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US allies caution Trump on Syria strategy - Reuters Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:41:50 GMT

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US allies caution Trump on Syria strategy Reuters WASHINGTON/PARIS Key U.S. allies in Europe are quietly expressing concern over President-elect Donald Trump's approach to Syria, warning that his pledge to work more closely with Russia, Damascus' main backer, will do little to diminish the terrorist ... Losing Aleppo: Western Countries Panicking Over Their Lack of a Plan B in SyriaSputnik International Weapons can end up with terrorists now US military aid restrictions to Syria lifted – KremlinRT all 23 news articles »

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Record airstrike hits over 100 ISIL oil trucks gathered in Syria - USA TODAY Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:22:40 GMT

USA TODAY

Record airstrike hits over 100 ISIL oil trucks gathered in Syria USA TODAY U.S. warplanes destroyed a fleet of 168 oil tanker trucks in Syria in the largest strike in the two-year-old air campaign against the Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition announced Friday. More than 20 aircraft were used to destroy the tanker trucks ... Syria war: IS edge closer to Palmyra againBBC News US-led warplanes destroy fleet of Islamic State oil tankers in SyriaReuters Airstrike Destroys Fleet of ISIL Oil Tankers in SyriaDepartment of Defense Telegraph.co.uk all 31 news articles »

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Two Battles Are Reshaping Iraq and Syria - National Review Online Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:35:52 GMT

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Two Battles Are Reshaping Iraq and Syria National Review Online Donald Trump is about to inherit a changed strategic situation in the Middle East, for better and worse. I've written extensively about the battle for Mosul. As the fight continues — and American and allied forces continue to push ISIS out of the city ... Syria army pounds Aleppo rebels; Russia vows no let-upAljazeera.com Syria war: East Aleppo evacuees and devastation - in picturesBBC News Syrian government forces press attack in east AleppoReuters NEWS.com.au -NPR -Daily Mail all 2,103 news articles »

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UN Approves Canadian-Drafted Resolution on Syrian War - VICE Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:33:22 GMT

UN Approves Canadian-Drafted Resolution on Syrian War VICE The United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of a Canadian-drafted resolution on Friday to call for an immediate and complete end to hostilities in Syria, unhindered access to humanitarian aid, and an end to all sieges in the country, including ...

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Syria Aleppo: UN envoy urges political solution to war - BBC News Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:31:13 GMT

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Syria Aleppo: UN envoy urges political solution to war BBC News Syrian government forces may have nearly won the battle for east Aleppo but the war is not yet over, the UN special envoy for Syria has warned. "A serious discussion about the future political set-up of Syria" is the only way to achieve peace, Staffan ... UN General Assembly demands immediate truce in Syria, end to siege on AleppoGlobalnews.ca General Assembly Demands Immediate End to Hostilities in Syria, as Speakers Decry Security Council's Continuing ...ReliefWeb Jaafari slams UN resolution on Syria: 'Bloody game is over'AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) all 62 news articles »

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From Syria, With Love - New York Times Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:00:18 GMT

New York Times

From Syria, With Love New York Times One donation labeled “For our Syrian friends” was blocked as suspicious, and my heart raged. Then the donor tried “For our friends,” and the donation sailed through. “We're stepping over you,” I whispered to the electronic gatekeepers. My neighbor and ...

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Chaos and Desperation as Thousands Flee Aleppo Amid Government Advance - New York Times Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:39:38 GMT

New York Times

Chaos and Desperation as Thousands Flee Aleppo Amid Government Advance New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hundreds of Syrian men who escaped rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo to reach government-controlled parts of the city are missing, United Nations officials said on Friday, adding that they had received reports of government ... and more »

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Concerns after more than 100 Syrian men simply vanish - NEWS.com.au Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:35:11 GMT

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Concerns after more than 100 Syrian men simply vanish NEWS.com.au Following weeks of Russian backed bombing and shelling, Syria's government have taken at least 75 per cent of the eastern parts of the city from rebels. Bloodthirsty street-to-street battles like those fought in Stalingrad in World War 2 are being fought. UN says civilian men disappearing as thousands flee AleppoCBS News Syrian war: Government forces sustain offensive in east Aleppo as UN reports hundreds of missing menABC Online Aleppo: Hundreds of Syrian Men Feared Missing After Rebel Defeats: UNNBCNews.com all 69 news articles »

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Four-star brass say no-fly zone would work again in Syria - Fox News Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:39:37 GMT

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Four-star brass say no-fly zone would work again in Syria Fox News Some of America's top military brass – active and retired – are in Iraq to commemorate a mission carried out a quarter of a century ago, and one they believe could still be dusted off and duplicated to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria ...

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Turkish developer confident Syria wall in place by spring - Reuters Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:48:18 GMT

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Turkish developer confident Syria wall in place by spring Reuters State housing developer TOKI, better known for low-cost, high-rise apartment blocks in Turkey's major cities, is building two thirds of the wall along the border with northern Syria, where Turkish forces launched an operation in August to drive back ... 'It's in Turkey's National Interests to Team Up With Russia, Syrian Arab Army'Sputnik International all 184 news articles »