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Bashar al-Assad is losing ground in Syria - Vox Wed, 06 May 2015 19:24:33 GMT

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Bashar al-Assad is losing ground in Syria Vox For most of the past two years, it looked like Bashar al-Assad's campaign to hold on in Syria was working. Syria's weak, uncoordinated, and increasingly Islamist rebels were being gradually pushed back. And while ISIS had seized vast parts of the ... Syria's President Bashar Assad Defends Military Setbacks in Rare AppearanceNBCNews.com Syria's Assad Acknowledges 'Setbacks' in War Against RebelsWall Street Journal Assad says army to reinforce besieged troops in northwest SyriaYahoo News Los Angeles Times -Telegraph.co.uk all 179 news articles »

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Syria Is Using Chemical Weapons Again, Rescue Workers Say - New York Times Wed, 06 May 2015 17:34:13 GMT

New York Times

Syria Is Using Chemical Weapons Again, Rescue Workers Say New York Times Two years after President Bashar al-Assad agreed to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, there is mounting evidence that his government is flouting international law to drop jerry-built chlorine bombs on insurgent-held areas. Lately, the pace ... US Leading Effort to Assign Blame for Syria Chlorine AttacksABC News US seeks UN probe of Syria chlorine attacksYahoo News all 75 news articles »

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Hezbollah vows to attack al-Nusra Front on Syria frontier - BBC News Wed, 06 May 2015 07:54:24 GMT

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Hezbollah vows to attack al-Nusra Front on Syria frontier BBC News Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his Lebanon-based Shia group will attack Sunni militants from al-Nusra Front along the border with Syria. Mr Nasrallah said al-Nusra units based in the Qalamoun Mountains would be targeted, but did not specify ... Hezbollah clashes with al-Qaida-linked group on Lebanon-Syria borderJerusalem Post Israel News Hezbollah To Launch Major Offensive Against Sunni Militants On Lebanon-Syria ...International Business Times Hezbollah Under Pressure: Losses in Syria, and Opposition in LebanonAlgemeiner ABC News all 284 news articles »

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Counter-terrorism police detain seven people in Syria fraud investigation - The Guardian Wed, 06 May 2015 13:25:40 GMT

The Guardian

Counter-terrorism police detain seven people in Syria fraud investigation The Guardian Scotland Yard said officers were investigating a “large-scale fraud” connected to UK extremists travelling to Syria. The arrests are part of a continuing investigation into allegations that vulnerable and elderly victims were cold-called on their home ... UK Police Arrest Seven Over Suspected Fraud Linked to Syria TerrorNBCNews.com Six men charged in Syria 'terror fraud' probeITV News Terror police arrest seven over Syria fraud allegationsBBC News Washington Times all 115 news articles »

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Report: Syrian government dropping barrel bombs on Aleppo civilians - CNN Tue, 05 May 2015 10:58:03 GMT

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Report: Syrian government dropping barrel bombs on Aleppo civilians CNN (CNN) Syrian government forces have caused death and devastating injuries to civilians by dropping barrel bombs on schools, hospitals, mosques and crowded markets in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo, rights group Amnesty International has alleged ... Syria war: 'unthinkable atrocities' documented in report on AleppoThe Guardian Barrel Bombs Kill More Than 3000 Civilians in Syria, Report SaysTIME Syria's 'circle of hell': Aleppo residents describe children without heads ...The Independent BBC News -Irish Times all 224 news articles »

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Turkish Military Puts Brakes on Syrian Intervention - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 05 May 2015 18:33:47 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turkish Military Puts Brakes on Syrian Intervention U.S. News & World Report There has been a recent surge of news stories and commentary in the Turkish and foreign media that Turkey might launch a military operation against Syria and Iran. For example, the Huffington Post ran an article claiming that a joint Turkey-Saudi ... and more »

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Syria conflict: Fresh UN-backed talks begin in Geneva - BBC News Wed, 06 May 2015 01:19:02 GMT

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Syria conflict: Fresh UN-backed talks begin in Geneva BBC News The UN has begun consultations with Syrian government and opposition officials as it seeks to find enough common ground to restart peace talks. Special envoy Staffan de Mistura said more than 40 groups had been invited to attend one-on-one meetings ... Iran Nuclear Talks Open a Tangled Path to Ending Syria's WarNew York Times After two attempts, UN starts zero-expectation talks on SyriaThe Daily Star UN kicks off Syria talks, hopes opposition fighters will comeReuters all 194 news articles »

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There will be no winners in Syria's war, but there can be an end - Reuters Blogs (blog) Tue, 05 May 2015 20:22:36 GMT

Reuters Blogs (blog)

There will be no winners in Syria's war, but there can be an end Reuters Blogs (blog) Such continued misery for Syrians will entail rising costs for the conflict's principal external stakeholders — Iran and Russia in the regime's camp, the United States, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar on the side of the opposition. It is high time for ... The desperate plight of Syria's armyYnetnews Resurgent Syrian Rebels Aim for AssadDaily Beast Analysis: Syria's al-Assad regime in troubleCNN The National Interest Online -Jerusalem Post Israel News -Business Insider all 92 news articles »

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Syrian town tries to rise from ashes after ISIS defeat - CNN Tue, 05 May 2015 12:03:58 GMT

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Syrian town tries to rise from ashes after ISIS defeat CNN (CNN) They called it Kobanigrad, the destruction was so complete. Months of coalition airstrikes and ISIS bombing flattening some parts of the town, leaving others uninhabitable. The question so many asked during the fighting was what would the spoils ... Warfare reduces Syria's Kobani to rubbleWDAM-TV all 17 news articles »

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'Syria-bound' British family detained in Moldova after being held in Turkey - The Guardian Tue, 05 May 2015 21:08:11 GMT

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'Syria-bound' British family detained in Moldova after being held in Turkey The Guardian ... of Thames Valley police, said: “Given the online rhetoric from the Islamic State encouraging people to travel to Syria, the direction of travel and concerns voiced by Asif's family, Thames Valley police is concerned the family may be seeking to ... 'Syria-bound' couple Asif Malik and Sara Kiran held in MoldovaBBC News Syria-bound British family to be deported from Turkey to Moldova - sourceReuters UK all 65 news articles »