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Syria's Assad says military gains will speed up political deal - Reuters Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:43:40 GMT

Reuters

Syria's Assad says military gains will speed up political deal Reuters MOSCOW/BEIRUT Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of international opponents who he accused of hindering any agreement. How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in SyriaWashington Post Did Vladimir Putin save the day for Syria? Or create a bigger challenge?PRI Booming business: Russia's Syria operation nets arms dealers billionsMashable The Guardian -International Crisis Group all 276 news articles »

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'Al Qaeda has sealed its future': Syria's jihadists may be the biggest winners of Assad's 'victory' at Palmyra - Business Insider Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:13:26 GMT

Business Insider

'Al Qaeda has sealed its future': Syria's jihadists may be the biggest winners of Assad's 'victory' at Palmyra Business Insider Pro-regime forces recaptured the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra from ISIS over the weekend, dealing a blow to one of the terrorist group's most strategically and symbolically valuable strongholds in Syria. But analysts say that the victory, while ... Syria's Assad tries to polish image with Palmyra's recaptureCBS News Syria army keeps pressure on IS after Palmyra captureYahoo News After capturing Palmyra, pro-government forces in Syria intend to have a tight grip over ISFirstpost Center for Research on Globalization -Rudaw all 162 news articles »

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Russian Airstrikes 'Targeted Civilian Infrastructure' in Syria and Killed More Than 1000 People - VICE News Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:16:33 GMT

Russian Airstrikes 'Targeted Civilian Infrastructure' in Syria and Killed More Than 1000 People VICE News The opening phase of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria killed at least 1,096 civilians and targeted almost every type of infrastructure needed for survival by those caught in the crosshairs, according to new analysis. Researchers from Airwars, a non ... and more »

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China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis - Al-Arabiya Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:20:18 GMT

Al-Arabiya

China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis Al-Arabiya “As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has always proactively dedicated itself to the appropriate resolution of the Syria issue,” Hong said, adding that a political solution was the only way out. China supports the mediation efforts ... and more »

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How President Obama Made Syria An Unfixable Quagmire - The Federalist Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:21:57 GMT

The Federalist

How President Obama Made Syria An Unfixable Quagmire The Federalist The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that Syrian opposition forces backed by the CIA and the Pentagon are now fighting each other. (Buzzfeed's Mike Giglio actually wrote this story more than a month ago, with the simple but true headline: “America ... Retaking Syria's Palmyra Reveals More Shattered AntiquitiesABC News Syria civil war: Army 'steps up offensive from Palmyra'BBC News Syrian forces drive Islamic State from ancient PalmyraUSA TODAY Huffington Post -The Guardian -DefenseNews.com all 2,457 news articles »

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Our partnership with Google tracking Syria's defectors - Aljazeera.com (blog) Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:41:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com (blog)

Our partnership with Google tracking Syria's defectors Aljazeera.com (blog) This resulted in our data journalists and technologists working together with teams from Google to produce "Tracking Syria's Defectors", published in 2012. Al Jazeera works regularly with technology giants to come up with innovative ways to present ... WikiLeaks: Google & Al-Jazeera Encouraged Civil War In SyriaMintpress News (blog) Hillary Clinton, Google and Al Jazeera walk into Syrian Civil War: Western media buries storyRT all 3 news articles »

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Shinji Kagawa scores twice as Japan rout Syria in World Cup qualifier - SkySports Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:41:41 GMT

SkySports

Shinji Kagawa scores twice as Japan rout Syria in World Cup qualifier SkySports A freak own goal from Hamdi Al Masri after 17 minutes put Japan in front before Shinji Kagawa scored twice and Syria crumbled in the second half as the home side topped Group E in the second round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian ... WCQ Wrap AFC Zone: Japan put five past Syria as both teams advanceSBS - The World Game all 27 news articles »

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How America is bombing itself in Syria - The Week Magazine Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:59:29 GMT

The Week Magazine

How America is bombing itself in Syria The Week Magazine What could be worse than a messy American intervention in Syria — a military campaign that looks to be as expensive, indeterminate, and possibly counter-productive as Uncle Sam's litany of other Middle East entanglements? Maybe an expensive ... and more »

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David Cameron 'bans SAS from wiping out ISIS leaders in Syria' - Mirror.co.uk Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:20:00 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

David Cameron 'bans SAS from wiping out ISIS leaders in Syria' Mirror.co.uk The PM is accused of preventing the UK's elite Special Air Service from taking part in covert operations in the war-torn country for fear of political unrest. It is claimed senior figures in the Army are fuming with the lack of action from UK forces ...

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Syria's Next Generation of Fighters: Families on the Front Line - VICE Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:19:43 GMT

VICE

Syria's Next Generation of Fighters: Families on the Front Line VICE As Syria's war enters its fifth year, VICE News filmmaker Medyan Dairieh travelled to the shattered northern city of Aleppo, where fighters from the US-backed moderate rebel group Jaish al-Mujahideen are still holding out against government forces in ... and more »