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Syria conflict: Key opposition group to join Geneva talks - BBC News Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:24:32 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Key opposition group to join Geneva talks BBC News The key Syrian opposition group has said it will join peace talks that have opened in Geneva. The Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee (HNC) earlier said it would only join if Syrian government forces ended their air strikes and blockades. UN envoy ... Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks openReuters UN-hosted Syria peace talks get off to shaky startU.S. News & World Report Reaction To U.N. Envoy's Video Shows Difficulties Of Syria Peace TalksNPR New York Times -The Guardian all 2,564 news articles »

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Islamic State: Netherlands to join US-led coalition air strikes in Syria - ABC Online Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:52:30 GMT

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Islamic State: Netherlands to join US-led coalition air strikes in Syria ABC Online The Netherlands has agreed to join a US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, the government says. The Dutch army is already participating in the coalition by carrying out air strikes in Iraq with four F-16 aircraft ... Dutch jets to join bombing of ISIL targets in SyriaAljazeera.com Dutch to join airstrikes against IS in SyriaToronto Star Dutch to Join US-Led Airstrikes Against IS in SyriaABC News all 178 news articles »

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Mother who took toddler to Syria and joined Islamic State found guilty of encouraging terrorism - ABC Online Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:12:26 GMT

ABC Online

Mother who took toddler to Syria and joined Islamic State found guilty of encouraging terrorism ABC Online A mother who took her toddler to Syria and joined Islamic State (IS) is the first British woman to be convicted after returning home from Syria. Tareena Shakil, 26, was found guilty of IS membership and encouraging terrorism in posts on Twitter before ... British woman who joined Isis in Syria guilty of encouraging terror actsThe Guardian UK Woman Found Guilty of Taking Son to Join IS in SyriaABC News British mother guilty of taking toddler to Syria to join ISDeutsche Welle Toronto Sun -Daily Mail -ITV News all 173 news articles »

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Syrian rebel splits deepen after failed 'merger' with al Qaeda arm - Reuters Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:21:25 GMT

Reuters

Syrian rebel splits deepen after failed 'merger' with al Qaeda arm Reuters Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham are the most powerful groups in northern Syria: when they briefly teamed up with other Islamists last year in an alliance called the Fatah Army, the rebels scored one of their biggest victories by seizing the city of Idlib. Some ... and more »

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Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria, says report - FRANCE 24 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:02:36 GMT

FRANCE 24

Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria, says report FRANCE 24 The IRG wanted to recruit the young Afghans to fight with militias supporting President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. If his cousins took up the offer, Ahmad told FRANCE 24's Observers, the IRG would pay them 1.5 million toman [around 430 euros or ... Iran Sending Thousands of Afghans to Fight in SyriaHuman Rights Watch Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRWYahoo News Report: Iran coerces Afghans to fight in SyriaAl-Arabiya all 67 news articles »

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Letter and memorandum to donors attending the “Supporting Syria and the Region” conference - Human Rights Watch Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:48:58 GMT

Letter and memorandum to donors attending the “Supporting Syria and the Region” conference Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch welcomes the upcoming Syria conference. It is essential that it should deliver a greatly strengthened international effort to support desperate and vulnerable Syrians, both within the country and in neighbouring states, as well as ... and more »

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US admits anti-ISIS airstrikes killed civilians in Syria, Iraq - RT Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:21:52 GMT

RT

US admits anti-ISIS airstrikes killed civilians in Syria, Iraq RT According to CENTCOM, a “preponderance of evidence” suggests that civilian casualties occurred in four separate airstrikes aimed at Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) targets in Iraq and Syria between July 27 and October 15 of last year. “In all of ... Netherlands to Conduct Airstrikes Against Daesh in East SyriaSputnik International all 8 news articles »

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Syria Rebels Resist Pressure to Talk Peace - Wall Street Journal Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:53:00 GMT

Syria Rebels Resist Pressure to Talk Peace Wall Street Journal GENEVA—Syrian opposition representatives on Friday agreed to come to U.N.-sponsored peace talks here but said they wouldn't immediately negotiate with the regime, fearing the U.S. and Russia had devised a plan to end the conflict that wouldn't be ...

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War in Syria: Russia's 'rustbucket' military delivers a hi-tech shock to West and Israel - The Independent Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:14:00 GMT

The Independent

War in Syria: Russia's 'rustbucket' military delivers a hi-tech shock to West and Israel The Independent What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock. Russian military jets have, at times, been carrying out more sorties in a day in Syria than the US-led coalition has done in a month. The Russian navy has launched ballistic missiles from ... and more »

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Maya shines a light on Syria - Fingal Independent Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:12:57 GMT

Maya shines a light on Syria Fingal Independent In her letter, Maya asked the Minister to imagine if one of the children fleeing the violence in Syria was one of her own, and encouraged her to ask schools to organise book fairs, cake sales and non-uniform days to raise money to help assimilate ...