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Syria confirms receipt of Russian jets to target Isis - The Guardian Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:06:13 GMT

The Guardian

Syria confirms receipt of Russian jets to target Isis The Guardian The Syrian air force has “taken delivery of at least five fighter planes from Moscow, as well as reconnaissance aircraft which allow us to identify targets with great accuracy,” a senior military official told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. Russia has ... The Syrian Refugee Crisis Shows Far More Young People Want to Flee War Than ...TIME Russia's Syria military build-up is self-protection - KerryBBC News What is Putin's end game in Syria?BBC News Voice of America -Financial Times -Fox News all 1,691 news articles »

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David Petraeus Urges Stronger US Military Effort in Syria - New York Times Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:18:20 GMT

New York Times

David Petraeus Urges Stronger US Military Effort in Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's Syria policy came under sharp criticism Tuesday from one of its own former top military commanders and C.I.A. directors —David H. Petraeus — even as the White House is weighing new options for fighting the ... Petraeus accuses Putin of trying to re-establish Russian EmpireCNN David Petraeus urges Obama to credibly threaten Assad's air force in SyriaThe Guardian Ex-CIA chief Petraeus says US should do more in SyriaDeutsche Welle DefenseNews.com -ABC News all 196 news articles »

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Democratic Senator Urges White House to do More on Syria - ABC News Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:33:03 GMT

Democratic Senator Urges White House to do More on Syria ABC News President Obama's own party is directing more criticism at him over his handling of the crisis in Syria and neighboring countries. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania penned a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the administration to ... and more »

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Half of Syria's Population is Now Displaced: How We Can Help Them - Newsweek Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:01:00 GMT

Newsweek

Half of Syria's Population is Now Displaced: How We Can Help Them Newsweek Migrants walk on a road near the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia September 19. More than 20,000 migrants, many of them refugees from the Syrian war, have trekked into Croatia since Tuesday, when Hungary used a metal fence, tear gas and water cannon ... FactCheck: does only one in five migrants come from Syria?Channel 4 News (blog) The Presidential Candidates Debate Granting Asylum to Syrian RefugeesThe Atlantic Russia-US talks on Syria do little to stem flow of refugeesCBC.ca Washington Post -National Review Online -CNN all 963 news articles »

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70 More 'New Syrian Force' Fighters Enter Syria - Voice of America Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:06:39 GMT

Voice of America

70 More 'New Syrian Force' Fighters Enter Syria Voice of America PENTAGON—. Approximately 70 more active fighters for the New Syrian Force, the rebel paramilitary group sanctioned by the United States, have entered Syria to fight Islamic State militants. That brings the total number of NSF fighters in Syria to ... US military proposes arming anti-ISIS Syrian rebelsCNN all 31 news articles »

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France ready to bomb Syria 'in self-defense' – foreign minister - RT Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:05:39 GMT

RT

France ready to bomb Syria 'in self-defense' – foreign minister RT On Monday, French President Francois Hollande said French military sorties in Syria would soon expand to include airstrikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). “We are part of the coalition in Iraq [against ISIS],” Hollande said in a news ... and more »

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Obama's New Syria Strategy Is To Give More People More Guns - Daily Caller Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:00:22 GMT

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Obama's New Syria Strategy Is To Give More People More Guns Daily Caller In the wake of repeated embarrassments to its Syria policy, the White House is moving toward a less scrupulous, more aggressive strategy in the country. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the presumptive new strategy includes less strenuous ... Resilient insurgent group Ahrar al-Sham to play bigger role in SyriaReuters Did a U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebel Commander Defect to al Qaeda?Daily Beast US-trained Division 30 rebels 'betrayed US and hand weapons over to al-Qaeda's ...Telegraph.co.uk all 49 news articles »

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How Iran's shadowy role in Syria fuels paranoia and wariness - The Guardian Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:30:31 GMT

The Guardian

How Iran's shadowy role in Syria fuels paranoia and wariness The Guardian The embassy is the most visible sign of the Islamic Republic's presence in Syria. Its economic, political and military backing for President Bashar al-Assad has been crucial for the last four-and-a-half years. And it looks like becoming more so – both ... Pro-Hezbollah Paper: Russia, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah Form AllianceDaily Beast all 49 news articles »

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Let's welcome Syria's refugees, carefully - Toronto Sun Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:16:23 GMT

Toronto Sun

Let's welcome Syria's refugees, carefully Toronto Sun The video showing a Hungarian camerawoman tripping a Syrian refugee as he ran across an open field on the Hungary-Serbia border sent a wave of revulsion across the world. Her television network fired her. On the other hand, her victim was offered a job ...

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Immigration officials begin interviewing Syrian refugees who could resettle in ... - ABC Online Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:18:56 GMT

ABC Online

Immigration officials begin interviewing Syrian refugees who could resettle in ... ABC Online It is a once-in-a-generation intake and Australian immigration officials are gearing up for a massive task. The Immigration Department is doubling its staff numbers in the Middle East to enable the quick processing of 12,000 Syrian refugees who will be ... and more »