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US-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria's north: spokesman - Reuters Fri, 01 Jan 2016 14:40:33 GMT

Reuters

US-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria's north: spokesman
Reuters
Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria seized the village of Tanab near the town of Azaz after heavy clashes with the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and the powerful Ahrar al Sham, spokesman Talal Selo told Reuters. "We liberated Tanab," he said.

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War in Syria: Up to 40000 civilians are starving in besieged Madaya, say ... - The Independent Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:36:00 GMT

The Independent

War in Syria: Up to 40000 civilians are starving in besieged Madaya, say ...
The Independent
Up to 40,000 civilians are slowly starving to death in the Syrian town of Madaya, activists have warned, after six months under a punishing siege. Encircled by land mines and forces from the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, hundreds are suffering from ...


Syria's civil war comes knocking on Israel's door - The Australian (blog) Fri, 01 Jan 2016 13:04:48 GMT

The Australian (blog)

Syria's civil war comes knocking on Israel's door
The Australian (blog)
The Israeli military has been accused of reaching an accommodation to keep the peace with Syrian rebel groups, including al-Qa'ida offshoot Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as al-Nusra Front, under which injured fighters have been transferred to Israeli ...
Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with IsraelJerusalem Post Israel News
Syrian army attacks rebel forces on Israeli borderArutz Sheva

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Nepalese women trafficked to Syria and forced to work as maids - The Guardian Fri, 01 Jan 2016 06:00:37 GMT

The Guardian

Nepalese women trafficked to Syria and forced to work as maids
The Guardian
While millions are fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria, hundreds of Nepalese women are being trafficked to the war-torn country and forced to work as domestic maids. The women, who are duped into travelling to Damascus, often arrive in the country ...


French jets strike IS oil sites in Syria: minister - Yahoo News Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:43:25 GMT

Yahoo News

French jets strike IS oil sites in Syria: minister
Yahoo News
On a Jordanian military base (Jordanie) (AFP) - French warplanes bombed Islamic State group oil installations close to its Syrian stronghold of Raqa on Friday, as France's defence minister visited the Jordanian air base where the jets took off.

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'Britons fighting Islamic State in Syria are the greatest heroes' - The Guardian Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:18:00 GMT

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'Britons fighting Islamic State in Syria are the greatest heroes'
The Guardian
A former London currency trader who spent five months in Syria last year fighting against Islamic State has returned to the frontline alongside a number of Britons that he says the UK government is often unaware of. The one-time Conservative party ...


Turkey's no longer a safe haven for Syria's exiled journalists - Irish Independent Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:30:57 GMT

Irish Independent

Turkey's no longer a safe haven for Syria's exiled journalists
Irish Independent
"It is terrifying that there are Syrians who have dedicated so much for principle and stood against tyranny and extremism yet (with) no real recognition," Rami Jarrah, another Syrian journalist and friend of Jerf's, wrote on his Facebook page. "It is ...
Syrian refugees in Turkey are facing the same terror they once fledQuartz

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Syrian activists: Opposition supporter who joined Islamic State militants dies ... - Fox News Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:19:22 GMT

Syrian activists: Opposition supporter who joined Islamic State militants dies ...
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BEIRUT – Syrian activists say an opposition supporter who became an Islamic State militant has died in central Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Abu Bilal al-Homsi died earlier this week in the central province of Homs.

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ISIS Bombings of Restaurants in Syria Kill 16 in Northern City - ABC News Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:24:09 GMT

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ISIS Bombings of Restaurants in Syria Kill 16 in Northern City
ABC News
The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed the bombing of two restaurants in a predominantly Kurdish city in northeastern Syria the previous night, an attack that killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 30. Syria's state news agency SANA said ...
IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern Syrian cityYahoo News
IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern SyriaThe Times of Israel
Syria conflict: 'At least 16 dead' in three restaurants blastsBBC News
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US blasts Russian "indiscriminate attacks" in Syria - CNN Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:39:00 GMT

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US blasts Russian "indiscriminate attacks" in Syria
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(CNN) The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russian airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, charging that "indiscriminate attacks" had reportedly caused hundreds of civilian casualties and the displacement of over 100,000 residents. "We've seen a marked and ...
Russian airstrikes kill over 2300 in Syria, says human rights groupThe Guardian
Russia denies 'absurd' claims that air strikes in Syria are killing hundreds ...ABC Online
US criticizes Russia over civilian deaths in SyriaU.S. News & World Report
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