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Who wants what in Syria: World powers jostle for influence - Los Angeles Times Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:49:17 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Who wants what in Syria: World powers jostle for influence
Los Angeles Times
When it comes to Syria, the imminent Trump presidency represents a major unknown. His pre- and post-election comments on Syria have been confusing and sometimes contradictory. But the positions he has articulated appear to point to acceptance of ...
Trump's Syria conundrumBBC News
No peace in sight in SyriaAljazeera.com
Who's Who in Syria's Civil WarCouncil on Foreign Relations
NPR -Washington Post -CBC.ca
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Two men convicted of involvement in funding Syrian extremists - The Guardian Fri, 23 Dec 2016 15:22:11 GMT

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Two men convicted of involvement in funding Syrian extremists
The Guardian
Two men have been convicted of involvement in funding extremists in Syria by smuggling supplies in aid convoys, including the convoy that took the taxi driver Alan Henning to the region before he was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State. The Old ...
Syria aid convoys: Two guilty over terror fundingBBC News
Terrorist sympathiser used Syria aid-convoys to send cash to extremists to fund terrorTelegraph.co.uk
Two Brits guilty of using Syria aid convoys to funnel cash and supplies to extremistsThe Sun
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Deaths in Syria Spur Unease in Turkey - Wall Street Journal Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:43:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Deaths in Syria Spur Unease in Turkey
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Turkey sustained its bloodiest week battling Islamic State in Syria, amid worries here that the country will pay a growing price for its involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts. Mourners gathered across the country on Friday to bury many of ...
Turkish troops killed in clashes with ISIL in SyriaAljazeera.com
88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town: MonitorTimes of India
IS 'burns Turkish soldiers alive' in Syria execution videoBBC News
Mirror.co.uk -Reuters -Press TV
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Turning Point in Syria as Assad Regains All of Aleppo - New York Times Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:50:19 GMT

New York Times

Turning Point in Syria as Assad Regains All of Aleppo
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held part of Aleppo concluded on Thursday after long delays because of frigid weather, putting all of Syria's industrial capital back in the hands of President Bashar al ...
Syrian military says it has retaken control of key city of AleppoWashington Post
Syrian regime says it has taken full control of AleppoCNN
Aleppo: Syrian army claims victory in crucial city after more than four years of fightingABC Online
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British policy has made situation in Syria worse, says former ambassador - The Guardian Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:20:47 GMT

Express.co.uk

British policy has made situation in Syria worse, says former ambassador
The Guardian
The UK Foreign Office view is that only 200 or 300 of the fighters in Aleppo were loyal to al-Nusra, the al-Qaida franchise in Syria. It claims pluralists dominate in the High Negotiations Committee, the umbrella body that has led negotiations with the ...
Britain 'got Syria wrong every step of the way'BBC News
British policy has made Syria situation 'worse' claims former ambassadorExpress.co.uk
Former UK ambassador to Syria accuses Foreign Office of lying about the country's civil warThe Independent
RT -FRANCE 24
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Cristiano Ronaldo makes donation, tells Syrian children: 'Don't lose your hope' - Washington Post Fri, 23 Dec 2016 20:26:12 GMT

Washington Post

Cristiano Ronaldo makes donation, tells Syrian children: 'Don't lose your hope'
Washington Post
Cristiano Ronaldo is using his voice and platform as an international soccer superstar to help the children of war-ravaged Syria. On Friday morning, the Real Madrid forward and Portugal national team captain released a video on his social-media ...
Cristiano Ronaldo sends video message to children in SyriaMetro
Cristiano Ronaldo makes donation, tells Syrian kids 'don't lose hope'CBS sports.com (blog)
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star sends message to children of Syria urging them to never give up hopeThe Sun
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Putin Touts Syria Peace, Pokes US Democrats - Voice of America Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:51:27 GMT

Voice of America

Putin Touts Syria Peace, Pokes US Democrats
Voice of America
The Russian president said Iran, Syria, and Turkey agreed to hold peace talks in Kazakhstan. “For Putin, it's much more important right now to demonstrate his might, to demonstrate his capacity to be the winner, to be the game-changer in this region ...
Putin talks Trump, nukes, and Syria in marathon press conferenceVICE News
Russia used Syria as live-fire training - US generalBBC News
US army chief in Europe accuses Russia of using Syria as 'training opportunity'NEWS.com.au
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UN Inquiry Alludes to Russia and Syria as Bombers of Aid Convoy - New York Times Thu, 22 Dec 2016 01:09:22 GMT

New York Times

UN Inquiry Alludes to Russia and Syria as Bombers of Aid Convoy
New York Times
A United Nations panel concluded in findings made public Wednesday that warplanes had bombed a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria three months ago, an episode the head of the world body called, at the time, a possible war crime. The panel stopped short ...

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Holocaust survivors call for perpetrators of Syrian atrocities to be indicted - The Independent Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:49:57 GMT

The Independent

Holocaust survivors call for perpetrators of Syrian atrocities to be indicted
The Independent
Holocaust survivors have called on the international community to indict those responsible for mass deaths in Syria, and to act immediately to end the violence there. The atrocities must stop now, a Canada-based group of octogenarians and nonagenarians ...


The world abandoned Syria. So this happened. - USA TODAY Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:31:58 GMT

USA TODAY

The world abandoned Syria. So this happened.
USA TODAY
Aleppo is said to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth. Now much of it lies in ruin. The Syrian city returned to government control Thursday after the last remaining opposition fighters and civilians evacuated, ending a four-year ...

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