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Aid convoys still stuck as fighting shakes Syria truce - Aljazeera.com Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:19:45 GMT

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Aid convoys still stuck as fighting shakes Syria truce
Aljazeera.com
Convoys carrying humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged city of Aleppo have been held up for yet another day, as fighting between Syrian forces and rebel fighters outside Damascus raised concerns about the longevity of a fragile ceasefire. The clashes on ...
The Syria cease-fire, the rebels and the government of President Bashar AssadLos Angeles Times
Russia says US refuses to share Syria truce deal with UN councilReuters
The Latest: UN says still no guarantees for aid convoysU.S. News & World Report
ABC News -Washington Times -Washington Post
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US Special Forces to Aid Turkish Troops in Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:07:12 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Special Forces to Aid Turkish Troops in Syria
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. has sent about 40 special-operations troops to work with Turkish forces on clearing out a stretch of the border region in northern Syria still occupied by Islamic State, U.S. officials said. It is the first time American special-operations ...
US Special Operations forces begin new role alongside Turkish troops in SyriaWashington Post
US Special Operations Forces Arrive in Syria to Advise Turks in ISIS FightNew York Times
US forces are making rebel enemies in SyriaPRI
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Syria ceasefire deal: What happens next? - CNN International Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:03:34 GMT

CNN International

Syria ceasefire deal: What happens next?
CNN International
(CNN) It's day five of the "reduction of violence" in Syria, and even if the guns haven't fallen entirely silent the death toll among civilians has shown a marked decline. But accusations of bad faith continue to fly in all directions, and the next ...
Aligned with Russia in Syria, Pentagon awkwardly treads on new terrainReuters
New Syrian ceasefire plan 'test for everyone' says RussiaBBC News

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Even Peace May Not Save Syria - The New Yorker Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:04:47 GMT

The New Yorker

Even Peace May Not Save Syria
The New Yorker
With startling candor, the director of the C.I.A., John Brennan, last week questioned a longstanding premise of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. “I don't know whether or not Syria and Iraq can be put back together again,” he told the CTC ...


They escaped Syria by wheelchair, but their journey is far from over - CNN Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:29:19 GMT

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They escaped Syria by wheelchair, but their journey is far from over
CNN
Around 60,000 people are stuck in Greece -- mostly Syrian refugees. That may seem low in number when compared to the hundreds of thousands that applied for asylum in Germany last year. But that doesn't make the feeling of limbo any less legitimate for ...

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Exclusive: UN inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine bomb attacks -... - Reuters Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:15:00 GMT

Reuters

Exclusive: UN inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine bomb attacks -...
Reuters
A still image taken on September 7, 2016 from a video posted on social media said to be shot in Aleppo's Al Sukari on September 6, 2016, shows a boy breathing with an oxygen mask inside a hospital, after a suspected chlorine gas attack, Syria. Social ...
Hunting for Syria's Hidden Chemical WeaponsForeign Policy

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Mourning the Syria That Might Have Been - Foreign Policy Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:46:21 GMT

Foreign Policy

Mourning the Syria That Might Have Been
Foreign Policy
Syrian helicopters pounded the city with barrel bombs, weapons of indiscriminate terror that have little or no military utility. In August, the Syrian air force used rockets and napalm to obliterate the city's last surviving hospital. Some observers ...

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Aid Convoys for Syria's Aleppo Delayed Amid Rising Violence - ABC News Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:09:55 GMT

Aid Convoys for Syria's Aleppo Delayed Amid Rising Violence
ABC News
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo were held up for yet another day as heavy fighting broke out Friday on the edges of Damascus between government forces and insurgents. The clashes were some of ...

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US to add military assets in Syria under cease-fire deal - PBS NewsHour Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:46:00 GMT

PBS NewsHour

US to add military assets in Syria under cease-fire deal
PBS NewsHour
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles taxi the runway after landing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, November 12, 2015. Six F-15Es are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and counter-ISIL missions in Iraq and Syria. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor ...
Pentagon grudgingly accepts Syria deal amid deep mistrust of RussiaWashington Post
US-Russia military cooperation in Syria poses dangersUSA TODAY

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ISIS Information Minister 'Dr. Wa'il,' Killed in Airstrike in Syria: Pentagon - NBCNews.com Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:51:25 GMT

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ISIS Information Minister 'Dr. Wa'il,' Killed in Airstrike in Syria: Pentagon
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Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as "Dr. Wa'il," was targeted and killed by coalition forces near Raqqah, Syria, on Sept. 7, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement. Cook said Wa'il was one of ISIS's "most senior leaders" as a ...
Key terrorist operative killed by Pentagon in SyriaUSA TODAY
ISIS Leader Killed in Syria Airstrike, Pentagon SaysHaaretz

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