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US admits carrying out airstrike that Russia says killed 62 Syrian soldiers - Washington Post Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:55:02 GMT

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US admits carrying out airstrike that Russia says killed 62 Syrian soldiers
Washington Post
A U.S. airstrike, targeting what were thought to be Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, instead hit Syrian military positions Saturday, killing what Russia and the Syrian government said were 62 soldiers and injuring about 100. The U.S. Central ...
Syria, Russia: Coalition airstrike kills regime forcesCNN
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Russia Says Syrian Regime Forces Targeted By US-led Coalition AirstrikesABC News
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Syria charges US-led attack on its forces - USA TODAY Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:57:13 GMT

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Syria charges US-led attack on its forces
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The Syrian military charged Saturday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had struck a Syrian army base in an attack that the Russian defense ministry said killed 62 Syrian. The U.S. military said late Saturday that the coalition had halted an air raid ...

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World Leaders to Focus on Refugee Crisis and Syria at UN - ABC News Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:57:11 GMT

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World Leaders to Focus on Refugee Crisis and Syria at UN
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World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at the top of the global agenda — the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and the Syrian conflict now in its sixth year which ...
Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United NationsReuters

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Syria: U.S. airstrike killed 62 government soldiers, wounded 100 - UPI.com Sat, 17 Sep 2016 21:04:27 GMT

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Syria: U.S. airstrike killed 62 government soldiers, wounded 100
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DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. airstrike in Syria meant to target Islamic State fighters instead hit a Syrian Army outpost, killing 62 soldiers, according to multiple reports. The raid happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on a mountainside ...

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US special forces 'chased from Syria town al-Rai' - BBC News Sat, 17 Sep 2016 17:11:18 GMT

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US special forces 'chased from Syria town al-Rai'
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US special forces 'chased from Syria town al-Rai'. 17 September 2016 Last updated at 17:38 BST. Footage has emerged of Free Syrian Army rebels appearing to chase US special forces out of the northern Syrian town of al-Rai, calling them "infidels" in ...

US, Russia trade accusations as Syria truce looks increasingly shaky - Deutsche Welle Sat, 17 Sep 2016 16:18:45 GMT

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US, Russia trade accusations as Syria truce looks increasingly shaky
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Putin said Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitment on Syria as securing peace in the war-torn country was the common goal for both Moscow and Washington. But the Syrian ceasefire looks increasingly shaky as "limited shelling ...
Putin: Terrorists use Syria ceasefire to try & regroupRT

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Dozens of Syrian soldiers reportedly killed in strike - Aljazeera.com Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:45:38 GMT

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Dozens of Syrian soldiers reportedly killed in strike
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Major-General Igor Konashenkov says the air strike on Saturday took place near the Deir Az Zor airport in eastern Syria and was carried out by two F-16s and two A-10s. He did not identify the planes' country affiliation, but said they were part of the ...

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Israel Says 'Iron Dome' System Intercepted Projectiles Fired From Syria - Voice of America Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:20:37 GMT

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Israel Says 'Iron Dome' System Intercepted Projectiles Fired From Syria
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Israel said Saturday that it had used its "Iron Dome" missile defense system to destroy two rockets fired from Syria, marking what officials said was the first time the short-range system had been activated to intercept projectiles fired by combatants ...
Israel Is Not Aiding Extremist Rebels in Syria, Israeli Army Chief SaysHaaretz
Israel's Iron Dome shoots down two 'projectiles' fired from Syria: armyReuters
In first, Iron Dome intercepts 2 projectiles fired from SyriaThe Times of Israel
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Killing of Turkmen Commanders in Syria Complicates IS Fight - Voice of America Sat, 17 Sep 2016 17:04:14 GMT

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Killing of Turkmen Commanders in Syria Complicates IS Fight
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FILE - A fighter from the Kurdish People Protection Unit (YPG) is seen at sunset in the Syrian town of Ain Issi, near Raqqa, July 10, 2015. Turkmen commander Abdulsettar al-Jaddir was killed on the day he became chairman of a local military council ...
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Syria: Coalition of US-led troops prepare to advance into DabiqThe Guardian
Syrian war: British volunteers in socialist 'Bob Crow Brigade' prepared to die fighting IsisThe Independent

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'Confused and contradictory US policy on Syria reaching point of bizarre' - RT Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:32:18 GMT

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'Confused and contradictory US policy on Syria reaching point of bizarre'
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The Obama administration is trying to keep the Syrian war simmering, hoping that Clinton will take office in 2017, said Jim Jatras, former US diplomat. She'll want to dig in with both feet in support of so-called 'moderates' against Assad, he added.