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Syria conflict: 'Hundreds' abducted in IS attack on Deir al-Zour - BBC News Sun, 17 Jan 2016 10:59:07 GMT

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Syria conflict: 'Hundreds' abducted in IS attack on Deir al-Zour BBC News Islamic State militants in Syria are said to have abducted 400 civilians during a bloody assault on the eastern city of Deir al-Zour. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition monitoring body, said people were taken from areas in the north ... At least 300 killed in Islamic State 'massacre' in Syrian city, state media saysFox News Islamic State abducts 400 civilians in Syria, monitor saysSydney Morning Herald Syria alleges new "appalling massacre" by ISIS in eastCBS News Yahoo News -ABC Online -Press Herald all 768 news articles »

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As Aid Is Offered In Madaya, Other Regions In Syria Are Still Besieged - NPR Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:46:00 GMT

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As Aid Is Offered In Madaya, Other Regions In Syria Are Still Besieged NPR Aid convoys reached the besieged towns of Madaya, Foua and Kefraya on Monday. Since then, aid workers have reported horrifying scenes of malnutrition and deprivation. Meanwhile, U.N. officials are emphasizing that the need in Syria extends far beyond ... Acting urgently on SyriaJordan Times all 257 news articles »

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Two Men Arrested in Attempt to Travel to Syria, Join IS - NBC4 Washington Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:20:12 GMT

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Two Men Arrested in Attempt to Travel to Syria, Join IS NBC4 Washington A Virginia man who was allegedly attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and a man accused of helping him have been arrested, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of ... Alleged Islamic State recruit arrested in Virginia on way to Syria, officials sayChicago Tribune Virginia man arrested after alleged attempt to join Isis in SyriaThe Guardian Two Virginia men charged in alleged Syria travel plotCNN all 230 news articles »

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Iraq and Syria: Siege warfare and attacks against Islamic State funding - UPI.com Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:32:10 GMT

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Iraq and Syria: Siege warfare and attacks against Islamic State funding UPI.com The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS controls at least 60 percent of Deir Ezzor, which is one of several locations in Syria under siege. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have encircled multiple areas around the capital ... With Assad in power, Syria will never know peaceMinneapolis Star Tribune all 4 news articles »

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Turkey in crisis: 'Ripple effect' from Syria and Iraq sees worst flare-up in ... - The Independent Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:11:48 GMT

The Independent

Turkey in crisis: 'Ripple effect' from Syria and Iraq sees worst flare-up in ... The Independent Locals wryly observe that even the Syrian refugees have packed up and left. “Normally we go and meet with friends in cafés, we drink beer in bars,” said a 30-something who asked not to be named. “But now, when we drink or do things we love, we judge ... and more »

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British mother Tareena Shakil who 'fled to Syria to join ISIS' breaks down - Daily Mail Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:13:00 GMT

Daily Mail

British mother Tareena Shakil who 'fled to Syria to join ISIS' breaks down Daily Mail In the footage shown to the jury and since released by West Midlands Police, Shakil, dressed in a niqab and wiping tears from her eyes, said she went to Syria after developing a relationship with a man she met in Turkey, before revealing details of her ... 600 Brits caught trying to join ISIS, other jihadists in Syria – UK foreign secRT 600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: HammondYahoo News 600 suspected UK jihadists caught on way to SyriaThe Times (subscription) all 268 news articles »

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Shocking images of Syria, post-US intervention - WND.com Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:23:00 GMT

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Shocking images of Syria, post-US intervention WND.com (ZEROHEDGE) – While U.S. intervention in its various forms has likely been ongoing for decades, March 2011 is often cited as the start of foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War (refering to political, military and operational support to parties ...

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Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:00:33 GMT

Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 17, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... and more »

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The secret pact between Russia and Syria drafted in August gives Moscow a ... - National Post Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:15:03 GMT

National Post

The secret pact between Russia and Syria drafted in August gives Moscow a ... National Post MOSCOW — When you are a major nuclear power and you want to make a secretive deployment to a faraway ally, what is the first thing you do? Draw up the terms, apparently, and sign a contract. That's what the Kremlin did with Syria in August, according ... Syria crisis: Peace talks loom, but the warmongers won't be at the tableThe Independent Russia's Syria Campaign Helps to Achieve Two 'Politically Important' GoalsSputnik International all 57 news articles »

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Syria troops seize key militant bastions in Latakia - Press TV Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:43:42 GMT

Press TV

Syria troops seize key militant bastions in Latakia Press TV The Syrian government troops, backed by volunteer forces, have managed to retake full control of several strategic areas from foreign-backed militants in the northwestern province of Latakia. Syria's official news agency SANA quoted a senior military ... and more »