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How Russia's lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria - Washington Post Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:33:16 GMT

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How Russia's lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria Washington Post With the imminent arrival of its lone aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria, Russia is set to bulk up its military campaign ahead of what probably will be a renewed bombing campaign on the besieged city of Aleppo. The Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian ... Ominous news for Aleppo as Russian frigate reaches Syrian coastThe Guardian Syria haunts Obama and it could haunt his legacy, tooThinkProgress Rebel-held zone of Syria's Aleppo braces for renewed bombardmentReuters Consortium News -Washington Times all 182 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Ceasefire for Aleppo rebels ends - BBC News Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:09:21 GMT

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Syria conflict: Ceasefire for Aleppo rebels ends BBC News A 10-hour ceasefire by Russian and Syrian government forces in Aleppo has come to an end, in what Russia described as a final chance for rebels to leave besieged areas. No-one left, activists said. Russia and Syria are now expected to resume attacks on ... Aleppo evacuations to fall flat, rebels prevent any exit: Syria officialReuters Russian-declared pause in Syria's Aleppo brokenPress Herald Middle East|Mortar Fire Breaks Russian-Declared Fighting Halt in AleppoNew York Times RT -Christian Science Monitor -Washington Post all 972 news articles »

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Debating escalation of the war in Syria - The Electronic Intifada (blog) Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:03:15 GMT

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Debating escalation of the war in Syria The Electronic Intifada (blog) This is the video of a debate that took place in New York on 1 November titled “Syria and the Left.” Co-hosted by the online publication Muftah and Verso Books, it featured journalist and author Max Blumenthal, anti-war activist Zein El-Amine, The ... New York panel highlights fissures on the left over SyriaMondoweiss all 2 news articles »

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Syria's Leading Sculptor Keeps Creating In A Time Of Destruction ... - NPR Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:13:20 GMT

NPR	Syria's Leading Sculptor Keeps Creating In A Time Of Destruction ... NPR Mustafa Ali hunkers down in Damascus' Old City and sculpts figures that have made him famous in the Mideast and Europe. But his work has grown darker as ... and more »

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This makeshift hospital hung on for 4 years during Syria's war. Now it's closing. - Washington Post Fri, 04 Nov 2016 05:33:02 GMT

Washington Post

This makeshift hospital hung on for 4 years during Syria's war. Now it's closing. Washington Post BEIRUT — When an 11-year-old boy was shot on his rooftop in the Syrian town of Madaya last week, there were no doctors at the makeshift hospital to treat his wounds. Nor were there painkillers to ease his death. For Muhammad Darwish, a dentistry ...

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Helicopters drop stark warning leaflets to ISIS ahead of Russian-backed ground assault - Express.co.uk Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:36:45 GMT

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Helicopters drop stark warning leaflets to ISIS ahead of Russian-backed ground assault Express.co.uk Russian-based media claimed a huge ground operation in the area driven by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops and reportedly backed by Russia from the air and possibly on the ground, including Putin's special forces unit Spetnatz. Iranian troops ...

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Project Syria VR experience arrives on Steam to racist, vitriolic reviews - Polygon Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:28:57 GMT

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Project Syria VR experience arrives on Steam to racist, vitriolic reviews Polygon Project Syria, a virtual reality experience created by immersive journalism progenitor Nonny de la Pena about child refugees, went live on Steam this week to mostly racist and politically vitriolic reviews. The free experience was created in 2014 for ...

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SouthFront: All you need to know from Syria's most important frontlines in three mins - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:10:11 GMT

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SouthFront: All you need to know from Syria's most important frontlines in three mins AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the roll again, advancing at several fronts in the Damascus countryside (East Ghouta, Khan al-Shieh) while gradually retaking important areas in northern Hama. Meanwhile, the SAA maintains a defensive posture in the ...

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Russians 'backed by the Kremlin' secretly dying in Syria fighting for Bashar al-Assad - The Independent Fri, 04 Nov 2016 07:36:03 GMT

The Independent

Russians 'backed by the Kremlin' secretly dying in Syria fighting for Bashar al-Assad The Independent The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar al-Assad's troops in northern Syria. On 3 February, 38-year-old Maxim Kolganov was killed in a firefight with rebels near Aleppo when a bullet ... and more »

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Military Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:38:15 GMT

Military Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... and more »