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To US Allies, Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria Becomes the Lesser Evil - Wall Street Journal Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:54:11 GMT

Wall Street Journal

To US Allies, Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria Becomes the Lesser Evil Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—In the three-way war ravaging Syria, should the local al Qaeda branch be seen as the lesser evil to be wooed rather than bombed? This is increasingly the view of some of America's regional allies and even some Western officials. In a war now in ... Syria conflict: Al-Nusra fighters kill Druze villagersBBC News Nusra Front Insurgents Carry Out Deadly Attack on Druse in SyriaNew York Times Calls for aid to Syria's Druze after al Qaeda kills 20Reuters Christian Science Monitor -U.S. News & World Report all 222 news articles »

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Hundreds cross into Turkey from Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:09:17 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Hundreds cross into Turkey from Syria Aljazeera.com Hundreds of people have fled from Syria into Turkey as moderate fighters and Kurdish forces battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group holding the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad. Activists on the Turkish border said that Turkish ... Erdogan blasts West for destabilizing Syria by supporting Kurdish 'terrorists'RT Turkey's Erdogan says West backing Kurdish "terrorists" in SyriaReuters Turkey's Erdogan says West backing Kurdish 'terrorists' in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News Yahoo News -gulfnews.com -Reuters UK all 165 news articles »

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The Man Who Exposed Bashar al-Assad's War Crimes in Syria - Vanity Fair Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:02:48 GMT

Vanity Fair

The Man Who Exposed Bashar al-Assad's War Crimes in Syria Vanity Fair Since then, the images that Caesar secreted out of Syria have received wide circulation, having been touted by Western officials and others as clear evidence of war crimes. The pictures, most of them taken in Syrian military hospitals, show corpses ...

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String of losses in Syria leaves Assad regime increasingly precarious - The Guardian Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:30:18 GMT

The Guardian

String of losses in Syria leaves Assad regime increasingly precarious The Guardian In Aleppo, a rebel alliance of primarily Islamist fighters is battling both the regime and Isis, and recently announced a joint operations command intending to take control of the entire city, while moving to cut off regime supply lines in what was ... Syria rebels seize most of Sweida military airport: spokesmanYahoo News Syria Is a Fiction: Welcome to the Iranian EmpireHuffington Post (blog) Syrian rebels seize parts of air base in south: monitorReuters Western Journalism -The Daily Star -Daily Mail all 134 news articles »

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Conflicts in Syria and Region Take Toll on Jordan's Tourism - New York Times Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:34:05 GMT

New York Times

Conflicts in Syria and Region Take Toll on Jordan's Tourism New York Times The 160-acre site has been one of Jordan's main tourist attractions, and a sustainable long-term source of revenue. But it is just 20 miles from the border with Syria, where a civil war has been raging for four years — and the region's conflicts are ...

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UK fighter returns from Syria after IS fight - BBC News Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:33:21 GMT

BBC News

UK fighter returns from Syria after IS fight BBC News Dozens of foreigners have been fighting alongside Kurdish forces battling Islamic State in northern Syria. Some are now returning home despite the risk of being prosecuted, including one Briton who spoke to the BBC's Quentin Sommerville. Harry has been ... American Keith Broomfield Killed Fighting Against ISIS in SyriaNBCNews.com American fighting with Kurds in Syria killed in ISIS battleFox News Actor volunteering with Kurdish fighters in Syria appeals for help fighting ISISCNN Telegraph.co.uk -RT -Daily Mail all 527 news articles »

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Judge: Man Accused of Trying to Go to Syria to Remain Held - ABC News Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:14:45 GMT

Minnesota Public Radio News

Judge: Man Accused of Trying to Go to Syria to Remain Held ABC News A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Minnesota man accused of making two separate attempts to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group should remain in custody, saying the 21-year-old was a flight risk and no conditions of release could ... In court filings, ISIS recruit details path from Minnesota to SyriaMinnesota Public Radio News all 71 news articles »

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Canadian CF-18 jets hit Islamic State target in Syria - Toronto Star Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:15:07 GMT

Toronto Star

Canadian CF-18 jets hit Islamic State target in Syria Toronto Star OTTAWA—Two CF-18s have carried out Canada's the third airstrike against an Islamic State position in Syria. Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the mission took place Tuesday near the eastern city of Al Hasakah, a hotly contested area where forces ... Canadian CF-18s conduct third Syrian strike missionCTV News all 16 news articles »

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Obama's Next Syria Envoy Must Fight for Relevance - Bloomberg View Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:55:27 GMT

Bloomberg View

Obama's Next Syria Envoy Must Fight for Relevance Bloomberg View As the Obama administration increases the U.S. commitment to fighting the Islamic State in Iraq, the strategy in Syria is flailing - just as a new special envoy for Syria is set to be appointed. He will struggle to exert enough influence to fix U.S ...

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The future of Turkey's Syria policy - Al-Monitor Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:43:03 GMT

Straight.com

The future of Turkey's Syria policy Al-Monitor The future of Turkey's controversial Syria policy has become even more uncertain with the Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) loss of a parliamentary majority. Any potential coalition partner with the AKP — still the leading party, although it ... Gwynne Dyer: Will Turkey stop backing the Islamists in Syria?Straight.com all 427 news articles »