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In Syria's Skies, Close Calls With Russian Warplanes - New York Times Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:53:00 GMT

New York Times

In Syria's Skies, Close Calls With Russian Warplanes New York Times AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Russian fighter jets have flown dangerously close to American warplanes in eastern Syria over the past month — including one near-collision — in what American officials say is a pattern of daily Russian violations of an ...

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Do Americans Really Want Troops in Syria Indefinitely? - The Atlantic Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:43:00 GMT

The Atlantic

Do Americans Really Want Troops in Syria Indefinitely? The Atlantic If “supporting partners” and “preventing” terrorist groups from returning are the reasons for keeping U.S. forces in Syria, there will never be a time when those forces won't be “needed.” There will always be some group that the U.S. can identify as a ... IS claims over 115 US casualties in Syria, IraqAMN Al-Masdar News Trump, Mattis turn military loose on ISIS, leaving terror caliphate in ...Fox News all 44 news articles »

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US Made Secret Deal With ISIS to Let Thousands of Fighters Flee Raqqa to Battle Assad in Syria, Former Ally Says - Newsweek Fri, 08 Dec 2017 19:39:20 GMT

Voice of America

US Made Secret Deal With ISIS to Let Thousands of Fighters Flee Raqqa to Battle Assad in Syria, Former Ally Says Newsweek The U.S. military allowed thousands of Islamic State militant group (ISIS) fighters to flee from their de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, in a secret deal that boosted the U.S. fight against the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to a ... Russia Says IS Has Been Defeated in SyriaVoice of America Russia declares 'mission accomplished' against Islamic State in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk No agreements on Syria's Idlib between Russia, US — LavrovTASS Reuters -Deutsche Welle -FRANCE 24 all 112 news articles »

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US to Remain in Syria Indefinitely, Pentagon Officials Say - Wall Street Journal Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:53:35 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US to Remain in Syria Indefinitely, Pentagon Officials Say Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Pentagon plans to keep some U.S. forces in Syria indefinitely, even after a war against the Islamic State extremist group formally ends, to take part in what it describes as ongoing counterterrorism operations, officials said. There are ...

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In Syria, 'Reconciliation' Is Bleak - The Nation. Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:13:09 GMT

The Nation.

In Syria, 'Reconciliation' Is Bleak The Nation. Moadamiya is located in the region known as Western Ghouta. A farm town where one in three residents completed university before the war, it is surrounded by military garrisons. To the northeast, there is the Mezze military airport and the surrounding ...

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Syrian City's Survivors Describe Three Years of Siege Under the Islamic State - The Intercept Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:53:00 GMT

The Intercept

Syrian City's Survivors Describe Three Years of Siege Under the Islamic State The Intercept Twelve-year-old Mustafa grinned as he bit into an apple, munching away excitedly. Only a month ago, he sunk his teeth into a piece of fresh fruit for the first time in three years. Mustafa, along with his family, survived a siege. Mustafa's mother ...

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The next battle in Syria - Al-Monitor Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:52:31 GMT

Al-Monitor

The next battle in Syria Al-Monitor As the war on the Islamic State (IS) in Syria winds down, will the next regional “terror” focus be on Kurdish and Shiite militias? The fall of much of IS territory in November to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) or to forces aligned with the regime ... Russia to propose Syria reconciliation scenario to Libya – reportsAMN Al-Masdar News Mideast Peacemaking is No Longer Made-in-AmericaThe American Conservative World Affairs Council hosts cousin and opponent of Syrian presidentPalm Beach Daily News The New Arab -RT -Jordan Times all 35 news articles »

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US Says 2000 Troops Are in Syria, a Fourfold Increase - New York Times Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:18 GMT

New York Times

US Says 2000 Troops Are in Syria, a Fourfold Increase New York Times WASHINGTON — About 2,000 American troops are in Syria fighting the Islamic State, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday, almost four times the total previously disclosed as the Trump administration changes how troop numbers are publicly counted. The ... There are four times as many US troops in Syria as previously acknowledged by the PentagonWashington Post Pentagon Acknowledges 2,000 Troops in Syria – Foreign PolicyForeign Policy (blog) Pentagon: US committed to Syria until ISIS areas stabilizedCNN Department of Defense -BuzzFeed News -The Hill all 56 news articles »

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Former LafargeHolcim CEO Charged With Syria Terrorism Funding - Bloomberg Fri, 08 Dec 2017 09:19:43 GMT

Bloomberg

Former LafargeHolcim CEO Charged With Syria Terrorism Funding Bloomberg Former LafargeHolcim Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Eric Olsen was placed under formal investigation and charged with funding terrorist groups as part of a French probe into the cement maker's operations in war-torn Syria. Olsen, who resigned from the ... Another former LafargeHolcim CEO charged with financing jihadist groups in SyriaBusiness Day all 10 news articles »

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Former Lafarge CEO under investigation in Syria payments case - Reuters Fri, 08 Dec 2017 22:10:51 GMT

Reuters

Former Lafarge CEO under investigation in Syria payments case Reuters FILE PHOTO - Chief Executive Officer Eric Olsen of LafargeHolcim, the world's largest cement maker, addresses a news conference to present the company's 2016 results in Zurich, Switzerland March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann. Olsen quit as CEO in ... Former CEO of Lafarge under investigation over Syria terrorism fundingFinancial Times all 5 news articles »