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Syria conflict: US urges 'grace' as Aleppo's fall nears - BBC News Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:18:55 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: US urges 'grace' as Aleppo's fall nears BBC News The US secretary of state has called on the Syrian government and its Russian backers to "show a little grace" as their forces close in on the remaining rebel-held area of the city of Aleppo. John Kerry was speaking after a meeting in Paris of ... Syria and Russia pressed to end Aleppo onslaughtAljazeera.com Syrian Civil War: Assad Close to Aleppo VictoryNewsweek Syrian regime accused of chemical attack in AleppoSky News ABC News -CNN -euronews all 2,628 news articles »

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Pentagon will send 200 more troops to Syria - Los Angeles Times Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:22:39 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Pentagon will send 200 more troops to Syria Los Angeles Times The Pentagon plans to send 200 more troops into northern Syria to support rebel militias now holding positions about 15 miles from Islamic State's self-declared capital of Raqqah, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Saturday. Carter told a security ... Syria conflict: US to send troops to help seize Raqqa from ISBBC News Politics|US to Send 200 More Troops to Syria in ISIS FightNew York Times Adding 200 more troops to Syria, U.S. deepens involvementPBS NewsHour ABC News -Washington Post -CNN all 86 news articles »

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Islamic State fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria - BBC News Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:35:46 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Islamic State fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria BBC News Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city. Monitoring groups say militants and pro-government forces fought fiercely in the centre of Palmyra. An activist there told the BBC that the ... Islamic State militants reenter Syria's historic PalmyraLos Angeles Times ISIL fighters re-enter Syria's ancient city of PalmyraAljazeera.com Islamic State retakes parts of Syria's historic PalmyraUSA TODAY New York Times -CBC.ca -Washington Post all 136 news articles »

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US Sending 200 Additional Troops to Syria - ABC News Sun, 11 Dec 2016 01:47:53 GMT

ABC News

US Sending 200 Additional Troops to Syria ABC News Reporter: The 200 additional special operations troops join 300 already in Syria, tasked with training and advising forces as they prepare to advance to raqqah, ISIS's de facto capital city. We've seen the fierce fighting in aleppo. Ravaged by four ... and more »

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Should the West intervene in Syria? - Al Jazeera English - Aljazeera.com Sat, 10 Dec 2016 10:56:43 GMT

Should the West intervene in Syria? - Al Jazeera English Aljazeera.com "Aleppo will be the shame of our generation" - French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy on failure to intervene in Syria. 10 Dec 2016 09:20 GMT Syria's Civil War, ... and more »

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Do chemical weapons in Syria threaten Israel? - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:24:42 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Do chemical weapons in Syria threaten Israel? Jerusalem Post Israel News With Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman's revelation last week that Israel is intervening militarily in Syria - especially when it comes to chemical weapons -how much of a danger does that technology pose for Israel? The answer depends on whether those ... and more »

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Jeremy Corbyn speech disrupted by Syria protesters - BBC News Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:31:02 GMT

The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn speech disrupted by Syria protesters BBC News Human rights campaigners have disrupted a Jeremy Corbyn speech, in protest at Labour's response to the war in Syria. They stood in front of the Labour leader, and held up posters calling for aid drops and sanctions against Russia, as he began a speech ... Peter Tatchell disrupts Jeremy Corbyn speech with Syria protestThe Guardian Protest at Corbyn inaction over SyriaThe Times (subscription) Peter Tatchell Interrupts Jeremy Corbyn Speech To Demand Action On SyriaHuffington Post UK Sky News all 71 news articles »

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Coalition Airstrike Kills ISIL Leader in Syria - Department of Defense Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:55:37 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Coalition Airstrike Kills ISIL Leader in Syria Department of Defense WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2016 — Coalition warplanes targeted and killed terrorist Boubaker al-Hakim in Raqqa, Syria, Nov. 26, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a Defense Department statement issued today. Al-Hakim, a Tunisian, was an Islamic ... Planner of Charlie Hebdo attack killed in Syria airstrikeArutz Sheva all 6 news articles »

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This is how to stop the conflict in Syria - The Independent Sat, 10 Dec 2016 11:43:32 GMT

The Independent

This is how to stop the conflict in Syria The Independent It is the 10th of December, the day the world marks the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We, Syrians, can't commemorate the day the international community declared that everyone deserved life, liberty, and security ...

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Missing American journalist alive in Syria, Senator says - CNN Sat, 10 Dec 2016 06:59:36 GMT

CNN

Missing American journalist alive in Syria, Senator says CNN (CNN) The Obama administration has "high confidence" that missing American journalist Austin Tice is alive in Syria, Sen. John Cornyn said Friday. Freelance journalist Tice disappeared while reporting near the Syrian capital of Damascus in August, 2012. American journalist Austin Tice likely still alive in Syria four years after kidnappingDaily Mail Journo missing for four years is 'alive'NEWS.com.au all 8 news articles »