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US to Defend New Syria Force From Assad Regime - Wall Street Journal Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:43:22 GMT

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US to Defend New Syria Force From Assad Regime Wall Street Journal President Barack Obama has authorized using air power to defend a new U.S.-backed fighting force in Syria if it is attacked by Syrian government forces or other groups, raising the risk of the American military coming into direct conflict with the ... US to defend Syrian rebels with airpower, including from AssadReuters US to defend western-trained syria forcesCBS News Obama Authorizes Airstrikes to Defend Syrian Rebels If AttackedBloomberg KPRC Houston all 44 news articles »

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Capture of US-Trained Fighters in Syria Sets Back Fight Against ISIS - TIME Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:25:00 GMT

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Capture of US-Trained Fighters in Syria Sets Back Fight Against ISIS TIME Lieutenant Farhan al-Jassem is not a reluctant soldier, but sadness lurked behind his smile and deep brown eyes when he talked about the last two and half years he spent trying to fight what he considers the good fight in Syria. On a sultry July night ... Rebel Group Flees Headquarters, Ending Clash With Al-Qaeda Offshoot in SyriaWall Street Journal Dozens dead as Syria army 'pushes back rebels near regime heartland'Yahoo News Threat in Syria targets US-allied rebelsArkansas Online The Independent all 248 news articles »

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Why Iran won't give up Syria - Washington Post Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:09:58 GMT

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Why Iran won't give up Syria Washington Post He has articulated several big goals he wants to reach before the next president takes office: to put the United States and its allies “on track to defeat” the Islamic State; to “have jump-started a process to resolve the civil war in Syria”; and to ... Iran deal can speed solutions in Syria, Yemen: RouhaniYahoo News Rouhani: Nuclear Deal Helps Solve Syria and Yemen ConflictsArutz Sheva all 206 news articles »

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German who fought for 'IS' in Syria denounces extremism - Deutsche Welle Sun, 02 Aug 2015 17:32:47 GMT

Deutsche Welle

German who fought for 'IS' in Syria denounces extremism Deutsche Welle Authorities estimate that more than 700 Germans have joined groups like IS in Syria's multifront civil war. Some believe the numbers are much higher. The psychologist and Islam researcher Ahmad Mansour believes that closer to 2,000 German men and ... and more »

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Syrian-Kurd intellectual to Post: 'US and Israel need to stop Turkish attacks ... - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 03 Aug 2015 02:09:00 GMT

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Syrian-Kurd intellectual to Post: 'US and Israel need to stop Turkish attacks ... Jerusalem Post Israel News Dr. Kamal Sido, who works for a German Human Rights NGO, said that “Israel must support minorities like the Kurds and Druse that are not anti-Semitic.” Kobani. Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani.

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The flow of jihadists into Syria dries up as Turkey cracks down on the border - Washington Post Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:39:20 GMT

The flow of jihadists into Syria dries up as Turkey cracks down on the border Washington Post KARKAMIS, Turkey — For years, Turkey's porous border with Syria provided a lifeline for the Islamic State, allowing the group to ferry weapons and fighters to a war zone where it was building its brutal “caliphate.” But that is now changing. Where ... and more »

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From Syria to Germany by raft and foot, a migrant's story - CBC.ca Sun, 02 Aug 2015 09:17:50 GMT

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From Syria to Germany by raft and foot, a migrant's story CBC.ca A steady stream of Syrian refugees walk on a motorway at Tabanovce, Macedonia, near the Serbian border last month. Several thousand migrants are crossing the Balkans daily towards Hungary on their way to other European Union countries. (Ognen ...

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London schoolgirl who recruited three classmates to join IS in Syria 'was ... - Evening Standard Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:37:28 GMT

Evening Standard

London schoolgirl who recruited three classmates to join IS in Syria 'was ... Evening Standard They reportedly told her she would join her mother in heaven if she died fighting for IS in Syria. 'Radicalisation': the girls are alleged to have been brainwashed at the East London Mosque (Picture: Getty) Sharmeena, who is now 16, recently contacted ... and more »

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Turkey Expands Military Campaign in Syria and Iraq - Center for Research on Globalization Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:31:56 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Turkey Expands Military Campaign in Syria and Iraq Center for Research on Globalization The zone will extend forty to fifty kilometers into ISIS-held regions of Aleppo Province in northern Syria. Turkish sources referred to the region as a no-fly zone and claimed that Syrian Air Forces aircraft entering the zone would also be targeted ... Ascendant Kurds emerge from Syrian civil war as major power playerThe Guardian Flow of foreign fighters into Syria dries up as Turkey increases border ...Today's Zaman Why Syrian 'Safe Zones' Could Be Dangerous for Civilians and US PolicyTIME Reuters -ABC Online all 2,176 news articles »

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Syria regime retakes ground near Latakia - The Daily Star Sun, 02 Aug 2015 21:29:54 GMT

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Syria regime retakes ground near Latakia The Daily Star BEIRUT: Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters retook several areas Sunday from rebels near President Bashar Assad's coastal heartland, a monitoring group and regime media said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 100 ... Syria govt forces battle rebels near regime bastion: monitorYahoo News Syrian army advances on plain after rebel offensive: monitorReuters UK all 40 news articles »