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US, Russia Map Out Peace Strategy for Syria - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Fri, 25 Mar 2016 00:49:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal (subscription)

US, Russia Map Out Peace Strategy for Syria
Wall Street Journal (subscription)
MOSCOW—The U.S. and Russia praised the progress of a cease-fire in Syria at a meeting at the Kremlin on Thursday, and promised to build on the success by supporting peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and opposition parties.
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In Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is in retreat on multiple fronts - Washington Post Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:06:52 GMT

Washington Post

In Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is in retreat on multiple fronts
Washington Post
BEIRUT — As European governments scramble to contain the expanding terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State, on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria the group is a rapidly diminishing force. In the latest setbacks for the militants on Thursday, Syrian ...
Coalition Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense
Brussels attacks reignite Syrian refugee debate on Capitol HillFox News

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Russia's special forces officer killed in Syria: Interfax - Reuters Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:37:38 GMT

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Russia's special forces officer killed in Syria: Interfax
Reuters
"While performing a special task to direct Russian air strikes onto terrorist targets, a Russian special forces officer was killed," Interfax quoted a source at Russia's Khmeimim air base in Syria's Latakia province as saying. There was no detail about ...
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Anti-IS Forces Launch Attacks in Iraq and SyriaVoice of America (blog)
Syrian Forces Enter ISIS-Held PalmyraABC News
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Russia, US agree to speed up Syria peace effort - Reuters Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:56:45 GMT

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Russia, US agree to speed up Syria peace effort
Reuters
"I believe that Russia is fully engaged in this effort and all of us are going to try and get President Assad to make the right decision over these next days to engage in a political process that results in a genuine transition" and brings peace to ...
Kerry cites progress on Syria, Ukraine in Moscow talksKSL.com
Russia and US pledge renewed effort for Syria peaceFinancial Times
Obama Faces Painful Choice in Syria as Peace Talks FalterThe Fiscal Times
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Syria peace talks: Putin urged to wield influence over Bashar al-Assad - The Guardian Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:33:25 GMT

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Syria peace talks: Putin urged to wield influence over Bashar al-Assad
The Guardian
The Syrian opposition has left a first round of peace talks in Geneva with a warning that there is no hope of progress unless Vladimir Putin exerts influence on Bashar al-Assad, adding that a ceasefire will collapse if planned reconvened talks on the ...
No mention of Assad's fate in Mistura's 'basic principles' for Syria solution – reportRT
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Can the US and Russia forge a grand bargain in Syria?Aljazeera.com
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Russian special forces active in Syria, give recon & targeting for warplanes, general confirms - RT Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:58:42 GMT

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Russian special forces active in Syria, give recon & targeting for warplanes, general confirms
RT
Aleksandr Dvornikov is deputy commander of the Central Military District in Russia, and was selected to be chief of Russia's campaign in Syria, which started in September last year. On Wednesday he spoke of previously undisclosed aspects of the ...

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A Remote Syrian Airstrip Hints At A Growing American Military Role - NPR Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:31:42 GMT

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A Remote Syrian Airstrip Hints At A Growing American Military Role
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Blink, and you'd miss the little airstrip surrounded by farmland and tiny, mud-built villages in northeastern Syria. There are no checkpoints outside it. Nothing to stop people driving past — just two Syrian Kurdish guards out front, smoking ...
After Brussels attacks, US seeks to seal Islamic State's escape route from SyriaMarketWatch
Turkey has 'serious questions' to answer: Reactions to RT report on post-ISIS town in SyriaRT

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Syria: Aleppo's Black Box is Found Under the Rubble of Propaganda - Center for Research on Globalization Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:51:35 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Syria: Aleppo's Black Box is Found Under the Rubble of Propaganda
Center for Research on Globalization
“Hagop Tchouroukian, an Armenian shopkeeper, lost his home when a homemade bomb struck two years ago, killing a woman and two children in his building in the Midan neighborhood. He has moved elsewhere but returns to the area every day to work in ...

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To Help Defeat ISIS, End the War in Syria - New York Times Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:17:02 GMT

To Help Defeat ISIS, End the War in Syria
New York Times
Defeating the Islamic State means getting to the heart of the threat. That means increased urgency to end the war in Syria. The five-year-old civil war led to the chaos that allowed ISIS to come about. Now ISIS is a major global threat. But ending the ...

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North Korea troops in Syria to help Assad: report - Al-Arabiya Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:59:15 GMT

Al-Arabiya

North Korea troops in Syria to help Assad: report
Al-Arabiya
North Korean military units are in Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad's forces, a member of the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition recently claimed. “Two North Korean units are there, which are Chalma-1 and Chalma-7,” Asaad al-Zoubi, who is heading a ...

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