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Putin's Syria victory lap is premature, experts say - NBCNews.com Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:03:40 GMT

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Putin's Syria victory lap is premature, experts say NBCNews.com Supported by Russian airstrikes, as well as Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah and Shiite militias, Syrian forces have squeezed most of the rebels into a relatively small pocket in Idlib Province. ISIS has been routed from its strongholds of Raqqa and Deir el ... Syrian 'victory' kickstarts Putin's election campaignAljazeera.com In Syria, Russia's Vladimir Putin must 'win the peace,' says UN mediatorDeutsche Welle Syria war: Putin's Russian mission accomplishedBBC News NEWS.com.au -The Guardian -Reuters all 359 news articles »

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Can Jordan get a million Syrians into work? - The Guardian Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:20:23 GMT

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Can Jordan get a million Syrians into work? The Guardian Every day at 6am, Fatima waits outside the gates of Jordan's largest refugee camp for a bus that takes her and 18 other Syrian refugee women to work in a factory an hour's drive away. It is the first job the 37-year-old mother of five from Damascus has ... UN and partners seek US$4.4 billion to aid Syria refugeesUNHCR Multibillion-dollar Appeal Launched for More Than 5 Million Syrian RefugeesVoice of America UN and partners launch plan to support five million Syrian refugees and countries hosting themReliefWeb UN News Centre -Reuters -The Wire all 42 news articles »

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Syria: Post-war reconstruction booming in Jarablus - Aljazeera.com Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:41:27 GMT

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Syria: Post-war reconstruction booming in Jarablus Aljazeera.com More than six years of war in Syria means it will take massive reconstruction efforts to rebuild cities that have been reduced to rubble. But construction is booming in Jarablus, where a local council runs education, health and sanitation services. The ... and more »

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Syrian opposition seeks direct Geneva talks with regime | News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:39:54 GMT

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Syrian opposition seeks direct Geneva talks with regime | News | Al ... Aljazeera.com The Syrian opposition has said it wants direct talks with the government, as it attends a fresh round of meetings in Geneva to discuss political transition. Al Jazeera's Maan Khader, reporting from the Swiss city, said that the Syrian opposition ... Putin Must Nudge Syria Into UN Peace Deal, Mediator SaysU.S. News & World Report Putin Must Nudge Syria Into UN Peace Deal -- MediatorRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Syria opposition says crimes against humanity being committed in eastern GhoutaThe National Asharq Al-awsat English -Voice of America all 46 news articles »

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Putin's Plan for Syria - Foreign Affairs Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:35:10 GMT

Foreign Affairs

Putin's Plan for Syria Foreign Affairs After nearly seven years, the Syrian civil war is finally winding down, and the Middle East's various powers are looking ahead to what comes next. On November 22, the leaders of Iran, Russia, and Turkey met in the Russian resort town of Sochi to ... Can Iran and Its Proxies Be Restrained in Syria?Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs all 45 news articles »

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Western, Gulf Weapons Supplied to Syria Rebels Leaked to Islamic State - Voice of America Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:59:10 GMT

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Western, Gulf Weapons Supplied to Syria Rebels Leaked to Islamic State Voice of America A significant quantity of weapons supplied by Western and Gulf states to opposition factions battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian conflict were transferred to the Islamic State, according to a study funded by the European ...

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Syria: Eastern Ghouta Situation Overview - Rural Damascus, Syria - October 2017 - ReliefWeb Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:17:09 GMT

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Syria: Eastern Ghouta Situation Overview - Rural Damascus, Syria - October 2017 ReliefWeb Eastern Ghouta is an agricultural region east of Damascus city, home to an estimated 400,000 people. Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, humanitarian access has been limited and the area has been classified by the UN as besieged in 2013. In ... and more »

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Did US F-22s Almost Shoot Down Russian Aircraft Over Syria? - Task & Purpose Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:05:19 GMT

Task & Purpose

Did US F-22s Almost Shoot Down Russian Aircraft Over Syria? Task & Purpose U.S. and Russian warplanes almost crashed into each other over Syria. And almost as important, those aircraft included America's vaunted but untried F-22 stealth fighter, and Russia's Su-35. Yet disappointment awaits those aviation buffs and ... Russian Official Says Most Of Recent Telephone Bomb Threats Came From SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Murmansk governor welcomes home Syria bombersThe Independent Barents Observer all 16 news articles »

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Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria - Washington Post Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:22:54 GMT

Washington Post

Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria Washington Post MOSCOW — Before he was killed by a sniper in Syria at age 23, Ivan Slyshkin wrote a poignant message on social media to his fiancee: “We will see each other soon — and I will hold you as tight as I possibly can.” But Slyshkin's name won't be found ... Putin announces Russian troop withdrawal from Syria during visit ...BBC News Syrian opposition urges Russia to rescue UN peace talksThe Guardian Trump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in SyriaThe New Yorker TIME -Aljazeera.com all 518 news articles »

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Russian, Syrian jets hit Aleppo, Damascus countryside - Aljazeera.com Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:35:20 GMT

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Russian, Syrian jets hit Aleppo, Damascus countryside Aljazeera.com Russian and Syrian fighter jets have launched attacks in southern Aleppo province and the Damascus countryside, causing civilian casualties in both locations. Rebel groups, for their part, made gains south of Damascus and in the eastern Idlib province ...