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In Syria, Russia Acts as US Pulls Back - Wall Street Journal Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:52:28 GMT

Wall Street Journal

In Syria, Russia Acts as US Pulls Back
Wall Street Journal
The recapture of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces presents a stark example of Washington's pullback in the Middle East at a time when Russia and its partners have stepped in to drive events in the nearly six-year conflict, said U.S., ...
Outraged By What's Happening In Syria? Here's What You Can Do.Huffington Post
New Aleppo ceasefire allows Syrian civilians to evacuate, rebels sayThe Guardian
How the World Closed Its Eyes to Syria's HorrorNew York Times
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A Hotline for Americans and Russians to Avoid Catastrophe in Syrian Skies - New York Times Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:52:42 GMT

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A Hotline for Americans and Russians to Avoid Catastrophe in Syrian Skies
New York Times
DOHA, Qatar — Not long after the government-held city of Palmyra in central Syria fell to Islamic State fighters, the United States and Russia both scrambled warplanes on Wednesday to attack militant targets there. This was exactly the kind of ...
It's now beyond question that prolonged violence in Syria is in Washington's interestRT
ISIS may have stolen Syrian missile system after retaking Palmyra, US general warnsFox News
The recapture of Palmyra by Islamic State shows that the war in Syria won't end with the battle for AleppoVICE News
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Syrians Trapped in Aleppo Using WhatsApp to Post Cries for Help - NBCNews.com Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:03:20 GMT

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Syrians Trapped in Aleppo Using WhatsApp to Post Cries for Help
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The fight for control over the Syrian city of Aleppo continued to roar on the ground and in the skies on Wednesday into Thursday as thousands of civilians still trapped inside begged to be let out. Among them, desperate activists are turning to instant ...


Federal Reserve, Syria, Alan Thicke: Your Wednesday Briefing - New York Times Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:18:54 GMT

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Federal Reserve, Syria, Alan Thicke: Your Wednesday Briefing
New York Times
Syrians fleeing a rebel-held area of Aleppo on Tuesday. Evacuations were set to begin early today, but there were reports of delays and renewed shelling. Credit Karam Al-Masri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. (Want to get this briefing by email?

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A breakdown of some of the gear US Special Operations forces are using in Syria - Washington Post Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:15:39 GMT

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A breakdown of some of the gear US Special Operations forces are using in Syria
Washington Post
President Obama announced Monday that the United States would send an additional 250 Special Operations forces to Syria, a small but significant escalation in America's ongoing campaign in the region. The extent of what U.S. Special Operations forces ...
US to Send 250 Additional Military Personnel to SyriaWall Street Journal

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Russia Bombed Base in Syria Used by US - Wall Street Journal Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:41:05 GMT

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Russia Bombed Base in Syria Used by US
Wall Street Journal
When Russian aircraft bombed a remote garrison in southeastern Syria last month, alarm bells sounded at the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense in London. The Russians weren't bombarding a run-of-the-mill rebel outpost, according to U.S. officials.
Russian warplanes reportedly bombed US base in SyriaFox News

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UK troops sent to train anti-Isis rebels 'have arrived in Syria' - The Guardian Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:01:34 GMT

UK troops sent to train anti-Isis rebels 'have arrived in Syria'
The Guardian
The British defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, is to announce that UK forces have arrived in the Middle East to help train moderate Syrian rebels engaged in the fight against Islamic State. Fallon is hosting a conference in London of defence ...

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Aerial close encounter between US, Syrian jets - CNN Fri, 19 Aug 2016 23:27:19 GMT

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Aerial close encounter between US, Syrian jets
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(CNN) Two American F-22s on patrol over Hasakah, Syria, flew within a mile of two Syrian Su-24 fighter jets and "encouraged" them to leave Friday, a US defense official told CNN. The close encounter comes only a day after two Syrian warplanes attacked ...
Turkey-backed Syria rebels advance on US-backed KurdsCBS News
Syria's Children Are the World's ResponsibilityTIME

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Syria: Clashes in Manbij after ISIL refuses rebel offer - Aljazeera.com Sat, 23 Jul 2016 05:42:53 GMT

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Syria: Clashes in Manbij after ISIL refuses rebel offer
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Sporadic clashes between the Islamic Sate of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and US-backed fighters have erupted in the northern ISIL-held Syrian town of Manbij after the group ignored a 48-hour offer to withdraw from the besieged town without a fight ...

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Vox Sentences: Syria said it would evacuate Aleppo's civilians. It bombed them instead. - Vox Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:00:07 GMT

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Vox Sentences: Syria said it would evacuate Aleppo's civilians. It bombed them instead.
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On Tuesday, the Syrian government committed to evacuating residents from Aleppo as it took over the city. But the green buses it sent departed empty after the evacuation unexpectedly stalled. [NBC News]; Instead, government forces continued to bomb the ...