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Diplomats' frustration unlikely to change Obama's policy on Syria - Washington Post Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:25:18 GMT

Washington Post

Diplomats' frustration unlikely to change Obama's policy on Syria Washington Post Last week, 51 State Department officials wrote a letter of dissent to the administration's Syria policy that seemed to come directly out of that playbook. At issue is how to stop the killing in Syria that has taken more than 400,000 lives and displaced ... The Slow Death of the Syria Cease-Fire Brings a Hybrid War With Russia CloserHuffington Post U.S. Diplomats Are Right on SyriaDaily Beast A Failed Syria PolicyNew York Times The Sun -Al-Monitor -Business Insider all 169 news articles »

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Islamic State launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army - Reuters Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:46:00 GMT

Reuters

Islamic State launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army Reuters The monitor said the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault against fighters from the U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces. At least 28 SDF fighters were killed. Two years after IS proclaimed its caliphate to ... ISIS seizes Syria villages from US-backed fighters: activistsThe Daily Star Syrian army repels major Al-Nusra offensive on Syrian-Turkish border as rebel forces 'besiege' ISISRT ISIS drives Syrian troops out of RaqaArutz Sheva all 73 news articles »

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Syrian monitors: Turkish border guards kill eight refugees - CNN Mon, 20 Jun 2016 04:32:54 GMT

CNN

Syrian monitors: Turkish border guards kill eight refugees CNN The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Turkish troops opened fire the civilians, which it characterized as refugees, as they tried to cross into Turkey from the northern countryside of Jisr al-Shughur in Idlib province. Dozens dead as IS expels Syria regime from Raqa provinceChannel News Asia ISIS expels Syria regime forces from Raqqa provinceAl-Arabiya Refugee Crisis Puts Spotlight on Turkey and Syria's Lost YouthBloomberg News Deeply -The Times of Israel -Reuters all 183 news articles »

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Orlando Police Defend Actions as Clock Ticked in Massacre - New York Times Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:30:17 GMT

The Globe and Mail (subscription)

Orlando Police Defend Actions as Clock Ticked in Massacre New York Times He demanded that the United States halt its bombing in Syria and Iraq. He talked with a police negotiator at 2:48 for nine minutes, at 3:03 for 16 minutes and at 3:24 for three minutes. In the last call, he claimed — falsely, it turned out — to have ... Orlando gunman demanded US stop Syria, Iraq bombings in 911 callThe Globe and Mail (subscription) Orlando gunman called for U.S. to stop bombing Syria, Iraq during massacreNOLA.com all 797 news articles »

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ISIS rocket wounds 4 US special ops troops in northern Syria - Fox News Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:54:59 GMT

Fox News

ISIS rocket wounds 4 US special ops troops in northern Syria Fox News Four U.S. special operations troops were hurt when an Islamic State rocket landed near their position in northern Syria earlier this month, bringing renewed questions about the role of U.S. troops in the region, specifically special operations forces ... Four US Military Advisers Wounded in Northern Syria in JuneSputnik International First on CNN: Four US military advisers wounded in SyriaCNN all 5 news articles »

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UN Has Delivered Aid to 16 of 18 Besieged Areas in Syria - ABC News Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:30:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal

UN Has Delivered Aid to 16 of 18 Besieged Areas in Syria ABC News The United Nations has delivered humanitarian aid to 16 of the 18 besieged areas in Syria but two rebel-held areas near Damascus have not received any assistance since November 2012, the U.N. said Monday. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the ... Bombs Follow Aid Into Besieged Syrian TownsWall Street Journal all 6 news articles »

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Syrian conflict: The view from Golan Heights - BBC News Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:13:09 GMT

BBC News

Syrian conflict: The view from Golan Heights BBC News It is also hard to reconcile the apparent peace and tranquillity of this area with the fact that so-called Islamic State - or Isis - is believed to control parts of Syria that border Israeli-occupied Golan. The chocolate factory takes its name from ... and more »

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ISIS Crucifying Ramadan Violators 'Every Day' in Syria - Newsweek Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:33:50 GMT

Newsweek

ISIS Crucifying Ramadan Violators 'Every Day' in Syria Newsweek Rami Abdelrahman, the director of the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)—which uses an extensive network of sources and contacts on the ground in Syria—confirmed to Newsweek that ISIS caged, lashed and crucified two people last ... and more »

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Refugees: From Syria to Somalia, tales of displacement - Aljazeera.com Mon, 20 Jun 2016 06:40:01 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Refugees: From Syria to Somalia, tales of displacement Aljazeera.com The UN refugee agency says persecution and conflict in places such as Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year. The previous year, 2014, had ... Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia driving record levels of displacementGeographical Colombia has more internally displaced persons than SyriaColombia Reports UNHCR report: More displaced now than after WWIICNN Huffington Post all 295 news articles »

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Erdogan 'Kissing the Hand He Tried to Break' in Secret Syria Talks - Sputnik International Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:02:27 GMT

Sputnik International

Erdogan 'Kissing the Hand He Tried to Break' in Secret Syria Talks Sputnik International "In my last trip, I noticed a softening from the Syrian side, and a similar tendency in representatives of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, when I told them about the outcome of our delegation's visit. The Foreign Ministry as a whole received my ...