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US Administration Rethinks Syria Strategy - Wall Street Journal Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:48:02 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Administration Rethinks Syria Strategy Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is considering scrapping its effort to create a large-scale Syrian force to fight Islamic State as it searches for alternatives to prevent the American-led effort from collapsing, officials said. Under one proposal ... Our High-Priced Mercenaries in SyriaThe New Yorker Finger-Pointing, but Few Answers, After a Syria Solution FailsNew York Times Pentagon preparing shift in approach in SyriaU.S. News & World Report Fox News -BBC News all 756 news articles »

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What has Russia got invested in Syria? - CNBC Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:35:32 GMT

CNBC

What has Russia got invested in Syria? CNBC Military aid, diplomatic support and an ever-increasing presence in Syria by Russia has made politicians around the world suspicious of what the Kremlin in Moscow has up its sleeve. CNBC takes a look at the reasons why Russia is so keen to get involved ... Exclusive: Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military sourceReuters Source: Syrian Military Starts Using New Weapons From RussiaNewsweek Europe and US Pay Cost of Inaction Against Syria's AssadWall Street Journal Fox News -Toronto Star -Daily Beast all 4,739 news articles »

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The Rubble of Obama's Syria Policy - Wall Street Journal Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:06:31 GMT

Wall Street Journal

The Rubble of Obama's Syria Policy Wall Street Journal I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was meeting with high-level Obama administration officials in Washington, D.C., two months after escaping Syria in February 2014, and I had just described to them all the horrors I had seen: the torture of ... The latest farcical failure of Obama's Syria non-policyNew York Post all 5 news articles »

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Syria carries out rare attacks on ISIS capital - New York Post Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:31:00 GMT

New York Post

Syria carries out rare attacks on ISIS capital New York Post Two Syria-based groups as well as the Observatory said earlier Thursday that warplanes carried out at least 12 airstrikes across the ISIS-held city of Raqqa in northern Syria. They reported casualties but had no specific figures. It was not immediately ... Activists: Syrian government launches heavy air raids on Islamic State-held RaqqaReuters all 138 news articles »

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Syrian Refugees: All You Need to Know - Newsweek Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:41:27 GMT

Newsweek

Syrian Refugees: All You Need to Know Newsweek Syria's civil war was set off by Arab Spring protests that began in 2011 and challenged the authoritarian regime of President Bashar Assad. A brutal government crackdown followed and violent Islamist groups gained power in many parts of the country ... Human Rights Advocates Say U.S. Response to Syrian Crisis Is UnjustHuffington Post Ex-Officials Urge White House to Accept More Syrian RefugeesNew York Times Syria's New Capital: IstanbulU.S. News & World Report Jerusalem Post Israel News -The White House (blog) -Washington Post all 1,785 news articles »

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Little Syria in Lesbos - International New York Times Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:28:38 GMT

International New York Times

Little Syria in Lesbos International New York Times By night and day they clamber ashore, initially elated to be out of hell (whether in Syrian form or that of the gun-toting Turkish Mafia taking about $1,250 per person for the brief sea voyage), but soon worn down by the long trudge from the north of ... Dramatic photos show Syrian refugee's courageous swim to Greek islandNew York Post all 419 news articles »

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The Secret Arms Deal Behind America's Syria Fiasco - BuzzFeed News Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:03:08 GMT

BuzzFeed News

The Secret Arms Deal Behind America's Syria Fiasco BuzzFeed News At the heart of the high-stakes U.S. program to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is a multimillion-dollar arms deal that the Pentagon farmed out to a tiny, little-known private company called Purple Shovel LLC. A BuzzFeed News investigation ...

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Europe's forgotten migrants -- the ones who aren't from Syria - Los Angeles Times Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:26:23 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Europe's forgotten migrants -- the ones who aren't from Syria Los Angeles Times They've made it all the way to what most asylum-seekers consider the promised land – but many fear the gates of Germany will ultimately be closed to them. Migrants from countries other than Syria – including those from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Eritrea, ... Syria's refugees are a golden opportunity for EuropeFortune Europe Faces Ugly Choices On Syria Amid Rising Refugee TideForbes Here's Why Eastern Europe Is So Much More Antagonistic to Syria's Refugees ...Slate Magazine (blog) BBC News -Chicago Tribune all 10,692 news articles »

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For Syrian Migrants, Many Reasons To Leave Turkey For Europe - NPR Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:01:35 GMT

NPR

For Syrian Migrants, Many Reasons To Leave Turkey For Europe NPR International sympathy for Syrians, Iraqis and other migrants traveling toward Europe at great cost has not stilled a persistent debate: Are these refugees fleeing persecution, as the asylum laws say? Or are they economic migrants seeking a better life ... This Syrian Refugee Wants to Swim to EuropeTIME all 27 news articles »

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A Syrian Love Story review – a searing insight into a marriage under fire - The Guardian Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:30:31 GMT

The Guardian

A Syrian Love Story review – a searing insight into a marriage under fire The Guardian Sean McAllister's documentary about a family of Syrian refugees in Europe would be compelling at any time. Now it is unmissable. This is about love, but it could as well be called A Syrian Rage Story or A Syrian Despair Story. It is the tragic portrait ... and more »