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Nusra Front leader: We will not target Syria's Alawites - Aljazeera.com Wed, 27 May 2015 22:18:54 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Nusra Front leader: We will not target Syria's Alawites Aljazeera.com The leader of al-Qaeda's Syria branch has said the group will not target the country's Alawite minority despite their support for Bashar al-Assad's government. Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of the Nusra Front, made the remark in an exclusive interview ... Chief of Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate pledges no attacks on the WestYahoo News Al Qaeda in Syria Denies Planning Attacks AbroadNew York Times Leader of al Qaeda Syria wing says aims to take Damascus - TVReuters UK ABC Online -Telegraph.co.uk -The Times of Israel all 52 news articles »

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Syria and Iraq can't be solved by western boots on the ground - The Guardian Wed, 27 May 2015 10:27:25 GMT

The Guardian

Syria and Iraq can't be solved by western boots on the ground The Guardian They come from more than 100 countries, meaning that half the countries in the world are providing volunteers for groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaida. If the fighting currently raging in Syria and Iraq cannot then be defined as an international ... Emboldened in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State may be reaching limits of expansionYahoo News After ISIS Gains In Anbar, Palmyra, Syria Wants More Coordination With IraqInternational Business Times Syria Calls For More Iraqi Coordination In Fight Against ISRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Business Insider all 1,029 news articles »

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Syria: Isis releases footage of Palmyra ruins intact and 'will not destroy them' - The Guardian Wed, 27 May 2015 17:11:24 GMT

The Guardian

Syria: Isis releases footage of Palmyra ruins intact and 'will not destroy them' The Guardian Islamic State has released new footage depicting unscathed ruins in the Syrian city of Palmyra, and activists say the group has promised to spare much of the ancient site and only destroy statues deemed polytheistic – raising hopes that some of the ... Islamic State Prepares For Major Attack On Southern Syria - Approaches IsraelWestern Journalism Palmyra's Ancient Ruins Unharmed for Now: Syria Antiquities ChiefNBCNews.com The Latest on IS: Islamic State militants kill detainees in Roman theater in ...Minneapolis Star Tribune all 4,247 news articles »

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Syria conflict: IS 'driven from Assyrian villages' - BBC News Wed, 27 May 2015 17:28:55 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: IS 'driven from Assyrian villages' BBC News Islamic State fighters have been driven out of Assyrian Christian villages in Syria that they seized in February, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Kurdish fighters had retaken the villages along the Khabur river in ... Isis in Syria: The Kurdish enclave still resisting the tyranny of President ...The Independent Kurds oust IS from Christian villages in Syria: monitorYahoo News YPG and allies expel ISIS from Christian villages northeast SyriaARA News Al-Arabiya all 54 news articles »

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Syria: Palmyra Ruins Unharmed Since ISIS Takeover, Official Says - New York Times Wed, 27 May 2015 01:43:57 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria: Palmyra Ruins Unharmed Since ISIS Takeover, Official Says New York Times Syria's antiquities chief said Tuesday that the historic city of Palmyra had been unharmed since Islamic State extremists seized it last week. The antiquities official, Maamoun Abdulkarim, said that there was “no damage so far,” but that he was still ... Syrian regime launches air strikes against Isil in PalmyraTelegraph.co.uk Syrian warplanes batter IS jihadists in ancient PalmyraHindustan Times all 1,152 news articles »

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'Obama at War' Shows How Syria Was Lost - Newsweek Tue, 26 May 2015 18:23:35 GMT

Newsweek

'Obama at War' Shows How Syria Was Lost Newsweek Al-Qaeda, once thought to be on the ropes, is at work in Syria, but only as a bit player compared with ISIS, whose fighters in recent days overran the historic Syrian crossroads city of Palmyra as well as Ramadi, a key city in Iraq's Sunni heartland. Marco Rubio the hawk turned dovish on Syria in 2013Politico Syria Got Rid of Its Chemical Weapons -- But Reports of Attacks ContinueFRONTLINE Chemical Warfare in Syria Continues, UnpunishedCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) all 15 news articles »

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UK schoolgirls lured to Syria by Isis 'have made contact with their families' - The Guardian Thu, 28 May 2015 00:50:55 GMT

The Guardian

UK schoolgirls lured to Syria by Isis 'have made contact with their families' The Guardian UK schoolgirls lured to Syria by Isis 'have made contact with their families'. One of three schoolfriends is believed to have called relatives to say she is healthy and well but does not intend to return, while others made contact online. Amira Abase ... Isis: London schoolgirls who fled to Syria to join Islamic State are 'safe and ...International Business Times UK British schoolgirls in Syria make contact with familiesITV News all 3 news articles »

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Hezbollah says it struck Syria militants with help of drone - Military Times Wed, 27 May 2015 17:29:15 GMT

The Daily Star

Hezbollah says it struck Syria militants with help of drone Military Times BEIRUT — Lebanon's Hezbollah group says it has struck a group of al-Qaida militants near the border with Syria with the help of a drone for the first time. The Shiite group's Al-Manar satellite television channel said the "qualitative operation" was ... Ten Hezbollah fighters die in SyriaThe Daily Star all 33 news articles »

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UK and Russia to resume Syria talks - The Guardian Tue, 26 May 2015 17:20:31 GMT

The Guardian

UK and Russia to resume Syria talks The Guardian David Cameron and Vladimir Putin have agreed to resume talks to find a solution to the civil war in Syria. The prime minister and the Russian president spoke on the phone for half an hour on Monday afternoon, with Putin congratulating Cameron on his ... UK and Russia to resume talks over Syria conflictBBC News David Cameron and Vladimir Putin vow to work together to stop rise of ISISDaily Mail all 494 news articles »

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Two wounded from Syria war cross into Israel to be treated in hospital - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 27 May 2015 23:42:34 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Two wounded from Syria war cross into Israel to be treated in hospital Jerusalem Post Israel News Israeli Druse in touch with Syrian rebels tells 'Post” that injured are either from the Western-backed Free Syrian Army or ordinary civilians that got caught up in the crossfire. Golan Heights. Israeli soldiers stand near the border with Syria in the ... and more »