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Russian Forces Remain Heavily Involved in Syria, Despite Appearances - New York Times Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:48:02 GMT

New York Times

Russian Forces Remain Heavily Involved in Syria, Despite Appearances
New York Times
President Vladimir V. Putin, when he talks about it at all, tends to refer to Syria as an accomplished victory, yet hedges a bit. “We did indeed withdraw a substantial portion of our forces,” Mr. Putin said in response to a question on his live ...
Syria government team joins peace talks amid Aleppo clashesSalt Lake Tribune
Fighting surges in Syria amid apparent collapse of truce backed by US, RussiaWashington Post
Saving Syria's ceasefireEuropean Council on Foreign Relations
Deutsche Welle
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On ground in Syria, scant evidence of draw down trumpeted by Kremlin - Reuters Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:32:00 GMT

Reuters

On ground in Syria, scant evidence of draw down trumpeted by Kremlin
Reuters
A Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows no letup in supply missions: the Russian military has maintained regular cargo flights to its Hmeimim airbase in western Syria since Putin's declaration on March 14. Supply runs have also ...
Putin says Syria army in 'strong position' despite Russian drawdownBBC News
Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, PalestiniansThe Times of Israel
Putin defends Syria policy and dismisses Panama Papers in Russia TV phone-ineuronews
Sputnik International
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Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus - Wall Street Journal Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:42:20 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Syrian rebels backed by U.S. airstrikes and Turkish artillery were struggling Friday to seize the last stretch of the Turkey-Syria border held by Islamic State while a militant counteroffensive triggered a mass exodus. American officials and ...
Tens of Thousands Displaced As Rebels Battle Islamic State In Northern SyriaVICE News
Moscow calls on West to force Turkey allow intl observers at its 'porous' border with SyriaRT
Fighting in Syria's Aleppo Forces Thousands to FleeABC News
Business Insider -Sputnik International -Human Rights Watch
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In Race to Capture Syria's Raqqa, Assad May Have Edge - Voice of America Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:31:51 GMT

Voice of America

In Race to Capture Syria's Raqqa, Assad May Have Edge
Voice of America
Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria has shrunk by nearly a quarter in the past few months, but Kurds, Syrian rebels and forces loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad have all grabbed pieces of the self-styled caliphate. Undeterred, the ...

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Iran's Soleimani in Russia for talks on Syria, missiles: sources - Reuters Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:08:54 GMT

Reuters

Iran's Soleimani in Russia for talks on Syria, missiles: sources
Reuters
Soleimani, the commander of foreign operations for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, flew to Moscow in July last year to help Russia plan its military intervention in Syria and forge an Iranian-Russian alliance to support Syria's President Bashar al ...

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Syria war: The Afghans sent by Iran to fight for Assad - BBC News Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:33:45 GMT

BBC News

Syria war: The Afghans sent by Iran to fight for Assad
BBC News
As the five-year conflict in Syria grinds on, BBC Persian has found evidence that Iran is sending thousands of Afghan men to fight alongside Syrian government forces. The men, who are mainly ethnic Hazaras, are recruited from impoverished and ...


Air raids intensify in Syria's Homs, prayers cancelled - doctor, monitors - Reuters UK Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:58:17 GMT

Reuters UK

Air raids intensify in Syria's Homs, prayers cancelled - doctor, monitors
Reuters UK
BEIRUT Syrian government air strikes hit rebel-held areas north of the city of Homs for a second day, forcing authorities to cancel Friday prayers for the first time in six months, monitors and a doctor there said. The Syrian Observatory for Human ...
Heartbreak as Syrians briefly return home to IS-free PalmyraHawaii News Now

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Syria's Kurds take control of oil fields, now what? - Al-Monitor Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:37:40 GMT

Al-Monitor

Syria's Kurds take control of oil fields, now what?
Al-Monitor
In some areas of Syria, such as Deir ez-Zor, tribes took over the oil wells and started running them for individual interests. Later on, in mid-2014, IS, hoping to finance its military forces, tried to invade all Kurdish oil-bearing areas to control ...


9 things to know about Syria and Iraq - Pensacola News Journal Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:39:04 GMT

Pensacola News Journal

9 things to know about Syria and Iraq
Pensacola News Journal
When former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford began his presentation to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club on Friday, he warned that he was about to take the audience into "the belly of the beast of what is going on in Syria and Iraq." Ford served as ...

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Cost of rebuilding Syria may reach $180bn – World Bank - RT Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:44:36 GMT

RT

Cost of rebuilding Syria may reach $180bn – World Bank
RT
“Once hostilities end, many Syrian refugees will unlikely return unless schools and health clinics are rebuilt,” said Kim at a news conference at the start of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank spring meetings, Thursday. Due to the plunge in ...

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