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Pentagon: US launches 1st Syria airstrike from Turkey - CBS News Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:45:45 GMT

CBS News

Pentagon: US launches 1st Syria airstrike from Turkey CBS News The United States launched its first airstrike into Syria from Turkey, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday. It was carried out on Tuesday by a remotely piloted aircraft which took off from Incirlik Air Base near the Syrian border. It is the latest step ... US carries out first drone strike in Syria from TurkeyBBC News US drone strike targets ISIL in SyriaAl Jazeera America US drone bombs Islamic State target in Syria after taking off from TurkeyThe Guardian Reuters all 1,241 news articles »

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Iran Says It Will Present Syria Initiative to UN - ABC News Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:21:14 GMT

Huffington Post

Iran Says It Will Present Syria Initiative to UN ABC News Iran will soon submit a four-point plan to end the Syrian civil war to the United Nations, its deputy foreign minister said Wednesday. State-run news agency IRNA quoted Hossein Amir Abdollahian as saying the new initiative will be submitted to the U.N ... Why Iran won't give up SyriaWashington Post Syrian Islamist group says held talks with IranReuters UK Syrian Islamist group says had been in talks with IranYahoo News all 86 news articles »

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Syria conflict: US fighter plan criticised by key rebel - BBC News Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:22:18 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: US fighter plan criticised by key rebel BBC News A US plan to build a moderate fighting force to take on the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has been criticised by a senior rebel trained in the programme. Capt Ammar al Wawi said the US and its allies failed to protect his fighters - known as ... and more »

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Iran-authored Syria plan en route to UN - Al-Monitor Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:58:22 GMT

Al-Monitor

Iran-authored Syria plan en route to UN Al-Monitor “Nothing can be done to save Syria unless the main parties make a decision to stop fighting” among themselves, said the diplomat. “It's for Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar to decide to stop fighting and sit at a roundtable or else all attempts ... Syria foreign minister in Tehran for talks with Iran, RussiaReuters ISIS In Syria: Islamic State Terrorism Fight Should Be Coordinated With ...International Business Times Iran to submit Syria peace plan to UNYahoo News all 195 news articles »

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Syria rebels threaten key position near regime bastion: monitor - Yahoo News Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:02:03 GMT

Yahoo News

Syria rebels threaten key position near regime bastion: monitor Yahoo News The Islamist rebels, including fighters from Central Asia and Chechens as well as jihadists from Syria's Al-Qaeda branch Al-Nusra Front, were pressing an advance on the village of Jureen, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It said rebels had ... and more »

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As journalists in turbulent Syria we need help to tell stories as they are - The Guardian Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:54:00 GMT

The Guardian

As journalists in turbulent Syria we need help to tell stories as they are The Guardian The Syria Media Safety Resource that is being launched today by the Rory Peck Trust, the Committee to Protect Journalists and a coalition of journalist assistance organisations, won't solve all of our problems, but it is an important first step in ...

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For these Druze refugees from Syria, help comes from an unexpected source - Washington Post Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:02:51 GMT

For these Druze refugees from Syria, help comes from an unexpected source Washington Post The family — two brothers, their wives, children and grandchildren — are Syrian Druze refugees who fled the ongoing violence in their country two years ago. They have been unable to support themselves in Jordan, and the religious men have come to ... and more »

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Diplomat: US-Russia Agree to Act on Syria Chemical Attacks - ABC News Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:53:28 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Diplomat: US-Russia Agree to Act on Syria Chemical Attacks ABC News The United States and Russia have reached agreement on a draft United Nations resolution aimed at identifying the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria so they can be brought to justice, two Security Council diplomats said Wednesday. UN vote likely Friday on Syria gas attacks blame - diplomatsReuters UK all 53 news articles »

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Analysis: Turkey's 'Safe Zone' in Syria Will Remain War Zone - Voice of America Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:27:11 GMT

Voice of America

Analysis: Turkey's 'Safe Zone' in Syria Will Remain War Zone Voice of America CAIRO—. The so-called Islamic State appears to be preparing for a Turkish onslaught as Turkey goes forward with plans to establish a “safe zone” in northern Syria. That safe zone may be no less dangerous than the war zone, according to Mustafa Alani ... and more »

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U.S. Support of Syrian Kurds Ruffles Turkey's Feathers - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:31:30 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

U.S. Support of Syrian Kurds Ruffles Turkey's Feathers U.S. News & World Report Turkey and the United States may have agreed on the use of the Incirlik Air Base near the southern city of Adana against the Islamic State in Syria, but the deal appears to have some snags, especially with regard to US assistance to Syrian Kurds ... Life under two masters in Syria's HassakehThe National all 33 news articles »