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Why Three British Sisters Took Their Children to Join Jihadists in Syria - TIME Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:00:58 GMT

TIME

Why Three British Sisters Took Their Children to Join Jihadists in Syria
TIME
What happened between members of the family in that house may provide clues for police and relatives who have spent more than a week trying to understand why Zohra Dawood and 11 other family members went missing and are believed to be in Syria.
Parents of women thought to be in Syria speak of family's 'great distress'The Guardian
Bradford sisters have crossed into Syria, says Isis people smugglerThe Independent
Bradford Schools Not Told Of Family's Syria LinkSky News
Daily Mail -BBC News
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ISIS-Imposed Fuel Embargo Threatens Syria's Medical Centers - New York Times Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:41:15 GMT

New York Times

ISIS-Imposed Fuel Embargo Threatens Syria's Medical Centers
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State fighters are preventing fuel shipments from reaching rebel-held parts of northern Syria, causing severe shortages that are grounding ambulances, paralyzing medical centers and shutting down bakeries, according to ...
IS Digs Trenches, Cuts Fuel to SyriaVoice of America
Islamic State-imposed fuel embargo threatens Syria's medical centresIrish Times
Isis imposes fuel blockade on rebel-held northern SyriaFinancial Times
Huffington Post -PolitiFact -STLtoday.com
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Inside Israel's Secret War in Syria - Newsweek Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:31:56 GMT

Newsweek

Inside Israel's Secret War in Syria
Newsweek
In February, Sudki al-Makt was driving through the Golan Heights, a mountainous plateau that Israel has occupied since 1973, when he arrived at a military base near the Syrian border. An Israeli soldier came out to ask him to turn around, and the two ...
Syria's Druze under threat as conflict spreadsBBC News
Israelis watch intently as Syrian rebel forces approach Golan Heights borderThe Guardian
Israeli Druse mobilize for their Syrian brothers, fearing the worstJerusalem Post Israel News
Reuters UK
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Kurds savor victory over ISIL in Syria - USA TODAY Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:57:08 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Kurds savor victory over ISIL in Syria
USA TODAY
AKCAKALE, Turkey — In the war against the Islamic State, few Syrian fighting factions have proved as effective as Syrian Kurds known as the YPG. But Kurdish military officials expressed reluctance Thursday to use their newfound momentum to launch an ...
A new strategy in Iraq and SyriaChicago Tribune

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Russian president Vladimir Putin reaffirms support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad ... - ABC Online Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:16:00 GMT

ABC Online

Russian president Vladimir Putin reaffirms support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad ...
ABC Online
Russian president Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his country's support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and says he opposes any use of external force to try to end the Syrian civil war. Mr Putin showed no sign of wavering in his policy of trying to ...
Putin: I'm Concerned Syria Will End Up Like Libya And IraqRealClearPolitics
Syria pro-regime tribes reject Jordanian king's supportYahoo News
Putin reaffirms support for Syria's Assad, hopes for Iran deal soonJerusalem Post Israel News
Stuff.co.nz -Middle East Eye
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Pope chides world powers for failing to push for peace in Syria - Religion News Service Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:03:45 GMT

Pope chides world powers for failing to push for peace in Syria
Religion News Service
Afternoon prayer at the St. George Church in the historic Assyrian Christian town of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plain of Iraqi Kurdistan. Locals adhere to the Chaldeon Catholic religion. The town was nearly overrun by Islamic fighters earlier this summer ...

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We share responsibility for Syria's murderous stalemate. We must come together ... - The Guardian Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:16:33 GMT

The Guardian

We share responsibility for Syria's murderous stalemate. We must come together ...
The Guardian
The 3,823rd person to be interviewed by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic was a 16-year-old boy recovering from massive injuries in a hospital in a neighbouring country. His injuries were too severe to be treated inside Syria, where ...
Lebanon foreign minister calls for refugee camps inside SyriaThe Daily Star
Richard Godwin: It shames us to turn our backs on Syria's refugeesEvening Standard
UN Official Calls for End to Syria StalemateVoice of America

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Snap inspections at Tower Hamlets schools amid Syria runaway fears - The Guardian Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:43:22 GMT

The Guardian

Snap inspections at Tower Hamlets schools amid Syria runaway fears
The Guardian
In February, three teenagers from a school in Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green Academy, are believed to have travelled to areas of Syria controlled by Islamic State. In March, it was revealed that travel bans had been imposed on a further five pupils at ...
Ofsted inspectors swoop on east London schools to check attendance registers ...Daily Mail

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Syrian Doctors Detail Horror of Chemical Weapons Attacks to Congress - Newsweek Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:33:54 GMT

Newsweek

Syrian Doctors Detail Horror of Chemical Weapons Attacks to Congress
Newsweek
Syrian doctors and war-trauma specialists presented evidence of continued chemical and barrel bombs attacks on Syrian civilians in an address to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday and asked for assistance in implementing a no-fly zone over ...
Claims of Syrian Chlorine Bombs Counter News of Progress on Chemical ArmsNew York Times
Kerry: Syrian regime 'absolutely' used chlorine in attacksCNN
US weighs near-term Assad military retrenchment in SyriaReuters
ABC News -The Guardian -International Business Times
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Russia talking with US on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks - Yahoo News Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:59:34 GMT

Yahoo News

Russia talking with US on assigning blame for Syria gas attacks
Yahoo News
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said it has made some suggestions on how blame could be determined for chemical weapons attacks in war-torn Syria and will discuss the issue on Friday with the United States, which is pushing for the creation of a ...

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