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2016 Candidate Promises To Wage War In Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq - ThinkProgress Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:42:14 GMT

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2016 Candidate Promises To Wage War In Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq ThinkProgress Everywhere Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) looks in the world, he sees a crisis, and believes these combined crises could soon “throw the world into chaos we haven't seen since WWII.” In his first major foreign policy speech as a presidential candidate, ... Lindsey Graham Wants 10000 Troops in Syria to Battle ISISU.S. News & World Report (blog) Lindsey Graham Gets Specific: We Need 20000 US Troops in Iraq and SyriaDefense One all 48 news articles »

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Islamic State conflict: Kurds reclaim Ain Issa in Syria - BBC News Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:24:17 GMT

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Islamic State conflict: Kurds reclaim Ain Issa in Syria BBC News Kurdish-led fighters say they have reclaimed a town from Islamic State close to the group's northern Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Fighters from IS seized the town of Ain Issa on Monday, but a statement by the Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) said ... US pushes Turkey on Syria border security; allies divided over KurdsReuters UK Fearing new Syria exodus Turkey readies new refugee camp: reportsThe Daily Star Kurdish forces retake Syria's Ayn Isa from ISIL TakfirisPress TV Daily Sabah -Anadolu Agency all 140 news articles »

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Syria ratifies fresh $1 billion credit line from Iran - Reuters Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:25:07 GMT

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Syria ratifies fresh $1 billion credit line from Iran Reuters The agreement was between two state-owned banks, the Syrian Commercial Bank and Export Development Bank of Iran, it said. Syria signed a previous $3.6 billion credit line with Iran in July 2013 which has been used up mostly for oil imports, bankers ... Syria accepts $1 billion in credit from IranCNN The 'name game' for Syria after AssadFinancial Times Iran's War in SyriaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) all 69 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Belgium rescues 200 Aleppo Christians - BBC News Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:30:14 GMT

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Syria conflict: Belgium rescues 200 Aleppo Christians BBC News Some 240 people, mainly Christians, have been brought out of Syria's second city of Aleppo and taken to Belgium, the government in Brussels says. All the families had fled their homes and were at risk of repeated human rights abuse, a spokesman told ... Belgium helps 244 Christians escape SyriaAl-Arabiya Belgium rescues over 200 Christians from Syria's Aleppoi24news all 13 news articles »

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America's latest failure in Syria - Washington Post Tue, 07 Jul 2015 23:31:52 GMT

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America's latest failure in Syria Washington Post IN MAY 2014, President Obama promised a new U.S. effort to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces. The next month, the administration asked Congress for $500 million to fund the effort, with the aim of deploying 5,000 U.S.-backed fighters a year ... Syrian Kurds retake northern villages from Islamic State: monitorReuters Syrian Kurds battle IS as US steps up air warYahoo News Islamic State 'recaptures north Syria town from Kurds'BBC News BBC News -Daily Beast all 1,749 news articles »

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Kurdish Forces Retake Ground From Self-Declared Islamic State In Syria - NPR Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:31:52 GMT

Kurdish Forces Retake Ground From Self-Declared Islamic State In Syria NPR With the help of U.S. airstrikes, Kurds in Syria have taken ground from the self-declared Islamic State. But that could alienate Arab rebel groups — wary of the Kurds — who the U.S. needs to take on the extremists.

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13 Syria rebels, 1 Hezbollah fighter killed in Zabadani clash - The Daily Star Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:51:00 GMT

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13 Syria rebels, 1 Hezbollah fighter killed in Zabadani clash The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah and Syrian army forces Wednesday advanced further into a northwestern region of a Syrian border town which has been the scene of fierce fighting over the past week, a source told The Daily Star. The source, who is close to Hezbollah, ... Opposition forces regain grounds SW SyriaKuwait News Agency all 16 news articles »

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Syrian troops repel militants attack on Aleppo neighborhood - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:55:00 GMT

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Syrian troops repel militants attack on Aleppo neighborhood U.S. News & World Report In this image posted on the Twitter page of Syria's al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front on early Tuesday, July 7, 2015, a tank from the Nusra Front fires during their clashes against the Syrian government forces at the western Zahra neighborhood in Aleppo city ... Syria's al-Qaeda offshoot Nusra stages suicide bombing in Aleppo: monitorReuters all 224 news articles »

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'Only about 50 Jews left in Syria's main cities' - Jerusalem Post Israel News Thu, 09 Jul 2015 00:48:00 GMT

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'Only about 50 Jews left in Syria's main cities' Jerusalem Post Israel News Likud Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, the acting minister of the Regional Cooperation Ministry, spoke with a Syrian Jewish leader who informed him that there has been a sharp drop in the numbers of Jews in two main cities in Syria. Out of around 140 Jews ... and more »

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Muay Thai champion Valdet Gashi dies while fighting for ISIS in Syria - MMAmania.com Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:14:50 GMT

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Muay Thai champion Valdet Gashi dies while fighting for ISIS in Syria MMAmania.com Last month, former two-time Muay Thai world champion Valdet Gashi -- originally from Albania -- left behind his home in Germany along with his wife and two kids (one recently born) to join ISIS in the groups fight in Syria. Now, the skilled hand-to ... Report: Muay Thai champion Valdet Gashi who joined ISIS dies in SyriaBloody Elbow Kickboxing champion turned ISIS militant killed in SyriaRudaw kickboxing champ dies in Syria defending ISISARA News International Business Times, India Edition -B92 -Zee News all 19 news articles »