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New recruitment drive indicates deep manpower problems in Syria's army - Washington Post Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:18:41 GMT

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New recruitment drive indicates deep manpower problems in Syria's army
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Syria's army said Tuesday that it had formed a new volunteer corps to join its five-year war effort, an announcement that underscored the extent to which its once-sprawling armed forces have crumbled. In a statement, the army encouraged men ...
Syria launches new commando force as war heats upAljazeera.com
Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts following civil war destructioneuronews
Russian foreign minister accuses UN of sabotaging Syrian peace amid Russian air strikesExpress.co.uk
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How Trump can save Syria — without an invasion - New York Post Wed, 23 Nov 2016 01:23:07 GMT

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How Trump can save Syria — without an invasion
New York Post
“I shared with him my grave concerns that escalating the war in Syria by implementing a so-called no-fly/safe zone would be disastrous for the Syrian people, our country and the world,” the former Bernie Sanders supporter said after her Trump Tower sit ...
Donald Trump puts a dangerous spin on Syrian policyThe Boston Globe
Donald Trump, Capitol Hill, and the Coming Fight Over SyriaForeign Policy
The Syrian Civil War and Avoiding Trump's First Big MistakeWar on the Rocks
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US: Air strike kills Abu Afghan al-Masri in Syria - Aljazeera.com Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:43:52 GMT

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US: Air strike kills Abu Afghan al-Masri in Syria
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The killing of Egyptian Abu Afghan al-Masri took place near Sarmada, located in Syria's Idlib province, on November 18, Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook told reporters on Tuesday. Cook said that Masri had originally joined al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and ...
Pentagon: Drone Strike Kills Senior Al-Qaida Leader in SyriaVoice of America
Pentagon Says Al-Qaida Figure Killed in Syria AirstrikeABC News
Pentagon says air strike killed 'senior al Qaeda leader' in SyriaReuters
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Warring Parties in Syria Bombing Eastern Aleppo into Oblivion - Voice of America Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:27:24 GMT

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Warring Parties in Syria Bombing Eastern Aleppo into Oblivion
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This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers and Syrian citizens inspecting damaged buildings after airstrikes hit in Darat Izza ...
WATCH: Little girl pulled alive from the rubble following airstrike in SyriaGlobalnews.ca

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US, Turkey at Cross-purposes in Syria as Their Allies Clash - Voice of America Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:18:06 GMT

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US, Turkey at Cross-purposes in Syria as Their Allies Clash
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FILE - A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter uses a mobile phone as he stands with fellow fighters in the town of Hisha, Syria, after they took control of the area from Islamic State militants, Nov. 14, 2016. The Pentagon sees the SDF as an ...

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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader - Aljazeera.com Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:04:41 GMT

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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader
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Turkey has issued arrest warrants for 48 Kurdish fighters, including the leader of a US-backed Syrian Kurdish group that is a key military force against ISIL. Warrants were issued on Tuesday in connection with a suicide bomb attack in February in Ankara.
Turkey seeks arrest of Syrian Kurdish political leaderBBC News
Turkey seeks arrest of Syrian Kurdish leaderBangkok Post
Turkey issues arrest warrants for Syrian Kurdish leaderWashington Post
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ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says - New York Times Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:55:47 GMT

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ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says
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A cemetery on the outskirts of Gaziantep, Turkey. Grave No. 38487 holds the body of a 4-year-old girl who died of wounds she received when a shell containing sulfur mustard agent hit her home in Marea, Syria. Credit Bryan Denton for The New York Times.
ISIS Used Chemical Weapons at Least 52 Times in Iraq and Syria, Analysis ShowsNewsweek
ISIS used chemical weapons at least 71 times in Iraq, SyriaGlobalnews.ca
Report: 'Islamic State' used chemical weapons in Iraq, SyriaDeutsche Welle
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Damascus Diary: A Syrian City Filled With Life, and Hints of Brutal Death - New York Times Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:58:00 GMT

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Damascus Diary: A Syrian City Filled With Life, and Hints of Brutal Death
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There is always a rush of tension and excitement driving into Damascus, a city inhabited for thousands of years, where cultures and influences have mixed and accumulated like coral on a reef. More than five years into Syria's chaotic civil war, the ...

Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border - BBC News Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:56:04 GMT

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Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border
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The UN has announced the resumption of aid to some 85,000 Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's border - the first such deliveries in months. The UN says the aid includes food, winter clothing and blankets as well as hygiene kits. The refugees, mostly ...
In Jordan, a Syrian refugee camp withersReuters

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Exclusive: Russian tankers defy EU ban to smuggle jet fuel to Syria - sour... - Reuters Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:02:45 GMT

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Exclusive: Russian tankers defy EU ban to smuggle jet fuel to Syria - sour...
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LONDON Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. At ...

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