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Russian, US Troops Edge Closer in Northeastern Syria - Wall Street Journal Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:35:07 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Russian, US Troops Edge Closer in Northeastern Syria
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Russia has sent new forces to a regime-controlled airfield in northeastern Syria as American military advisers step up operations with Kurdish militants in the same region, according to U.S. and Turkish officials. The parallel military moves ...
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Syria conflict: Russia's build-up looks long-term - BBC News Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:02:46 GMT

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Syria conflict: Russia's build-up looks long-term
BBC News
It is now four months since Russia launched its military intervention in Syria, with air strikes and a build-up of troops on the ground. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg has been embedded with Russian troops and has sent this diary of his four-day visit.
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Exclusive: Saudi-Iranian proxy war over Syria spreads to Davos - Reuters Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:17:44 GMT

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Exclusive: Saudi-Iranian proxy war over Syria spreads to Davos
Reuters
The barbed exchange between Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at an invitation-only meeting on Wednesday underlined the hostility between the two Gulf rivals, who are waging proxy wars in Syria, Yemen and Iraq.
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US, Turkey prepared for 'military solution' to Islamic State in Syria if politics fails, Joe Biden says - ABC Online Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:51:32 GMT

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US, Turkey prepared for 'military solution' to Islamic State in Syria if politics fails, Joe Biden says
ABC Online
US Vice-President Joe Biden says the United States and Turkey are prepared for a military solution to Islamic State in Syria if a political settlement is not possible, amid uncertainty over scheduled peace talks.
Joe Biden Affirms Commitment to ISIS Fight if Syria Talks FailWall Street Journal
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US says prepared for military solution against Islamic State in SyriaYahoo News
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Hundreds dead as ISIS makes gains in strategic Syrian city - CNN Fri, 22 Jan 2016 23:33:09 GMT

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Hundreds dead as ISIS makes gains in strategic Syrian city
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The Institute for the Study of War -- a Washington-based group that analyzes the conflict in Iraq and Syria -- said Russia had shifted the focus of its air campaign to Deir Ezzor in the face of the major ISIS assault on parts of the city still held by ...
ISIS militants are holed up in Syria's Tabqa Dam with high-value prisonersDaily Mail

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US officials: Russia looking at Syria airfield near Turkey - CNN Fri, 22 Jan 2016 23:26:00 GMT

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US officials: Russia looking at Syria airfield near Turkey
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The airfield, formerly controlled by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, also sits near the Kurdish-controlled region of northeastern Syria, where U.S. and coalition forces are active in the battle against ISIS, and far from Russia's ...
Islamist fighters in Aleppo, Syria, got reinforcements from Turkey – Russian Foreign MinistryRT

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US forces setting up airbase in northeast Syria: sources - Yahoo News Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:28:00 GMT

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US forces setting up airbase in northeast Syria: sources
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A Syrian military source said nearly 100 "American experts," alongside forces from the anti-IS Kurdish People's Protection Units had widened the landing strip and refurbished some infrastructure. "The airbase will be used for helicopters and cargo planes.
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Syria strikes leave 47 dead - The Australian (blog) Sun, 24 Jan 2016 02:53:00 GMT

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Syria strikes leave 47 dead
The Australian (blog)
At least 47 civilians, including children, have been killed in air strikes targeting areas under Islamic State control in eastern Syria. Jets, believed to be Russian, struck the area of Khsham on the outskirts of Deir al-Zour province, Syrian ...
Scores killed in Syria air raidsSky News Australia
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No terrorists at the table? Turkey 'threatens to withdraw' from Syria talks over Syrian Kurds - RT Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:00:05 GMT

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No terrorists at the table? Turkey 'threatens to withdraw' from Syria talks over Syrian Kurds
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Ankara may boycott the upcoming Syria talks in Switzerland if Syrian Kurds are invited, media reports said, citing UN sources. Earlier, Turkey said their support for the peace process can only be ensured if there is no “representation of terrorist ...

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Jordan kills 12 infiltrators attempting to cross borders from Syria - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:55:00 GMT

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Jordan kills 12 infiltrators attempting to cross borders from Syria
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Jordan says it has tightened controls over its northern border with Syria and officials say the army has thwarted many attempts in recent years by jihadists trying to cross from the kingdom into Syria to join a Sunni Islamist-led insurgency against ...
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