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ISIS Shoots Down Helicopter in Syria, Killing 2 Russians - New York Times Sat, 09 Jul 2016 23:14:10 GMT

The Independent

ISIS Shoots Down Helicopter in Syria, Killing 2 Russians
New York Times
MOSCOW — Two Russian airmen died in Syria after their helicopter was shot down by fighters of the Islamic State, Russia's military said on Saturday. The episode occurred on Friday east of the ancient city of Palmyra, according to a Defense Ministry ...
Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in SyriaBBC News
Isis shoots down Russian helicopter near Palmyra, SyriaThe Independent
2 Russian Soldiers Die After Helicopter Shot Down in SyriaABC News
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Syria truce extended as Aleppo faces food shortages - Aljazeera.com Sat, 09 Jul 2016 15:18:23 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria truce extended as Aleppo faces food shortages
Aljazeera.com
In northern Syria's Aleppo, at least 43 civilians have been killed in fighting in recent days. The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebel shelling on government-controlled parts of the city killed 34 civilians, while ...
Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fightingU.S. News & World Report
Syria: fierce clashes erupt around Aleppo, despite ceasefire proclamationThe Guardian
Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last day: monitorReuters
Yahoo7 News -Stars and Stripes
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Iranian Hulk denies he said he wants to fight ISIS in Syria - Washington Post Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:49:18 GMT

Washington Post

Iranian Hulk denies he said he wants to fight ISIS in Syria
Washington Post
It's been a busy week for an Iranian weight lifter who looks strikingly similar to the Hulk. After multiple reports from both Iranian news outlets and international media that Sajad Gharibi, also known as "the Persian Hercules," wants to go to Syria to ...
'Iranian Hulk' Joins Anti-Islamic State Fight in SyriaBreitbart News

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Middle East|Family of Marie Colvin, Slain US Journalist, Sues Syria - New York Times Sat, 09 Jul 2016 23:01:29 GMT

New York Times

Middle East|Family of Marie Colvin, Slain US Journalist, Sues Syria
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Relatives of Marie Colvin, a veteran American war reporter who died more than four years ago in an artillery barrage in Syria, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Syrian government, accusing it of targeting and killing ...
Relatives of Journalist Marie Colvin Sue Syria for Her DeathABC News
Lawsuit Targets Syrian Regime In Journalist's KillingNPR

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Iran, Once Quiet About Its Casualties in Syria and Iraq, Now Glorifies Them - New York Times Sat, 09 Jul 2016 15:19:04 GMT

New York Times

Iran, Once Quiet About Its Casualties in Syria and Iraq, Now Glorifies Them
New York Times
For years, Iran covered up its military activities in Syria and Iraq, so the government could deny any official involvement on the ground. Coffins arrived with the bodies of soldiers who went unidentified, referred to only as “defenders of the shrines ...


Syrian rebels: Kurdish PKK commander killed in Qamishli - Aljazeera.com Sat, 09 Jul 2016 19:47:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syrian rebels: Kurdish PKK commander killed in Qamishli
Aljazeera.com
A senior commander of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed group has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in northeast Syria, according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency. If confirmed, the killing of Fehman Huseyin would be a major ...
Senior Kurdish PKK commander killed in Syria: Turkey's AnadoluReuters
Top PKK terrorist killed in SyriaTRT World
PKK terrorist group's armed wing commander 'Bahoz Erdal' killed in northern SyriaDaily Sabah
Sputnik International
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A New Fight Over Syria War Strategy - Common Dreams (press release) Sat, 09 Jul 2016 14:46:29 GMT

Common Dreams (press release)

A New Fight Over Syria War Strategy
Common Dreams (press release)
The long internal political struggle within the Obama administration over policy toward Syria has intensified following a proposal by President Barack Obama to cooperate with Russia in an air campaign against Al Qaeda's Syrian franchise. The proposal ...

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Turkish Military Apprehends 49 People Trying to Enter Syria - ABC News Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:04:37 GMT

gulfnews.com

Turkish Military Apprehends 49 People Trying to Enter Syria
ABC News
Turkey and Syria share a 566-mile-long porous border that has been a crucial escape route for 2.75 million refugees who have fled to Turkey from the ongoing Syrian civil war. At the same time, the permeable border has been used by militants to cross ...
300000 Syrians could get Turkish citizenshipgulfnews.com
'My one thing' – what Syrian refugees took from homeFRANCE 24
Turkey's bold new plan for Syrian refugees: Make them citizens.Washington Post
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ISIS have shot down a Russian helicopter near Homs, Syria - Daily Star Sat, 09 Jul 2016 21:40:00 GMT

Daily Star

ISIS have shot down a Russian helicopter near Homs, Syria
Daily Star
A statement read: "On July 8, Russian military pilot-instructors Evgeny Dolgin and Ryafagat Khabibulin, were conducting a calibration flight on a Syrian Mi-25 (export version of the Mi-24) helicopter loaded with ammunition in the province of Homs. "The ...


Pentagon's Carter: Syria chance blown - Arkansas Online Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:02:29 GMT

Middle East Eye

Pentagon's Carter: Syria chance blown
Arkansas Online
WARSAW, Poland -- Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday that the United States "missed an opportunity" when it chose to shift air support from covering a group of U.S.-backed rebels attempting to seize a key border town in Syria to striking ...
ISIS Emir killed under SDF fire north SyriaARA News
'Huge problems' loom for tens of thousands fleeing Syria's ManbijMiddle East Eye
Islamic State group battered, but still unbowed in SyriaFRANCE 24
RT -Sputnik International
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