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Syrian Rebels Launch New Offensive to Break Government Siege of Eastern Aleppo - Wall Street Journal Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:01:25 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Rebels Launch New Offensive to Break Government Siege of Eastern Aleppo
Wall Street Journal
Syrian rebels launched a new offensive Friday to try to break a government siege on opposition-held eastern Aleppo, as Russia deliberated whether to resume airstrikes in the city alongside bombardment by the Syrian government. Russia's military asked ...
Syrian Rebels Launch Offensive to Break Siege of AleppoNew York Times
Syria rebels 'in push to break Aleppo siege'BBC News
Syrian rebels open major counteroffensive amid siege of AleppoWashington Post
USA TODAY -Reuters -Aljazeera.com
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US and Russian warplanes jostle for space over battlefields in Syria - Los Angeles Times Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:28:38 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US and Russian warplanes jostle for space over battlefields in Syria
Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Russian aircraft have flown dangerously close several times in the skies over northwest Syria, according to U.S. officials, as the air war has intensified in recent weeks. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, the U.S. Air Force commander in the ...
US-Russian Military Communications on Syria a Work in ProgressNBCNews.com
Russian and US jets flew dangerously close in Syria - US officialRT
Russian, US military planes in near miss over SyriaCNN
CBS News -Yahoo News -KFSN-TV
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UN: Syria school attack a potential war crime - CBS News Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:23:50 GMT

CBS News

UN: Syria school attack a potential war crime
CBS News
BEIRUT -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for an immediate investigation of an attack on a school in Syria's Idlib province that the U.N.'s children's agency is calling one of the deadliest of its kind in the country's six-year war.
Eyewitnesses Reveal Horrors of Syria School AttackABC News
Airstrikes Hit a School in Syria, Killing DozensNew York Times
US, Russia spar amid charges of war crimes in SyriaCNN
The Guardian -BBC News -Aljazeera.com
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Bitter Rift Deepens as Russia Rejects Findings on Syria's Use of Chlorine Bombs - New York Times Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:08:37 GMT

American Enterprise Institute

Bitter Rift Deepens as Russia Rejects Findings on Syria's Use of Chlorine Bombs
New York Times
Russia on Thursday rejected the findings of a chemical weapons investigation led by the United Nations that found Syrian forces had used chlorine bombs at least three times in the past two years. During a Security Council meeting, Russia called the ...
If Syria can cheat on chemical weapons, why not Iran on nukes?American Enterprise Institute
UN report on Syria chemical attacks lacks proof & full of contradictions – ChurkinRT
US admits failure to remove Syria's chemical weaponsAnadolu Agency
Sputnik International
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Liberal Democrat peer to attend controversial conference in Syria - The Guardian Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:35:02 GMT

The Guardian

Liberal Democrat peer to attend controversial conference in Syria
The Guardian
British delegates, including a Liberal Democrat peer, are to take part in a controversial conference in Damascus this weekend organised by the father-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad, which critics say is little more than a Syrian regime propaganda ...


Syria Rebels Launch Counteroffensive In Aleppo; Russia Hosts Syrian, Iranian Ministers - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:06:53 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Syria Rebels Launch Counteroffensive In Aleppo; Russia Hosts Syrian, Iranian Ministers
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Once Syria's biggest city, Aleppo has become the main battlefield between President Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Iran, Russia, and Shi'ite militias, and Sunni rebels, which includes groups supported by Turkey, Persian Gulf states, and the United ...
Militants in Syria receive US-made anti-aircraft systems – Russian FM spoxRT
Syrian rebels launch offensive to break Assad's siege in AleppoToronto Star

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In Syria, danger and misery are abundant, but solutions are scarce - Catholic News Service Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:52:29 GMT

In Syria, danger and misery are abundant, but solutions are scarce
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- There is only one word to describe the images coming out of Syria as the conflict advances: apocalyptic. Aleppo, once Syria's largest city and once known as its jewel, sits in rubble, but more tragically so do its people. "The ...

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Middle East|'I Dream in Fruit': What Hunger Looks Like in Syria - New York Times Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:00:46 GMT

Middle East|'I Dream in Fruit': What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
New York Times
“Food is very, very expensive since the war here in Syria.” Moayad, 19, a worker at a clothing store in government-held central Damascus. Food prices are nearly 10 times higher than before the war started, Moayad said. But life has retained a greater ...

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Tracking Turkey's Advance in Syria - STRATFOR Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:59:02 GMT

STRATFOR

Tracking Turkey's Advance in Syria
STRATFOR
Syrian rebels, with the help of the Turkish military, are slowly making their way across northern Aleppo province. Turkey's primary objective in launching its offensive into Syria, known as Operation Euphrates Shield, was to block the path of Kurdish ...
Erdogan reasserts Turkey's role in wars in Syria and IraqWashington Post
Turkey vows to press Syria offensive despite warning from pro-Assad forcesReuters
Turkey threatens to attack Kurdish-held Manbij, SyriaRT
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Syria's White Helmets: Who are they and whose side are they on? - ABC Online Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:13:12 GMT

ABC Online

Syria's White Helmets: Who are they and whose side are they on?
ABC Online
In the war-torn chaos of Syria, it is hard to believe there is a fully functioning civil defence unit, the White Helmets. The volunteers are often the first on the scene after air strikes and their work has earned them international acclaim, including ...

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