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Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, US reassures Abadi - Reuters Mon, 25 May 2015 22:30:40 GMT

Reuters

Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, US reassures Abadi Reuters The U.S. damage-control effort came as the loss of Ramadi and Palmyra in Syria put its strategy against Islamic State into question. "The vice president recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past eighteen months in ... Islamic State tightens hold on Iraq-Syria borderABC Online Syria Says Islamic State Killed Hundreds, Including Children, In PalmyraHuffington Post ISIS faces battle in Iraq, Syria; children among those executed by terrorist groupPittsburgh Post-Gazette Haaretz all 2,557 news articles »

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Iraq, Syria armies prepare counterattacks against ISIS amid massacre reports - Fox News Mon, 25 May 2015 07:54:20 GMT

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Iraq, Syria armies prepare counterattacks against ISIS amid massacre reports Fox News Iraqi and Syrian armed forces prepared to launch two counterattacks against ISIS militants over the weekend after losing two key cities to the terror group last week. Reuters reported that Iraqi forces launched a counterattack Saturday to retake the ... Children among more than 90 Syrians 'executed' by ISIS, group saysCNN Iraq, Syria Battle to Keep ISIS Militants at BayNewsweek Isis in Syria: Government air strikes pose threat to ancient city of Palmyra ...The Independent Reuters -The Guardian -Daily Mail all 3,610 news articles »

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Turkey and US 'agree in principle' to provide air support for Syrian rebels - The Guardian Mon, 25 May 2015 14:11:06 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey and US 'agree in principle' to provide air support for Syrian rebels The Guardian Air strikes against Isis militants in Iraq and Syria began in August and continue daily. They have now run into the thousands, but Isis fighters have recently made further gains, last week capturing Ramadi in Iraq and the Syrian city of Palmyra, where ... Turkey says in deal with US on air support for Syria rebelsYahoo News Turkey says it struck deal with US on air support for Syria rebelsJerusalem Post Israel News US-led strikes assist Kurdish advance against ISIS north SyriaARA News Duluth News Tribune all 130 news articles »

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UK and Russia to resume talks over Syria conflict - BBC News Mon, 25 May 2015 20:12:21 GMT

BBC News

UK and Russia to resume talks over Syria conflict BBC News Senior British and Russian officials are to resume efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Syria, David Cameron and Vladimir Putin have agreed. The resumption of talks between security advisers was discussed by the leaders in a telephone ... UK and Russia seek Syria solutionHerald Scotland Britain and Russia resume talks on Syria: Cameron and Putin vow to work ...Daily Mail Britain and Russia Agree to Resume Talks on SyriaNDTV all 368 news articles »

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Sydney mother Jasmina Milovanov 'left children' to join IS fight in Syria: report - Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 25 May 2015 22:18:58 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney mother Jasmina Milovanov 'left children' to join IS fight in Syria: report Sydney Morning Herald Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation into a Sydney mother-of-two who has reportedly flown to the Middle East to join Islamic State. It is feared Jasmina Milovanov, 26, left her home in Sydney's west earlier this month to fly to Syria ... Family 'shocked' after Sydney woman allegedly abandons children to travel to ...9news.com.au Mum 'abandons' kids for IS-run SyriaSky News Australia Sydney mother who abandoned her two children to join the death cult in SyriaThe Daily Telegraph Daily Mail all 14 news articles »

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Hezbollah vows to step up involvement in Syria's civil war - Fox News Mon, 25 May 2015 03:28:34 GMT

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Hezbollah vows to step up involvement in Syria's civil war Fox News BEIRUT – The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Sunday that the region is facing "unprecedented danger" from extremist groups and vowed his fighters will expand their involvement in Syria's civil war in support of government forces. Sheik ... With Syria's Army Losing Ground, A Boost From HezbollahNPR 'We Will Be Everywhere': Hezbollah Says Group Will Step Up Presence in Syria ...NBCNews.com Hezbollah says it will step up presence in Syria as neededReuters Yahoo News -Ynetnews all 185 news articles »

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Give Syria's refugees cash and dignity, not food and blankets - Financial Times Mon, 25 May 2015 22:00:55 GMT

Financial Times

Give Syria's refugees cash and dignity, not food and blankets Financial Times In my head I go back over the numbers I have come to know so well: half of the population of Syria forced by the war to flee their homes ; more than 7.5m Syrians internally displaced; a further 3.9m Syrian refugees, 630,000 of them in Jordan alone. Yet ... and more »

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Syria's ancient ruins threatened by ISIS takeover - New York Post Mon, 25 May 2015 19:21:56 GMT

New York Post

Syria's ancient ruins threatened by ISIS takeover New York Post It's also unlikely the Syrian government salvaged hard-to-move items, such as mummies and tomb carvings dating to the first through the third centuries, according to Amr al-Azm, a former Syrian antiquities official. Al-Azm was particularly worried ... IS enters Palmyra museum: Syria antiquities chiefYahoo News all 43 news articles »

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ISIS and the New Army of Conquest in Syria Are Headed for a Showdown - Daily Beast Sun, 24 May 2015 01:05:49 GMT

Daily Beast

ISIS and the New Army of Conquest in Syria Are Headed for a Showdown Daily Beast Two successive months and two stunning battlefield reversals for the embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—one dealt him in the east by the so-called Islamic State, the other in the north by a new coalition of rebel forces that includes an ... Amid the ruins of Syria, is Bashar al-Assad now finally facing the end?The Guardian Syrian opposition: Video shows military using barrel bombsCNN International Foreign Affairs: Syria's Solomonic justiceJerusalem Post Israel News Reuters UK -NBCNews.com -Ynetnews all 141 news articles »

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Syria regime preparing for partition of the country - The Times of Israel Mon, 25 May 2015 19:21:07 GMT

The Times of Israel

Syria regime preparing for partition of the country The Times of Israel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Weakened by years of war, Syria's government appears ready for the country's de facto partition, defending strategically important areas and leaving much of the country to rebels and jihadists, experts and diplomats say. Syria is next Mideast warCoos Bay World Toowoomba teen jihadist hiding in Syria fearing executionToowoomba Chronicle Israel may soon be forced to ask itself: How to behave in post-Assad Syria?Haaretz Telegraph.co.uk all 45 news articles »