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Syrian airstrikes hit Aleppo amid intense clashes - Los Angeles Times Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:02:41 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syrian airstrikes hit Aleppo amid intense clashes Los Angeles Times Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive Saturday under the cover of airstrikes in an attempt to regain control of areas they had lost to insurgents the day before in the northern city of Aleppo, activists and state media said. Meanwhile ... Syrian rebels open major counteroffensive amid siege of AleppoWashington Post Rebels try to extend reach in Syria's AleppoSFGate Syrian Rebels Launch Offensive to Break Siege of AleppoNew York Times Wall Street Journal -BBC News -UN News Centre all 632 news articles »

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The U.S. and Russia Ensure a Balance of Terror in Syria - The Intercept Sat, 29 Oct 2016 12:24:29 GMT

The Intercept

The U.S. and Russia Ensure a Balance of Terror in Syria The Intercept “The Struggle for Syria,” as Patrick Seale titled his 1965 classic, has escalated steadily since Britain seized the territory from Turkey in 1918. The British turned it over to France in 1920 and took it back from Vichy in 1942. Following nominal ... Liberal Democrat peer to attend controversial conference in SyriaThe Guardian Lib Dem peer among high-profile British figures attending 'regime PR exercise' conference in SyriaThe Independent Syria's 'Voice of Conscience' Has a Message for the WestThe Wire The National Interest Online all 14 news articles »

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Stark Choice for Syrians in Rebel Areas: 'Doom' or the Green Bus - New York Times Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:03:26 GMT

New York Times

Stark Choice for Syrians in Rebel Areas: 'Doom' or the Green Bus New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The lime-green buses once ferried Syrians to school, work and dates at Damascus cafes. Now they pull up at moments of defeat, when rebel fighters and civilians, besieged and bombarded, give up their territory to government forces and ... and more »

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Brother of boy in iconic Syrian photo dies of injuries - CNN Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:13:57 GMT

The Guardian

Brother of boy in iconic Syrian photo dies of injuries CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) The brother of the Syrian boy whose impassive, bloodied and dust-covered image struck a nerve across the globe died of injuries from the airstrike this week on his family's house in Aleppo. This is what it looks like to be lucky in ... 'I filmed the Syrian boy pulled from the rubble - his wasn't a rare case'The Guardian Haunting video of bewildered Syrian boy goes viralAljazeera.com The Boy in the AmbulanceTIME Wall Street Journal -BBC News all 1,185 news articles »

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Syria, the Spanish Civil war and foreign legions - Aljazeera.com Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:21:07 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria, the Spanish Civil war and foreign legions Aljazeera.com Despite their differences, both the Spanish and Syrian civil wars witnessed the intervention of foreign legions, entire units of regular armies, militias, and air forces from other states, opposed to foreign fighters, independent individuals who chose ... and more »

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US Air Force command apologized for close fly-by in Syria — Russian MoD - RT Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:02:54 GMT

RT

US Air Force command apologized for close fly-by in Syria — Russian MoD RT American military officials have offered apologies to their Russian colleagues for an incident over Syria, in which US and Russian military jets were involved in a "near-miss" situation. Earlier, Washington shifted the blame to Moscow for the incident. and more »

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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. Airstrikes Hit a School in Syria, Killing DozensNew York Times Eyewitnesses Reveal Horrors of Syria School AttackABC News Russia denies involvement in deadly Syria school attackAljazeera.com BBC News -NPR -The Guardian all 735 news articles »

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Briton killed fighting Isil in Syria 'dreamed of being a soldier' but failed Army medical because of asthma - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:03:18 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Briton killed fighting Isil in Syria 'dreamed of being a soldier' but failed Army medical because of asthma Telegraph.co.uk Just before his 18th birthday, Dean Evans tried to sign up at Salisbury Army Careers but was knocked back because he failed the medical. Evans's step-father said his failure to join the Army was the reason he decided to travel to Syria to join the ... 'It wasn't about killing people': what drove a British farmer to the Syrian frontline?The Guardian all 2 news articles »

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Ankara halts airstrikes after Syria vows to 'down Turkish planes,' activates air defenses – report - RT Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:43:23 GMT

RT

Ankara halts airstrikes after Syria vows to 'down Turkish planes,' activates air defenses – report RT Ankara halted air support for its ground incursion into Syria on October 22, after Damascus vowed to shoot down Turkish Air Force planes over Syrian skies, a Turkish official told the Hürriyet Daily News on condition of anonymity. The official added ... and more »

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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

RT

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 ... UN report on Syria chemical attacks lacks proof & full of contradictions – ChurkinRT US admits failure to remove Syria's chemical weaponsAnadolu Agency all 80 news articles »