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Photos show US commandos primed for fight in Syria - USA TODAY Thu, 26 May 2016 21:09:00 GMT

USA TODAY

Photos show US commandos primed for fight in Syria
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Photographs of U.S. commandos with battle gear in Syria raised questions Thursday about their level of involvement in the fight against the Islamic State. The photos by Agence France-Presse show a small group of U.S. troops in a Syrian ...
Pentagon stands by noncombat role of U.S. forces in SyriaWashington Times
First Look: Pictures of US Commandos on the Front Lines in…Foreign Policy (blog)
American Green Berets in Syria are wearing Kurdish militia insignia on their uniformsMilitary Times
Aljazeera.com -The Guardian -Haaretz
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Syria's ruined cities will need decades, not years, to recover from war - Washington Post Thu, 26 May 2016 16:34:52 GMT

Washington Post

Syria's ruined cities will need decades, not years, to recover from war
Washington Post
The end of Syria's brutal civil war is not in sight. The combatants are locked in a grinding, attritional battle that is as complex as it is cruel. More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed over the past five years, and roughly half of the country's ...

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UN: Plenty of Syrian civilians in danger of starvation - Aljazeera.com Thu, 26 May 2016 21:42:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

UN: Plenty of Syrian civilians in danger of starvation
Aljazeera.com
The United Nations has called for greater humanitarian access in Syria amid fears that many civilians risk starvation in besieged areas of the wartorn country. Speaking to reporters in Geneva on Thursday, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said there ...
UN envoy for Syria tells Security Council peace talks will resume 'as soon as feasible'UN News Centre
UN envoy tells Security Council no Syria talks for two-three weeksReuters
UN Envoy to Syria: Peace Talks Not Set to Resume for WeeksABC News

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Russian attack helicopters at the T4 base near Palmyra, Syria.Stratfor - Haaretz Thu, 26 May 2016 15:19:15 GMT

Haaretz

Russian attack helicopters at the T4 base near Palmyra, Syria.Stratfor
Haaretz
Aerial photographs reveal considerable damage caused to a military airfield in central Syria from an Islamic State attack. In photos released by the Stratfor intelligence firm, four helicopters and 20 charred trucks can be seen at the T4 base, which ...
Did ISIS attack Russian military equipment at key Syrian base?CNN International
Is Syria Another Afghanistan for Russia?Observer
Mass grave discovered in Syria's PalmyraSBS
The New Indian Express -OilPrice.com
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Where next for Russia in Syria? - Aljazeera.com Wed, 25 May 2016 09:10:10 GMT

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Where next for Russia in Syria?
Aljazeera.com
A good means of predicting what Moscow's next steps in the Syria conflict is to listen to what Russian political and military leaders say and prepare for the opposite. While other actors on this most bloody of stages have been characterised by their ...
Russia calls off attacks against Syria's al-Qaeda franchiseWashington Post
Russia postpones airstrikes against terrorist-held areas in SyriaRT
Syria conflict: IS 'destroyed helicopters' at Russian baseBBC News
Military.com -Deutsche Welle
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Tartus, Jableh blasts show terrorists' frustration: Syria minister - Press TV Thu, 26 May 2016 14:13:12 GMT

Press TV

Tartus, Jableh blasts show terrorists' frustration: Syria minister
Press TV
Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi says recent deadly bombings in the two cities of Tartus and Jableh show the deep frustration within the Takfiri terrorist groups. In an interview with the Syrian TV Channel on Wednesday, Zoubi said political ...

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The Importance of Planning Syria's Eventual Reconstruction - World Bank Group Wed, 25 May 2016 21:32:02 GMT

World Bank Group

The Importance of Planning Syria's Eventual Reconstruction
World Bank Group
Can satellite imagery and social media analytics make it possible to plan post-war reconstruction in Syria, even as bitter conflict continues on the ground? The answer is, “Yes.” A sketch of what's damaged in six of Syria's main cities, which services ...


Children of woman jailed for Syria plot will live with relatives - The Guardian Thu, 26 May 2016 17:16:13 GMT

The Guardian

Children of woman jailed for Syria plot will live with relatives
The Guardian
Moore had planned to take the children to a war zone in Syria, an Old Bailey trial had heard. She was found guilty of failing to tell authorities that her husband Sajid Aslam, 34, was about to leave for Syria. On Monday Judge Charles Wide imposed the ...

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The Journey from Syria, Part Four - The New Yorker Thu, 26 May 2016 11:01:34 GMT

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The Journey from Syria, Part Four
The New Yorker
In the last episode of “The Journey,” the group dynamics began to fray. More than a hundred refugees and migrants had left Greece together on foot, but the able-bodied among them had little patience for those unfit for the trek. Within two days, they ...

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Thu, 26 May 2016 14:06:18 GMT

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ...
Leaked Islamic State files reveal the 'borders chief' who helped funnel terrorists into SyriaTelegraph.co.uk

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