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ISIS' territory in Syria and Iraq is shrinking — but there's a catch - Business Insider Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:37:05 GMT

Business Insider

ISIS' territory in Syria and Iraq is shrinking — but there's a catch Business Insider The Islamic State's territory in 2015 shrank by 40% from its maximum expansion in Iraq and by 20% in Syria as international forces pushed its militants out of several cities, a spokesman of the US-led coalition said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. ISIS Lost 40 Percent of Territory in Iraq, 20 Percent in Syria: Coalition ...NBCNews.com IS territory shrinks in Iraq and SyriaSBS IS has lost third of Iraq-Syria territory: coalitionYahoo News STRATFOR -Reuters -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 416 news articles »

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Yes, Syria can still be saved. Here's how - Fox News Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:13:42 GMT

Fox News

Yes, Syria can still be saved. Here's how Fox News The new year begins with a promise of hope for Syria. Representatives of world and regional powers will gather in Geneva later this month for a U.N. conference led by the U.S. and Russia to discuss how to end the bloodletting that has ravaged Syria for ...

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Security Council Briefed on Possible Sarin Use in Syria - New York Times Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:53:22 GMT

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Security Council Briefed on Possible Sarin Use in Syria New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The acting U.N. disarmament chief told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the chemical weapons watchdog agency has reported a possible use of the deadly nerve agent sarin in an alleged chemical attack in Syria. Kim Won-soo ... Syria's chemical weapons destroyed, monitoring group saysCNN Syria's declared chemical weapons '100% destroyed'FRANCE 24 all 191 news articles »

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Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran - Reuters Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:24:24 GMT

Reuters

Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran Reuters Riyadh and Tehran, which support opposing sides in the Syrian civil war, have attended previous talks on the conflict but there is concern that the new rift between the arch rivals could set back diplomatic efforts to bring peace to Syria. Speaking ... Saudi backs Syria peace talks despite tensions with IranDeutsche Welle Iran-Saudi row threatens flailing effort to halt Syrian warCBS News UN envoy for Syria says Saudis back Syria talks despite row with IranJerusalem Post Israel News CNN all 15,303 news articles »

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Council on Foreign Relations Panel Outlines Divisions in Syria Conflict - USNI News Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:50:13 GMT

USNI News

Council on Foreign Relations Panel Outlines Divisions in Syria Conflict USNI News The path the United States has been on since 2011 to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immediately from power is not working, but “tamping down the [civil] war” while working for a longer-range transitional government is no guarantee that such a ... Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense all 23 news articles »

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Russian stars sing for Syria troops near Latakia - BBC News Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:43:49 GMT

BBC News

Russian stars sing for Syria troops near Latakia BBC News British troops in World War Two had "forces' sweetheart" Vera Lynn to buoy their spirits, then comedian Bob Hope entertained the US army in Vietnam and Jennifer Lopez sang in Afghanistan. For Russia's airmen and their support crews in Syria, a New Year ... and more »

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Refugees from Syria find life on PEI 'perfect' - CBC.ca Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:21:29 GMT

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Refugees from Syria find life on PEI 'perfect' CBC.ca The first government-sponsored Syrian family to land on P.E.I. is very happy a week into their new life in Canada. Liberals say they are 2 weeks away from 10,000 refugee arrivals as year ends. "Everything has been perfect," Amjad Al Rashdan told CBC ... and more »

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Siddhartha Dhar was arrested before joining ISIS in Syria - Daily Mail Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:16:58 GMT

Daily Mail

Siddhartha Dhar was arrested before joining ISIS in Syria Daily Mail Dhar was arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and supporting banned group Al Muhajiroun. He was freed on police bail on September 26, 2014, on condition he handed in his passport by October 3. Almost immediately he skipped bail for Syria ... Labour calls for probe into how Brit on bail fled to SyriaITV News all 1,775 news articles »

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Franciscan priest freed from captivity in Syria - The Times of Israel Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:11:00 GMT

The Times of Israel

Franciscan priest freed from captivity in Syria The Times of Israel 23 as he traveled from Turkey to the town of Yacoubiyeh in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. The Vatican's envoy in Aleppo, Monsignor Georges Abou Khazen, told the agency that Azziz had been treated well in captivity but was exhausted and needed to ... and more »

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Syria's opposition urges all Arab states to cut Iran ties - Al-Arabiya Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:11:15 GMT

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Syria's opposition urges all Arab states to cut Iran ties Al-Arabiya The Turkey-based Syrian National Coalition declared its support for Riyadh's move, calling on “all Arab and Islamic countries to take a similar step” and criticized what it said was Iran's support for militias in Syria and Iraq. Iran supports Syrian ...