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US airstrikes allegedly kill at least 73 civilians in northern Syria - The Guardian Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:22:25 GMT

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US airstrikes allegedly kill at least 73 civilians in northern Syria
The Guardian
Ahmad Mohammad from the Syrian Institute for Justice, a Turkey-based group which monitors human rights violations, has also documented 73 victims, from at least nine families. UK-based monitoring group AirWars has recorded the names of a similar ...
'Bloody massacres': Syria appeals to UN after French & US airstrikes 'kill over 140 civilians'RT
PHOTOS: Syria Bombing Civilians, Children Killed [WARNING: GRAPHIC]Heavy.com
US-led airstrikes in Syria kill civilians, groups sayCNN
International Business Times UK -New York Times
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Rebels in Syria behead boy in 'mistake' - CNN Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:46:40 GMT

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Rebels in Syria behead boy in 'mistake'
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The rebels claimed the boy was a prisoner from Liwa al-Quds -- a pro-regime militia force made up mostly of Palestinians in Syria -- and that he was captured from an unofficial refugee camp north of war-torn Aleppo. Airstrikes taking awful toll on ...
Syria conflict: Boy beheaded by rebels 'was not fighter'BBC News
Syria war: Rebels 'behead 12-year-old boy' on videoAljazeera.com
Child beheading in Syria triggers backlash against U.S.-supported rebel groupMilitary Times
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Is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria no longer a 'sideshow'? - Washington Post Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:38:41 GMT

Washington Post

Is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria no longer a 'sideshow'?
Washington Post
The Obama administration has begun to see Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, as a global threat that could eventually rival the Islamic State, echoing a Russian argument that it has long resisted. A new U.S. proposal to coordinate ...
Checking Christie's claim that Clinton called Syria's Assad a "reformer"CBS News
Five Reasons Why Cooperating with Moscow on Syria is a Bad IdeaWar on the Rocks
Boris Johnson says Assad must go if Syrians' suffering is to endThe Guardian
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US-backed Kurdish Forces Benefiting From Oil in Syria - Voice of America Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:44:19 GMT

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US-backed Kurdish Forces Benefiting From Oil in Syria
Voice of America
When Kurdish-led forces took control of Shaddadi in northeastern Syria in February, they not only pushed back Islamic State militants who had been there for nearly one year, but they also got hold of the sprawling oil fields that stretch into the desert.

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A new jihadist threat may be on the horizon in Syria - Washington Post Wed, 20 Jul 2016 01:09:29 GMT

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A new jihadist threat may be on the horizon in Syria
Washington Post
As the U.S.-led coalition has begun to gain ground against the Islamic State in Syria, officials have begun focusing attention on another jihadist group they fear may pose a more dangerous long-run threat there, the al-Qaeda affiliate known as Jabhat ...
Boris Johnson says previous remarks 'taken out of context'BBC News

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US Airstrike in Syria Reportedly Kills At Least 60 Civilians - Reason (blog) Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:05:03 GMT

Reason (blog)

US Airstrike in Syria Reportedly Kills At Least 60 Civilians
Reason (blog)
Although Syria was certainly mentioned at the Republican convention—including to blame Hillary Clinton for the chaos—proposals about foreign policy toward Syria were light. According to Republicans, Hillary Clinton, more or less, did not do enough ...
Anti-ISIS airstrikes in Iraq, Syria hit 2016 highAirForceTimes.com

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US backed rebels in Syria pose for selfie before beheading young boy, but the Obama admin's response is worse - Twitchy Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:50:22 GMT

Twitchy

US backed rebels in Syria pose for selfie before beheading young boy, but the Obama admin's response is worse
Twitchy
When confronted with the story, State Department spokesman Mark Tonerf said that the U.S. might stop further assistance to these animals if the allegations are proven true. His exact quote: “I can't — again, I can't say what the consequences will be ...


'Massive tragedy' in the making in Aleppo, Syria - Santa Fe New Mexican Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:09:48 GMT

'Massive tragedy' in the making in Aleppo, Syria
Santa Fe New Mexican
BEIRUT — Rebel-held neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Aleppo have endured food shortages and devastating attacks throughout the civil war. Now pro-government forces have cut off the only road into those areas, leaving an estimated 300,000 people at ...

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EU eases trade with Jordan to boost jobs for Syria refugees - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:26:03 GMT

MSF UK (press release)

EU eases trade with Jordan to boost jobs for Syria refugees
U.S. News & World Report
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A diplomat says the European Union has eased trade rules with Jordan to spur foreign investment in the kingdom and create jobs for Syrian refugees. EU ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana said Wednesday that new rules ...
Jordan: MSF calls for medical evacuation of Syrian war-woundedMSF UK (press release)

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Syria post near Golan border bombed, unclear if Israel involved - The Times of Israel Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:04:07 GMT

The Times of Israel

Syria post near Golan border bombed, unclear if Israel involved
The Times of Israel
Illustrative: Smoke rises following an explosion in Syria's Quneitra province as Syrian rebels clash with President Bashar Assad's forces, seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in 2014. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File) ...
Israeli Jet Reportedly Strikes Syrian Army Near Golan, Rebels SayHaaretz
Syria's Nusra Front launches deadly rocket attack on Golan Heights: SourceAhram Online
Report: IAF attacks Syrian targetYnetnews
Jerusalem Post Israel News -Arutz Sheva
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