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Image of a Small, Still Syrian Boy Brings Migration Crisis Into Focus - New York Times Fri, 04 Sep 2015 01:13:21 GMT

New York Times

Image of a Small, Still Syrian Boy Brings Migration Crisis Into Focus
New York Times
The case of this young boy's doomed journey has landed as a political bombshell across the Middle East and Europe, and even countries as far away as Canada, which has up to now not been a prominent player in the Syria crisis. Canadian officials were ...
Syria, Europe, and the Boy on the BeachThe Atlantic
Father of Drowned Syrian Boy Aylan Kurdi Wants to Return to SyriaNewsweek
Father of drowned boy Aylan Kurdi plans to return to SyriaThe Guardian
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Why Is Putin Sending Troops to Syria? - Newsweek Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:16:00 GMT

Newsweek

Why Is Putin Sending Troops to Syria?
Newsweek
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right), Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem (back to camera) attend a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 29. Russia's involvement in Syria is growing very fast ...
Has Russia entered the Syrian Civil War? Kremlin aircraft 'spotted' after ISIS ...Daily Star
Russia's involvement in Syria might be ramping upWashington Post
Syria civil war: Russians filmed fighting alongside President Assad's forcesThe Independent
Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News
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Why I tweeted the photo of the dead Syrian toddler - Washington Post Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:30:56 GMT

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Why I tweeted the photo of the dead Syrian toddler
Washington Post
The photograph of the drowned little Syrian boy who washed up on a Turkish beach (the image is not included in this post but is available here) has gone viral on social media, turning him into a symbol of the suffering of Syrians and their desperate ...
Cameron bows to pressure to let in more Syrian refugeesThe Guardian
Syria conflict: 'Global failure' to protect refugeesBBC News
US under new pressure to absorb Syrian refugees as Europe faces crisisFox News
Slate Magazine (blog) -Daily Beast -National Post
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Syrian refugee crisis: senators call on US to take in thousands more - The Guardian Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:28:00 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian refugee crisis: senators call on US to take in thousands more
The Guardian
Aid groups and at least 14 senators have called on the US government to take in thousands more Syrian refugees by the end of 2016, amid international outcry prompted by shocking images of a three-year-old boy's body lying face down in the surf in Turkey.

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How will Syria's war end? Other civil wars suggest an answer. - Washington Post Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:06:09 GMT

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How will Syria's war end? Other civil wars suggest an answer.
Washington Post
Syria's civil war seems unstoppable. In four years, it has killed 250,000, displaced half the country's pre-war population of 23 million, and given birth to the Islamic State, which promises to conquer the region and inspire lone-wolf terrorist attacks ...
Iran submits peace plan to Syria's Assad: officialYahoo News

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Migrant crisis: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states - BBC News Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:10:41 GMT

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Migrant crisis: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states
BBC News
As the crisis brews over Syrian refugees trying to enter European countries, questions have been raised over why they are not heading to wealthy Gulf states closer to home. Although those fleeing the Syrian crisis have for several years been crossing ...

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Syrian Refugees Take Arctic Route to Europe - Wall Street Journal Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:50:01 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Refugees Take Arctic Route to Europe
Wall Street Journal
OSLO—After several failed attempts to reach Europe from Turkey, a 31-year-old Syrian asylum seeker found refuge in Norway's capital last week after riding a bicycle across Russia's Arctic border with Norway. A first endeavor to cross the border by car ...

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Mother believed to be bound for Syria with children arrested on return to UK - The Guardian Thu, 03 Sep 2015 23:51:00 GMT

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Mother believed to be bound for Syria with children arrested on return to UK
The Guardian
A mother thought to have been planning to travel to Syria with her four children has been arrested after returning to the UK. Zahera Tariq, 33, was detained in Turkey on Tuesday along with her sons Muhammad, 12, Amaar, 11, Aadid, four and daughter ...
Mother Arrested After Syria Travel FearsSky News

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Icelanders offer up homes to Syrian refugees - CBC.ca Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:07:00 GMT

CBC.ca

Icelanders offer up homes to Syrian refugees
CBC.ca
Icelandic volunteers, supporters from other countries and many who purport to be Syrians attempting to find their way to Iceland have all posted to the page. Bjorgvinsdottir has offered to pay for the flights of five Syrians and house them with a friend.
Demand to open doors to Syrians spreading onlineBBC News
Icelanders call on government to take in more Syrian refugeesThe Guardian
Thousands of Icelanders Have Volunteered to Take Syrian Refugees Into Their HomesTIME
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Head of UN investigative panel on Syria calls IS 'desperate' - Fox News Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:48:00 GMT

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Head of UN investigative panel on Syria calls IS 'desperate'
Fox News
Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, chair of a U.N. Human Rights Council investigative panel on Syria, made the comments to The Associated Press after it issued a new report on Syria's civil war. It said the Islamic State group has resorted to tactics like hit-and ...

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