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US Allies in Syria Cut Islamic State Supply Line - Wall Street Journal Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:01:21 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Allies in Syria Cut Islamic State Supply Line Wall Street Journal A quick and successful offensive by Kurdish fighters and allied rebels in a northern Syrian town has boosted a U.S.-backed effort to choke off Islamic State's supply routes and offered a template for regaining territory from the extremist group ... Islamic State forces routed from stronghold on Syria-Turkey borderWashington Post Kurdish fighters claim capture of key Syrian border townCNN Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger roleYahoo News Fox News -Reuters -Financial Times all 1,903 news articles »

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Israel sends message to Nusra Front: Cease attacks on Syria's Druse - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:25:37 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Israel sends message to Nusra Front: Cease attacks on Syria's Druse Jerusalem Post Israel News Concerns for Syria's 700,000 Druse has risen in recent days amid the Nusra Front's advances near Hader and the advancement of Islamic State in the region known as Mount Druse, 60 km. from the Jordanian border and 50 km. from Israel's Golan Heights. Eisenkot: IDF will prevent massacre of Syrian refugeesYnetnews Exclusive Report From Israel's New Front In Syria: 'The Border Of The Islamic ...Western Journalism Druze in Golan Heights and Israel divided over how to save families from Syria ...Telegraph.co.uk Al-Monitor -i24news -The Times of Israel all 134 news articles »

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Syrian doctors to show the US evidence of Assad's use of chemical weapons - The Guardian Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:33:49 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian doctors to show the US evidence of Assad's use of chemical weapons The Guardian The testimony on Wednesday will be accompanied by a dossier of evidence compiled by the Syrian American Medical Society (Sams), a charity that runs 95 medical facilities inside the country. It documents 31 separate chlorine attacks between 16 March and ... Kerry says 'patience wearing thin' on Syria's AssadReuters Kerry: Syrian regime 'absolutely' used chlorine in attacksCNN 'Everyone' Running Out of Patience on Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons, Kerry ...Newsweek all 67 news articles »

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Police 'knew of risk Bradford women would follow brother to Syria' - The Guardian Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:59:24 GMT

The Guardian

Police 'knew of risk Bradford women would follow brother to Syria' The Guardian Balaal Khan, a lawyer acting for two of the sisters' husbands, said that West Yorkshire police had already been investigating the whereabouts of the sisters' brother, who went to Syria two years ago to fight a group opposed to Bashar al-Assad's regime. Missing Bradford sisters: Fathers appeal over 'Syria' familyBBC News Three British Sisters Suspected of Taking Nine Children Into SyriaNewsweek Husbands of UK women feared to be in Syria plead for them to come homeCNN Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 407 news articles »

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Donald Trump: ISIS built a hotel in Syria - PolitiFact Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:35:35 GMT

PolitiFact

Donald Trump: ISIS built a hotel in Syria PolitiFact We couldn't find any evidence that the Islamic State is running any sort of hotel in Syria. We tried to get in touch with a Trump spokesperson and didn't hear back. However, this May, the Islamic State reopened a five-star hotel in Mosul that shut down ... Syria: a Serious Situation for Us AllCounterPunch Iraq and Syria—One Country, One WarAsharq Alawsat English all 170 news articles »

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Five appear in court on Syria-related terror charges - BBC News Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:04:12 GMT

BBC News

Five appear in court on Syria-related terror charges BBC News Two men and three women accused of Syria-related terror offences have appeared in court. They face charges including preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism and helping others to travel. The five, all from Walsall in the West Midlands ... Five from Walsall in court charged with Syria-related terrorism offencesexpressandstar.com Five people appear in court accused of Syria-related terrorism offencesThe Guardian Syria: Five Charged With Terror OffencesSky News Yahoo News UK -Telegraph.co.uk -International Business Times UK all 23 news articles »

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Israel Helped Obama Skirt 'Red Line' on Syria - Bloomberg View Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:27:07 GMT

Bloomberg View

Israel Helped Obama Skirt 'Red Line' on Syria Bloomberg View Israel discreetly helped President Obama avoid bombing Syria in 2013 after Damascus had violated his "red line" against using chemical weapons, according to a new memoir by Israel's former ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, to be published this ... Oren: Israel helped Obama avoid bombing Syria after chemical attackJerusalem Post Israel News Israel helped Obama with Syria chemical disarmament plan, writes Michael Oren ...Haaretz all 124 news articles »

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Queensland teenager Oliver Bridgeman denies joining terrorist group in Syria - ABC Online Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:14:41 GMT

ABC Online

Queensland teenager Oliver Bridgeman denies joining terrorist group in Syria ABC Online A Queensland teenager, who was feared to have joined a terrorist organisation in Syria, has written on Facebook that he is only there doing humanitarian work. Oliver Bridgeman, 18, left his hometown of Toowoomba in March, leaving the country under the ... Queensland teen in Syria boasts of 'safe and wonderful' experience9news.com.au Oliver Bridgeman accused for waging Jihad for ISIS in Syria breaks his silenceDaily Mail Qld teen in Syria says he's no terroristNEWS.com.au all 12 news articles »

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Key ISIS commander killed in Lebanon-Syria border clash: report - The Daily Star Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:06:15 GMT

The Daily Star

Key ISIS commander killed in Lebanon-Syria border clash: report The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah and the Syrian army clashed with ISIS Tuesday in northern Qalamoun and on the eastern outskirts of a Lebanese border town, killing the group's leader for the region, Al-Manar said. The Hezbollah-run station said in a news flash that ... and more »

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Syria has gotten so crazy that America's allies are funding al-Qaeda on purpose - Vox Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:30:26 GMT

Syria has gotten so crazy that America's allies are funding al-Qaeda on purpose Vox Here is how crazy things have gotten in the international response to Syria: two pieces published in the past month, from the Wall Street Journal and the Independent, reported that Turkey and Saudi Arabia are working together to ship weapons and cash ... and more »