GMT

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French public back military intervention in Syria - poll
Reuters UK
It was the first country to join the U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes on Islamic State insurgents in Iraq and Syria, but ruled out taking part in strikes on targets inside Syrian borders for fear it would benefit Assad. In a survey of 1,103 ...
Poll: French public back military intervention in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News
With Syria and Iraq, there is no Plan B – and the omens are not goodChannel 4 News (blog)
U.S. Airstrikes In Syria 'Have Killed So Many People. We Want Them To Stop'Huffington Post

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British teenager's attempt to join Isis in Syria foiled by undercover reporter - The Guardian Fri, 22 May 2015 14:07:09 GMT

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British teenager's attempt to join Isis in Syria foiled by undercover reporter
The Guardian
Charlie Winter, a researcher at the counter-extemism thinktank Quilliam, said the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Syria and Iraq should be more open and specific about its actions in order to deter would-be extremists from entering the ...
Police stop girl heading to Syria after newspaper alertBBC News
UK teen's bid to become jihadi bride in Syria foiled by reporterCBS News
ISIS plot to lure Brit girl to Syria as jihadi bride foiled by The Daily MailDaily Mail
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Tears Tell Story of Syria's War Victims - Huffington Post Sat, 23 May 2015 18:23:17 GMT

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Tears Tell Story of Syria's War Victims
Huffington Post
Nahed, a Syrian mother, once had a good life. She was a school teacher in Rural Damascus. It was a middle-class living that could provide for her family. But all that changed when the civil war came to her country. The fighting between the government ...

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Syrians Try To Build Case Against Assad In Chlorine Attacks - Huffington Post Sat, 23 May 2015 13:18:21 GMT

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Syrians Try To Build Case Against Assad In Chlorine Attacks
Huffington Post
BEIRUT (AP) — With only a cloth mask for protection, Firas Kayali rushed to try to rescue the residents of a house in a village in rebel-held northern Syria after a barrel bomb, suspected to be filled with chlorine gas, hit nearby. Once a house ...
Chlorine gas attacks in Syria blamed on AssadTribune-Review
The challenge of assessing Syria's chemical weaponsBBC News

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US, Coalition Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL - Department of Defense Sat, 23 May 2015 14:21:04 GMT

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US, Coalition Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported ...
Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release)
Jihadists capture Iraq-Syria borderManila Standard Today
US, Coalition continue airstrikes against ISIL in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency

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Kiwi in Syria wanting to negotiate return to Australia - TVNZ Sun, 24 May 2015 02:11:22 GMT

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Kiwi in Syria wanting to negotiate return to Australia
TVNZ
A New Zealand woman in Syria is reportedly negotiating with the Australian authorities to return to Australia after travelling to Syria last year. The dual New Zealand-Australia citizen is offering information to Australian authorities to ensure she ...
New Zealander in Syria wants to return to Australia, offers information on ...Stuff.co.nz

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