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Saudi king heads to Russia, with oil, investment and Syria on agenda - Reuters Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:54:50 GMT

Reuters

Saudi king heads to Russia, with oil, investment and Syria on agenda Reuters RIYADH/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's biggest oil exporters, are expected to discuss cooperation on oil production and differences over Syria and Iran on Thursday during the first visit to Moscow by a reigning ... and more »

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Syrian Soldier Is Guilty of War Crime, a First in the 6-Year Conflict - New York Times Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:09:00 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Soldier Is Guilty of War Crime, a First in the 6-Year Conflict New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — For the first time, six years into a war that began with Syria's secret police accused of torturing teenagers and has escalated in brutality ever since, a member of the Syrian military has been convicted of a war crime. The ...

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ISIS Releases Video of Captured Russian Soldiers That Moscow Denies Losing in Syria - Newsweek Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:50:00 GMT

The Independent

ISIS Releases Video of Captured Russian Soldiers That Moscow Denies Losing in Syria Newsweek The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) released a video Tuesday of two injured men it claims are captured Russian soldiers that Moscow has denied losing. The "proof of life" video was shared by ISIS's official Amaq news agency and shared via encrypted ... Islamic State Releases Video It Says Shows Two Russians Captured in SyriaU.S. News & World Report Russia says its strikes killed hundreds of IS in east SyriaFox News Isis retakes town 200 miles into Syrian government territory in surprise counter attackThe Independent gulfnews.com -Center for Research on Globalization all 96 news articles »

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September Was This Year's Bloodiest Month in Syria. But the World Has Stopped Caring - Haaretz Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:25:04 GMT

Haaretz

September Was This Year's Bloodiest Month in Syria. But the World Has Stopped Caring Haaretz Most news we've been hearing from Syria in the last few months has been about the “last stages” of the battle against Islamic State and the discussions of a postwar settlement there. Six and a half years since the rebellion against Bashar Assad's ... Turkey seeks to isolate Idlib extremists opposing Syria truceTimes of Oman A week of Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes have destroyed 47 civilian facilities in IdlibThe New Arab all 8 news articles »

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Not-So-Soft Power: Russia's Military Police in Syria - War on the Rocks Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:03:45 GMT

War on the Rocks

Not-So-Soft Power: Russia's Military Police in Syria War on the Rocks Earlier this month, in Syria's Idlib governorate, 29 Russians found themselves encircled by fighters from the rebel front Tahrir al-Sham (which Moscow still calls its old name, Jabhat al-Nusra). Moscow responded with a characteristic extravagance of ...

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Israel sees Assad winning Syria war, urges more US involvement - Reuters Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:19:59 GMT

Reuters

Israel sees Assad winning Syria war, urges more US involvement Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday President Bashar al-Assad was winning Syria's civil war and urged the United States to weigh in as Damascus's Iranian and Hezbollah allies gain ground. Avigdor Lieberman's comments ... Deadly bombing hits Damascus police stationAljazeera.com Syria war: Suicide bombers target Damascus police station - BBC.comBBC News ISIS claims deadly suicide attack in Syrian capitalAl-Arabiya all 95 news articles »

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Red Cross confirms visit with American captured in Syria - Politico Mon, 02 Oct 2017 23:34:30 GMT

Politico

Red Cross confirms visit with American captured in Syria Politico "The ICRC confirms that it has been able to visit a U.S. citizen, captured in Syria and currently held by the U.S. authorities, but in accordance with our confidential approach, we are not in a position to comment on the individual's identity, location ... and more »

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Syria's Ancient Palmyra Lion Saved From ISIS and Brought Back to Life in Damascus - Newsweek Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:28:00 GMT

Newsweek

Syria's Ancient Palmyra Lion Saved From ISIS and Brought Back to Life in Damascus Newsweek Restoration has been completed on a 2,000-year-old statue destroyed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) after the iconoclastic jihadists overran the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra in 2015. The Lion of al-Lat, which stands 11 feet tall and weighs ... and more »

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Zaher Midani: Syria ready for Australia showdown - FIFA.com Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:36:31 GMT

FIFA.com

Zaher Midani: Syria ready for Australia showdown FIFA.com Thursday 5 October will certainly be a historic day for Syrian football, when the eyes of Syria fans the world over turn towards Malaysia. Their precise focus will be on the Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca, which hosts the first leg of the Eagles of ... and more »

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HRW: Jordan 'summarily deporting Syrian refugees' | News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:33:54 GMT

Aljazeera.com

HRW: Jordan 'summarily deporting Syrian refugees' | News | Al ... Aljazeera.com Human Rights Watch has accused the Jordanian government of summarily deporting hundreds of registered Syrian refugees, despite the possible harm they ... Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truceABC News Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported | Human ...Human Rights Watch Syria | World | Middle East/North Africa | Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch Human Rights Watch all 56 news articles »