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Middle East|IS Repels Advance by US-Backed Syria Rebels Near Iraq Border - New York Times Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:04:21 GMT

Reuters

Middle East|IS Repels Advance by US-Backed Syria Rebels Near Iraq Border New York Times BEIRUT — Islamic State militants on Wednesday pushed back U.S.-trained Syrian rebels from the outskirts of a town on the Iraqi border, in a setback to a budding offensive that aims to sever the militants' transit link between the two countries, a ... Islamic State forces Syria rebels to retreat from border areaReuters Syria conflict: Rebels 'move on IS-held town near Iraq border'BBC News ISIL retakes Syria border town from US-backed rebelsAljazeera.com NEWS.com.au all 185 news articles »

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attack may deepen Turkey's role in Syria war - Press Herald Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:50:50 GMT

Press Herald

attack may deepen Turkey's role in Syria war Press Herald ISTANBUL — The brazen assault by three suicide bombers on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has set the stage for a more violent conflict between Turkey and the Islamic State, a development that would deepen Turkish involvement in the Syrian war. There has ... Terror campaign forces Turkey to abandon Syria policyDaily Sabah ISIS Mounts International Terror as Its Fortunes Fall in Syria and IraqHaaretz A brief history of the Syrian WarSBS all 3,594 news articles »

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The Syria 'Dissent' Memo and US Bureaucratic Support for Kerry War Strategy - Common Dreams (press release) Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:03:18 GMT

Common Dreams (press release)

The Syria 'Dissent' Memo and US Bureaucratic Support for Kerry War Strategy Common Dreams (press release) The memo called for a “more militarily assertive US role” in the Syrian conflict in the form of “a judicious use of stand-off and air weapons, which would undergird and drive a more focused and hard-nosed US-led diplomatic process". That is precisely ... Syria: Assad pays rare frontline visiteuronews Exclusive: SBS interviews Syrian President Bashar al-AssadSBS Syrian president's uncle under investigation for corruption and money laundering in FranceTelegraph.co.uk all 62 news articles »

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UN Syria Envoy Urges Political Progress by August - Voice of America Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:33:17 GMT

Voice of America

UN Syria Envoy Urges Political Progress by August Voice of America The U.N. announced Wednesday that it had finally succeeded in reaching the remaining two besieged towns on a list of 18 locations in Syria. The towns of Arbin and Zamalka received their first aid deliveries since November 2012. The U.N. and its ... Syria: UN envoy urges 'well prepared' peace talks for concrete political transitionUN News Centre UN envoy says unclear when Syria peace talks to reconveneReuters UN Syria Envoy: No New Date Set for Peace TalksABC News RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Kuwait News Agency -GlobalPost all 14 news articles »

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Syria's Refugee Children Have Lost All Hope - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:39:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Syria's Refugee Children Have Lost All Hope Foreign Policy (blog) NGO workers say the dismal living conditions for Syrian refugees have contributed to a rash of suicide attempts. Over 1 million refugees are registered with the United Nations, and the number of unregistered refugees fleeing the civil war next door is ... and more »

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'The Aleppo Evil' Is Making A Comeback - NPR Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:49:57 GMT

NPR

'The Aleppo Evil' Is Making A Comeback NPR When the first cases were reported in Syria 275 years ago, it was called "the Aleppo boil" or "the Aleppo evil." And for good reason: The parasitic illness spread by sand flies causes nasty skin lesions that leave victims scarred for life physically ... and more »

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Downing of Russia's Warplane: Turkey's “Apology” to be Tested on Syria's Border - Center for Research on Globalization Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:17:17 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Downing of Russia's Warplane: Turkey's “Apology” to be Tested on Syria's Border Center for Research on Globalization One Russian pilot was killed last year when two Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian Su-24 warplane over Turkey's border with Syria in an unexpected clash that Russian President Vladimir Putin called a “stab in the back administered by the accomplices of ... Putin, Erdogan hold first phone conversation since Turkey downed Russian jet in SyriaABC Online 'Turkey realizing it has been following wrong path in Syrian conflict'RT all 983 news articles »

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'Europe pays a heavy price for Syria – it must act to end the crisis' - The Guardian Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:00:36 GMT

The Guardian

'Europe pays a heavy price for Syria – it must act to end the crisis' The Guardian Syrians fighting to overthrow Bashar al-Assad are close to despair: Russia and Iranian intervention has bolstered the president's position while Washington and Moscow have moved closer together - perhaps to the point where they will seek to impose a ... Russian Cluster Munitions Have Literally Made Syria a MinefieldThe Moscow Times (registration) U.S. Must Stay Out of the Syrian WarCato Institute (blog) SYRIA'S IMPLOSION: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTSSyria Report (subscription) Institute for Public Accuracy (press release) all 13 news articles »

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Bomb kills 10, injures scores in Syrian town - Press TV Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:15:00 GMT

Press TV

Bomb kills 10, injures scores in Syrian town Press TV Syrian refugees sit on the side of a road that leads to the Akcakale border gate as they wait to return to their home in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Sanliurfa Province, Turkey, June 18, 2015. Tal Abyad was liberated from Daesh last year ... At least 5 killed in bombing in Kurdish-controlled Syrian town-witnessesReuters Kurdish and Arab forces push into centre of Syria's ManbijMiddle East Eye Syrian rebels launch attack on ISIS-held townAl-Arabiya all 28 news articles »

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Aid Reaches All Besieged Areas Of Syria With Latest Delivery: UN - Huffington Post Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:52:03 GMT

Huffington Post

Aid Reaches All Besieged Areas Of Syria With Latest Delivery: UN Huffington Post Trucks carrying medical and food aid entered two blockaded towns near Damascus on Wednesday, meaning that humanitarian agencies have now reached all besieged areas of Syria this year, the United Nations said. The 38-truck convoy carried aid for ... Aid convoy in besieged Syria townsGulf Times all 11 news articles »