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Madaya: Syria allows aid to reach city facing starvation, says UN - CNN Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:59:16 GMT

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Madaya: Syria allows aid to reach city facing starvation, says UN
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(CNN) Children and skeletal old men drinking soup made from leaves and grass. A kilo of rice costing more than $100. People said to be dying from starvation. The accounts could be of a World War II death camp, but they are not. This is Syria in 2016.
Syria Government Agrees to Let Aid Into Beleaguered VillagesABC News
Syria Agrees to Food Aid for Starving Rebel-Held Town, UN SaysNew York Times
Syrians starved under gov't siege reportedly resort to eating petsCBS News
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The starving of Syria - CNN Thu, 07 Jan 2016 22:48:22 GMT

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The starving of Syria
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(CNN) The killing of Syria is being photographed, tweeted and posted on Facebook. Perhaps you saw the latest images from the town of Madaya, which is being slowly, deliberately, strangled by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with the help ...
Assad Starving His Own People In Mountain IdyllSky News

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Feds extend timeline to match Syria relief donations. Here's how you can help. - Globalnews.ca Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:28:14 GMT

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Feds extend timeline to match Syria relief donations. Here's how you can help.
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The Canadian government has now extended the deadline to match eligible donations from Canadians to the Syria Emergency Relief Fund. As of mid-December, Canadians had contributed $12 million to the fund since its September launch, Minister of ...
Ottawa extends Syria Emergency Relief Fund deadlineCTV News
Syrian refugee emergency fund donations to be matched until Feb. 29CBC.ca
Feds extend matching donations to Syria amid news of worsening crisisToronto Sun

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Syria's schools feel blast of Russia war planes - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:58:56 GMT

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Syria's schools feel blast of Russia war planes
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Although Russia has strongly denied their use in Syria, new research suggests cluster munitions have been deployed extensively. Conflict Intelligence Team, a group of bloggers and activists who specialise in monitoring Russian military operations ...
Russian Bloggers Pinpoint Alleged Russian Cluster-Bomb Use In SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Activists Claim Evidence of Russian Cluster Bombs in SyriaThe Moscow Times (registration)

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This was the moment Obama decided not to intervene in Syria - Business Insider Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:47:20 GMT

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This was the moment Obama decided not to intervene in Syria
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According to Thrush, neither Secretary of State John Kerry nor then-Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel were consulted before Obama made his decision to delay military action in Syria. US National Security Adviser Susan Rice was also kept out of the loop.

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Preview: The Road to Syria - CBS News Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:41:38 GMT

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Preview: The Road to Syria
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Bill Whitaker and 60 Minutes cameras were permitted to visit and report from Russia's main military base in Syria, where the Russians are waging an air war against the enemies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Whitaker also interviews a top Russian ...
Russia helps shift balance against rebels in southern SyriaFinancial Times
Ultimate Hope: Russia 'is the Driving Force Behind' Syria Peace TalksSputnik International

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Two Sisters' Escape From Syria - New York Magazine Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:02:12 GMT

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Two Sisters' Escape From Syria
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Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, in 2011, more than 4 million refugees have crossed the border to escape the conflict. Two-thirds are men, and most of the women and children who make the journey are traveling with their families. But a ...

Malnourished children reportedly trapped in Madaya, Syria – video - The Guardian Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:48:19 GMT

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Malnourished children reportedly trapped in Madaya, Syria – video
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The man recording this video footage, who is reported to be a nurse, says he is at a hospital in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Wednesday 6 January. The footage, which shows two severely malnourished children – Hana (seven months) and ...

Jihadi 'planned UK terror attack if stopped from reaching Syria' - ITV News Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:41:02 GMT

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Jihadi 'planned UK terror attack if stopped from reaching Syria'
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A jihadi confided in an undercover officer that he would carry out a terror attack in Britain if he was thwarted from going to Syria, a court has heard. Gabriel Rasmus was "desperate" to join Islamic State but when he was refused a travel visa he ...

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Turkey confesses fears to US of Syrian Kurds making territorial gains - RT Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:02:07 GMT

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Turkey confesses fears to US of Syrian Kurds making territorial gains
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Turkey has expressed its fears to the US concerning Kurdish expansion in northern Syria. Ankara is worried about Kurdish territorial gains, but Washington wants to ensure Turkey's southern border is sealed to stop Islamic State fighters getting into Syria.
Turkey Warns US of Kurds' Attempts to Create 'Corridor' in SyriaSputnik International

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