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UN Security Council Adopts Measure to Identify Chlorine Bomb Users in Syria - New York Times Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:26:15 GMT

Reuters

UN Security Council Adopts Measure to Identify Chlorine Bomb Users in Syria New York Times It represents the most significant action by the Council on the chemical weapons issue in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad's government first pledged nearly two years ago, under American and Russian pressure, to purge its stockpile of the ... UN council sets stage for inquiry to lay blame for Syria gas attacksReuters UN Security Council resolution targets chemical weapons use in SyriaCNN UN to examine Syria chemical weapons attacksBBC News Christian Science Monitor -U.S. News & World Report all 708 news articles »

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Many US-Trained Rebels Fighting ISIS in Syria Unaccounted For - ABC News Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:43:01 GMT

USA TODAY

Many US-Trained Rebels Fighting ISIS in Syria Unaccounted For ABC News Many of the Syrian rebels trained by the United States to fight ISIS are unaccounted for in the northern part of the country and some have been found in Turkey, a U.S. official said Thursday. News about the uncertainty of their whereabouts came a week ... Syrian training program no longer seen as only way to fight Islamic StateMiami Herald Obama's Syria policy is a messVox US-trained rebels stumble in Syria conflictUSA TODAY Minneapolis Star Tribune -Department of Defense -BBC News all 1,730 news articles »

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Iran nuclear deal opens diplomatic channels for Syria - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:18:52 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Iran nuclear deal opens diplomatic channels for Syria U.S. News & World Report The international community's nuclear deal with Iran was widely expected by affect other Middle East issues, and that may already be happening with Syria: a series of recent diplomatic maneuvers suggests a growing willingness by Gulf players to engage ... New diplomatic push for Syria seen, but solution elusiveReuters all 407 news articles »

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6000 Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria: A Look At the Numbers - ABC News Sat, 08 Aug 2015 01:42:21 GMT

ABC News

6000 Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria: A Look At the Numbers ABC News Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the start of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS. Since then, the military coalition against ISIS has launched nearly 6,000 coalition airstrikes in both Iraq and Syria and the cost of U.S ... and more »

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Why Turkey's Proposed 'Safe Zone' Against ISIS in Syria May Not Be So Safe - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:44:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Why Turkey's Proposed 'Safe Zone' Against ISIS in Syria May Not Be So Safe U.S. News & World Report A recently proposed "safe zone" to be carved out in Syria for refugees seeking to escape that country's protracted civil war may not actually prove to be so safe. While the Turkish idea sounds good on paper, analysts say it may expose Syrians who have ... NGO finds work for Syrian refugees in TurkeyAl-Monitor Turkey will not give Syrian refugees right to work - labour ministerReuters UK all 13 news articles »

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ISIL 'kidnaps scores of Christians' in Syria's Homs - Aljazeera.com (blog) Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:23:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com (blog)

ISIL 'kidnaps scores of Christians' in Syria's Homs Aljazeera.com (blog) Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted scores of people, including several Christian families, after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, an activist group has said. The UK ... ISIS Captures Dozens of Christians in SyriaTIME IS kidnaps 230 civilians in central SyriaRTE.ie Dozens of Christians feared to be among 230 kidnapped in SyriaCatholic News Service Wall Street Journal -NBCNews.com all 451 news articles »

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IS kidnaps civilians in Syria, mass executions in Iraq - Yahoo News Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:37:34 GMT

Yahoo News

IS kidnaps civilians in Syria, mass executions in Iraq Yahoo News Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group kidnapped 230 civilians in central Syria and officials said Friday it had executed more than 2,000 people in northern Iraq's Mosul region alone since last year. and more »

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Syrian Official's Visit to Oman May Signal a Diplomatic Opening - New York Times Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:39:05 GMT

Syrian Official's Visit to Oman May Signal a Diplomatic Opening New York Times Syria's government sent a high-level delegation on Thursday to Oman, the Persian Gulf state that historically has helped broker negotiations in regional conflicts. The delegation was led by Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, in his first visit ... and more »

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ISIS takes strategically important town in western Syria, rights group says - CNN Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:29:52 GMT

CNN

ISIS takes strategically important town in western Syria, rights group says CNN An elderly Yazidi man arrives in Kirkuk after being released by ISIS on Saturday, January 17. The militant group released about 200 Yazidis who were held captive for five months in Iraq. Almost all of the freed prisoners were in poor health and bore ... and more »

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Syrian president's cousin fatally shoots top air force official in road rage ... - The Guardian Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:57:32 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian president's cousin fatally shoots top air force official in road rage ... The Guardian A cousin of Syria's president has shot dead a senior air force officer in a road rage incident in the Latakia coastal heartland of their minority Alawite community, according to a monitoring group. Suleiman al-Assad, a first cousin once removed of ... Syria: Assad's Cousin Kills Army Commander in Road Rage IncidentArutz Sheva all 11 news articles »