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US is trapped between its allies' ambitions in Syria - Washington Post Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:49:21 GMT

Washington Post

US is trapped between its allies' ambitions in Syria
Washington Post
KIVIRCIK, Turkey — The Pentagon's decision to arm a mostly Syrian Kurdish force has paid big dividends in northern Syria, where the Islamic State has been on the run in recent months. Backed by U.S. air power, Kurdish-led offensives have captured ...
Turkey's dangerous move on SyriaThe Hindu
U.S. Strategy to Fight ISIS Has Set Off a New Conflict in SyriaThe Intercept
Here's why US allies are fighting each other in SyriaUSA TODAY
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On Syria, the US Is Watching Other Powers Act - Wall Street Journal (blog) Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:19:13 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

On Syria, the US Is Watching Other Powers Act
Wall Street Journal (blog)
For all of the Obama administration's efforts to shape events in Syria, three other outside powers–Iran, Russia, and Turkey–control that country's future. Turkey's military intervention against both Islamic State and the Kurds in northern Syria and the ...
Syria's president, a former doctor, is turning hospitals into death trapsThe Economist
A "safe zone" in Syria sounds like a great idea. It would be a disaster.Vox
The Decay of the Syrian Regime is Much Worse Than You ThinkWar on the Rocks
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Senior ISIS Strategist and Spokesman Is Reported Killed in Syria - New York Times Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:11:08 GMT

New York Times

Senior ISIS Strategist and Spokesman Is Reported Killed in Syria
New York Times
A founding member of the Islamic State, Mr. Adnani, a 39-year-old Syrian, was the group's chief spokesman and propagandist, running an operation that put out slickly produced videos of beheadings and massacres that shocked the world and sent a rush of ...
IS spokesman killed in Syria in major blow to militant groupFox News
US, Russia claim credit as IS spokesman killed in SyriaYahoo News
Islamic State: Chief Propagandist Killed in SyriaBreitbart News
Aljazeera.com -Business Insider -ABC News
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Does Anyone in Syria Fear International Law? - The New Yorker Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:36:36 GMT

The New Yorker

Does Anyone in Syria Fear International Law?
The New Yorker
The horror of Syria's war is in the millions of pictures that are too gruesome to circulate—charred limbs stacked outside hospital wards, bloated bodies rotting in sniper alleys, a toddler plucked from the rubble without a head. It is in a group of ...

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Syria, ISIS must be held to account for chemical weapons use, says Dion - CBC.ca Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:38:47 GMT

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Syria, ISIS must be held to account for chemical weapons use, says Dion
CBC.ca
"This serious, independent and neutral investigation clearly demonstrates that the government of Syria has repeatedly used chemical weapons against its own people and that Daesh used sulphur mustard," Dion said, referring to ISIS as Daesh, the Arabic ...
Syria conflict: Russia questions Syria chlorine attacks probeBBC News
Syria's war: Calls for sanctions over chemical weaponsAljazeera.com
The World May Never Know if Syria Really Destroyed All Its Chemical WeaponsForeign Policy (blog)
RT -Haaretz -Human Rights Watch
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'Always Beautiful': Syria Tourism Clip Released - Sky News Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:34:26 GMT

Sky News

'Always Beautiful': Syria Tourism Clip Released
Sky News
Syria's tourist board has released a promotional video showing packed beaches and jet-skiing. The pictures show the coastal town of Tartus, which was hit earlier this year by a series of suicide bombings by Islamic State. The video ends with the slogan ...
Bizarre Syria Tourism adverts feature packed beaches, jet skis and historical sites - that ISIS blew upMirror.co.uk
Syria releases seaside ad campaign to boost domestic tourism9news.com.au
Syria releases 'Always Beautiful' video, promotes tourism to war-torn countryCTV News
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Russian jets rule the skies above northern Syria - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:16:03 GMT

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Russian jets rule the skies above northern Syria
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
Latakia, Syria (11:55 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force is working overtime time tonight, as they carry out several airstrikes above the northern provinces of Latakia, Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama. According to a military source in Latakia, the Russian Air ...


Out of Syria: I am in France and I am free - Irish Times Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:20:32 GMT

Irish Times

Out of Syria: I am in France and I am free
Irish Times
The 127 of us, mainly Syrians, who were on the flight from Athens in July already had interim refugee status as we landed on French soil because we came from the camps in Greece and had been processed by the Greek authorities and the French embassy.


American reporter held captive in Syria now arrested in Turkey - New York Daily News Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:25:43 GMT

New York Daily News

American reporter held captive in Syria now arrested in Turkey
New York Daily News
The U.S. supports Kurdish fighters battling the terrorist group in northern Iraq and Syria, though Turkey is waging its own battle with Kurdish separatists who it calls “terrorists.” Turkish officials reacting to a failed coup against President Erdogan ...

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Six years jail for sending Aussies to Syria - dailytelegraph.com.au Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:59:01 GMT

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Six years jail for sending Aussies to Syria
dailytelegraph.com.au
Justice Christine Adamson sentenced Alqudsi to eight years jail with a non-parole period of six years saying that he must have expected the men who he sent to Syria would die in the fighting. “The offender's reasons for offending was at least in part ...
Syrian battle 'commander' jailed in NSW9news.com.au

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