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ISIS Blows Up Ancient Temple at Syria's Palmyra Ruins - New York Times Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:55:27 GMT

New York Times

ISIS Blows Up Ancient Temple at Syria's Palmyra Ruins
New York Times
Militants from the Islamic State destroyed a temple in the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria, activists and government officials said on Sunday, continuing a pattern of destruction that they have visited upon historical sites across the territory they ...
Activists: Islamic State destroys temple at Syria's PalmyraU.S. News & World Report
Islamic State destroys temple at Palmyra ruins in SyriaLos Angeles Times

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Islamic State Accused of New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria - Wall Street Journal Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:11:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Islamic State Accused of New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. confirmed that Islamic State used mustard agent for the first time in late July against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Preliminary U.S. tests show mustard agent was also used by the militants in at least two attacks in August against Iraqi ...
ISIS Allegedly Uses Chemical Weapons In Syria Attack: ReportInternational Business Times

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Queensland teenager Oliver Bridgeman denies joining al-Qaida affiliate in Syria - The Guardian Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:17:00 GMT

The Guardian

Queensland teenager Oliver Bridgeman denies joining al-Qaida affiliate in Syria
The Guardian
Speaking to Guardian Australia from an undisclosed location in Syria, the 18-year-old, who left Toowoomba in March, said he hoped to return to Australia one day, maintaining “I haven't done anything wrong”. Bridgeman deferred university in March to ...
Oliver Bridgeman again denies joining Al Qaeda in Syria, instead he is ...ABC Online
Finding out the truth about the Gold Coast teenager labelled the 'blond jihadi'9news.com.au
'I still love Australia' - teen dubbed Blond Jihadi defends Syria missionTVNZ

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34 Syrians killed by government rockets, shelling in Douma, opposition says - CNN Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:16:56 GMT

CNN

34 Syrians killed by government rockets, shelling in Douma, opposition says
CNN
Syrian rebels have been trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for more than 40 years. Despite widespread reports of government bombings and even chemical warfare in civilian areas, the regime has maintained that it is ...
Toll from Syria regime strikes near Damascus now 34: monitorYahoo News
Syria activists: 20 killed in airstrikes on Damascus suburbU.S. News & World Report
Syria's Assad is unleashing 'a systematic campaign of attacks against hospitals'Business Insider
Middle East Monitor -KPRC Houston
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US calls for de-escalation on Israel-Syria border - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:31:49 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

US calls for de-escalation on Israel-Syria border
Jerusalem Post Israel News
NEW YORK -- The United States is closely monitoring an escalating military confrontation between Israel and military forces in Syria, and calls on all parties to avoid further jeopardizing a long-held ceasefire in the Golan Heights, a State Department ...
Israel Carries Out 2nd Round of Airstrikes in SyriaNew York Times
Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in SyriaWall Street Journal
Israel fires missiles into Syria after rocket attackBBC News
The Guardian -Reuters
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US laid out legal basis for Syria attacks against Islamic State, Government says - ABC Online Sun, 23 Aug 2015 06:06:34 GMT

ABC Online

US laid out legal basis for Syria attacks against Islamic State, Government says
ABC Online
The Federal Government is sending more signals it is planning to send war planes into Syria, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Prime Minister Tony Abbott both citing US legal grounds for the airstrikes. The Government has until now said the legal ...
Abbott considers expanding fight to SyriaNEWS.com.au
Govt considers expanding fight to SyriaSky News Australia
Tony Abbott to spend at least a week weighing up Isis Syria campaignThe Guardian

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Airstrikes Continue in Iraq, Syria - Department of Defense Sun, 23 Aug 2015 17:26:15 GMT

Sputnik International

Airstrikes Continue in Iraq, Syria
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, August 23, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...
US-Led Coalition Says Launched 27 Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq, SyriaSputnik International

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Beheading of Khaled al-Asaad, keeper of Palmyra, unites Syria in condemnation - The Guardian Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:56:31 GMT

The Guardian

Beheading of Khaled al-Asaad, keeper of Palmyra, unites Syria in condemnation
The Guardian
His alleged crimes included representing Syria at “infidel conferences”, serving as “the director of idolatry” in Palmyra, visiting Iran to commemorate the anniversary of the “Khomeini revolution” and communicating with Syrian military officers ...
Islamic State in Syria demolishes ancient Mar Elian monasteryBBC News
'War Crimes': Islamic State Destroys Syrian Christian Monastery, Digs up Saint ...TheBlaze.com
Islamic State Destroys Assyrian Christian Monastery in SyriaWall Street Journal
U.S. News & World Report -ABC News
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Iran's New Agent on Syria's Border Can't Escape Crosshairs of Israeli Intel - Haaretz Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:21:27 GMT

Haaretz

Iran's New Agent on Syria's Border Can't Escape Crosshairs of Israeli Intel
Haaretz
Last week's incidents in the north — rockets fired from Syria at the Golan Heights and the Galilee, followed almost immediately by retaliatory strikes on the Islamic Jihad cell Israel believes was responsible — presumably reflect an Iranian effort to ...
Syria Shoots Down Israeli Warplane F-16 Bomber, Using Russian S-300 Air ...Center for Research on Globalization
Prosor to UN: Condemn Syria Rockets, Don't Call for RestraintArutz Sheva

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Syria: 'Miracle' rescue of little girl amid deadly weekend of violence - euronews Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:19:50 GMT

euronews

Syria: 'Miracle' rescue of little girl amid deadly weekend of violence
euronews
Damascus Central Prison was targeted by rebels on Sunday, in another deadly day of Syria's four-year-long civil war. Insurgents shelled the building, reportedly alongside residential areas of the city, in an attack that has claimed at least 11 lives ...

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