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Abductions Hurt US Bid to Train Anti-ISIS Rebels in Syria - New York Times Fri, 31 Jul 2015 01:19:24 GMT

New York Times

Abductions Hurt US Bid to Train Anti-ISIS Rebels in Syria New York Times ANTAKYA, Turkey — A Pentagon program to train moderate Syrian insurgents to fight the Islamic State has been vexed by problems of recruitment, screening, dismissals and desertions that have left only a tiny band of fighters ready to do battle. Those ... Pentagon denies US-trained rebels captured in SyriaBusiness Standard all 8 news articles »

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Syrian group says Nusra abducts its leader, US casts doubt - Reuters Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:49:00 GMT

Huffington Post

Syrian group says Nusra abducts its leader, US casts doubt Reuters A Syrian activist and a second opposition source said most of the 54 fighters who have so far completed a U.S.-led "train and equip" program in neighboring Turkey were from Division 30. The program trains and equips Syrian fighters to combat the ... Al Qaeda Kidnaps U.S.-Trained Rebels In SyriaHuffington Post Nusra Front abducts U.S.-backed rebels in northern SyriaMilitary Times Commander of US-backed rebels captured by al-Qaeda militants in SyriaWashington Post all 162 news articles »

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Mission Creep in Syria - Cato Institute (blog) Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:54:00 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Mission Creep in Syria Cato Institute (blog) This week, the United States and Turkey agreed on a deal to expand cooperation in the fight against ISIS, in part through the creation of an 'ISIS-free zone' in Northern Syria. The scope of the agreement is unclear, not least because Turkish officials ... Who's who in the fight against ISIL in northern SyriaAl Jazeera America American joins Kurds to fight ISIS in SyriaCNN Turkey Confronts its 'Frankenstein' in SyriaThe National Interest Online Bloomberg View -New Haven Register -ARA News all 7,155 news articles »

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Rebel commander says Americans on the ground in Syria calling in airstrikes - PBS NewsHour (blog) Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:55:08 GMT

PBS NewsHour (blog)

Rebel commander says Americans on the ground in Syria calling in airstrikes PBS NewsHour (blog) JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, the Pentagon has denied reports that al-Qaida linked fighters have abducted several U.S.-trained Syrian rebels outside of Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that the men were taken by members of the ... and more »

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British air strikes on Syria: Public back bombing campaign by margin of two to ... - The Independent Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:54:54 GMT

The Independent

British air strikes on Syria: Public back bombing campaign by margin of two to ... The Independent The finding by ORB allows David Cameron to clear another hurdle as he prepares for RAF pilots to extend their bombing campaign against Isis in Iraq into Syria. The Prime Minister intends to seek the approval of MPs for the move when they return from ... and more »

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UN Envoy for Syria Seeks to Resume Peace Talks - New York Times Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:53:36 GMT

New York Times

UN Envoy for Syria Seeks to Resume Peace Talks New York Times The United Nations special envoy for Syria said Wednesday that he had invited a range of Syrians to participate in what he described as preparatory, separate discussions on how to restart peace talks after more than four years of war. In a briefing to ... UN mediator proposes Syria working groups on roadmap to peaceReuters UN says too soon for new Syrian peace conferenceU.S. News & World Report The man with the toughest job in the worldThe Guardian Press TV -Yahoo News all 179 news articles »

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Syria accuses Israel of two separate attacks in Quneitra, Bekaa Valley - Ynetnews Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:27:56 GMT

Ynetnews

Syria accuses Israel of two separate attacks in Quneitra, Bekaa Valley Ynetnews Israel allegedly conducted an airstrike in the Syrian Golan Heights, killing three militants from the Syrian National Defense Committees, a group loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to a report on Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV. Reports: Israel strikes targets in Syria, Lebanon in two separate attacksHaaretz Israeli drone strike in Syria kills two near frontier: Hezbollah's al-Manar TVReuters Israeli Drone Attack Reported in Syria; At Least 3 KilledVoice of America Jerusalem Post Israel News -ABC News -The Weekly Standard (blog) all 210 news articles »

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Final farewell for fighter lost in Syria - SBS Fri, 31 Jul 2015 01:32:21 GMT

SBS

Final farewell for fighter lost in Syria SBS Gold Coast father Keith Harding has mixed emotions about Saturday's service for his son, who died in June while fighting with Kurdish forces to defeat Islamic State militants in Syria. He knows it will be a beautiful tribute, punctuated by stories ... and more »

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The toll of extremism: 50 Britons killed fighting for Syria and Iraq militants - The Guardian Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:09:41 GMT

The Guardian

The toll of extremism: 50 Britons killed fighting for Syria and Iraq militants The Guardian While 17 Britons have died fighting either the Assad regime in Syria or the Iraqi government, many of those recorded killed over the last two and a half years have been caught up in the complex web of insurgency politics, in a Syrian civil war which is ... and more »

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Hidden Origins of Syria's Civil War - Truth-Out Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:46:18 GMT

Hidden Origins of Syria's Civil War Truth-Out In the early months of the Syrian civil war, the West's mainstream media presented the conflict as a simple case of good-guy protesters vs. bad-guy government, but the conflict was more complicated than that and the one-sided version only made matters ... and more »