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Syria civil war: The message from Moscow - Aljazeera.com (blog) Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:03:52 GMT

Aljazeera.com (blog)

Syria civil war: The message from Moscow Aljazeera.com (blog) Russia has sent three messages over the past week or so about the situation in Syria. First, the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front is to be blamed for violating and jeopardising the truce. "The Nusra terrorist group is active in Aleppo and Idlib today and ... Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppoeuronews Why Moscow is preparing to return to SyriaAl-Monitor Russian Military Registers 10 Ceasefire Violations in Syria in 24 HoursSputnik International RT -ABC News -Ynetnews all 87 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Troops 'cross into IS-held Raqqa province' - BBC News Sat, 04 Jun 2016 11:53:12 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Troops 'cross into IS-held Raqqa province' BBC News Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian ... Syrian army presses offensive against Islamic StateReuters Syria troops reach Raqqa as IS fights on four frontsThe Times of Israel Syria army pushes into IS bastion as Kurds advance from northi24news Deutsche Welle -The National -RT all 93 news articles »

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Assad's spinner might be even more evil than the man burning Syria - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:40:37 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Assad's spinner might be even more evil than the man burning Syria Telegraph.co.uk If there is a Marie Antoinette of our age, it must be Bouthaina Shaaban, the odious “media adviser” to Syria's regime. When asked about the medieval sieges currently being imposed on a million Syrians in rebel-held enclaves by her master, Bashar al ... Can the world provide Syrians with aid from above?Aljazeera.com all 10 news articles »

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UN, France slam Syria for refusing aid to besieged areas - The Times of Israel Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:38:00 GMT

The Times of Israel

UN, France slam Syria for refusing aid to besieged areas The Times of Israel UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Access to millions of Syrians in need of help is worsening as violence increases across the war-torn country, the UN humanitarian chief warned Friday, and the Security Council announced it will formally ask Damascus to allow air ... Syria conflict: UN 'to seek permission' to air drop humanitarian aidBBC News UN to ask Syria to approve airdrops of humanitarian aidThe Guardian UN faces mounting pressure to start Syria aid airdropsFinancial Times Press TV all 380 news articles »

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US drops weapons to rebels battling ISIL in Syria - Aljazeera.com Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:32:44 GMT

Aljazeera.com

US drops weapons to rebels battling ISIL in Syria Aljazeera.com The US sees the SDF - which was founded in Syria's mainly Kurdish northeastern region in October 2015, and is made up of at least 15 armed factions, mostly fighters from the YPG and the Free Syrian Army - as the most effective group challenging ISIL in ... UN seeks humanitarian aid drop to Syrian civilians under bombardmentFRANCE 24 Syrian army enters de facto capital of the Islamic StateeNCA US Drops Weapons to Rebels in IS-besieged Syrian TownVoice of America all 80 news articles »

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:51:54 GMT

Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit 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 ... and more »

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Critical battle to crush Islamic State happening in Syria - The Seattle Times Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:07:00 GMT

Daily Mail

Critical battle to crush Islamic State happening in Syria The Seattle Times While the media focus on the battle to drive the Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the most critical drive to crush the caliphate is happening in Syria. Right now. Helped by U.S. special forces, Syrian Kurds and Sunni tribal fighters are ... Coalition strikes, Turkish shelling kill 14 Islamic State militants in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News US-Backed Syrian Fighters Push Toward IS Stronghold in NorthABC News ISIS plan attacks on West at Syria's 'Little London' baseDaily Mail Telegraph.co.uk -Aljazeera.com -Wall Street Journal all 374 news articles »

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Is the courage of the Kurds giving way to treachery in Syria? - RT Sat, 04 Jun 2016 11:20:49 GMT

RT

Is the courage of the Kurds giving way to treachery in Syria? RT Whether organized under the auspices of the PYD (People's Protection Units) or SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) there is no doubting that the role played by the Kurds in northern Syria in first resisting and now taking the fight to ISIS will go down in ... Syria's Kurds eye merger of their enclavesRudaw Isolated Erdogan at Odds With Just About Everyone in Syrian WarBloomberg all 47 news articles »

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'It's Your Turn, Doctor': Medics Under Fire in Syria - Huffington Post UK Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:17:00 GMT

Huffington Post UK

'It's Your Turn, Doctor': Medics Under Fire in Syria Huffington Post UK A group of seven teenagers in the Syrian town of Dara'a, inspired by the winds of freedom and democracy blowing from the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, adorned their school walls with these words in defiance of the Syrian oppressive regime.

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A Top Aide to Assad Takes Syria's Case to a US Audience - New York Times Thu, 02 Jun 2016 23:30:07 GMT

New York Times

A Top Aide to Assad Takes Syria's Case to a US Audience New York Times WASHINGTON — When word circulated in Washington this week that Bouthaina Shaaban, who is a top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and who has been under sanction by the United States government, would appear two blocks from the ... This Nonprofit Wants the U.S. to Ally With Syria's DictatorBloomberg Syrian official under US sanctions to speak at National Press ClubPolitico Syrian political adviser makes unusual comments to US reporters, activistsCBS News all 37 news articles »