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US Airstrike Kills More Than 100 Qaeda Fighters in Syria - New York Times Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:11:12 GMT

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US Airstrike Kills More Than 100 Qaeda Fighters in Syria
New York Times
WASHINGTON — As the clock wound down on Barack Obama's presidency, an Air Force B-52 bomber carried out a punishing airstrike against a training camp of Al Qaeda in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The attack, which took place west of Aleppo, killed ...
US: Deadly air strike in Syria hits al-Qaeda campAljazeera.com
US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon saysThe Guardian
More than 100 al-Qaeda militants killed in airstrike on Syria training campUSA TODAY
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Russia Signs Deal for Syria Bases; Turkey Appears to Accept Assad - New York Times Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:16:23 GMT

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Russia Signs Deal for Syria Bases; Turkey Appears to Accept Assad
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russia signed a long-term agreement on Friday to greatly enlarge its military presence in Syria, more than doubling the space for warships in Russia's only Mediterranean port and securing rights to an air base that may already be ...
UN Security Council Looks Forward to Upcoming Syria TalksABC News
Turkey: Settlement of Syrian conflict without Assad 'not realistic'RT
Joint Russian, Turkish Bombing Campaign in Syria Deepens NATO CrisisCenter for Research on Globalization
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Reuters
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ISIS Destroys Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria - New York Times Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:07:10 GMT

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ISIS Destroys Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria
New York Times
Islamic State militants have destroyed the facade of a second-century Roman amphitheater and another ancient monument in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria, the Syrian state-run news agency reported on Friday. The news agency, SANA, said the Islamic ...
Syria: IS destroys part of Palmyra's Roman TheatreBBC News
ISIS Destroys Ancient Theater, Tetrapylon In Palmyra, Syria SaysNPR
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Deadly ISIS attack hits Turkish soldiers in Syria - Aljazeera.com Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:39:57 GMT

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Deadly ISIS attack hits Turkish soldiers in Syria
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reportedly killed five Turkish soldiers and injured several more in an attack in northern Syria, while Turkey announced that it is no longer "realistic" to exclude Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from a ...
Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politicsThe Conversation AU
Turkish army: IS attack kills 5 Turkish soldiers in SyriaWBOC TV 16
Syria's war creates myriad problems for TurkeyWashington Post
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Why thousands of Iranians are fighting in Syria - Business Insider Sat, 21 Jan 2017 03:15:28 GMT

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Why thousands of Iranians are fighting in Syria
Business Insider
A letter from a young woman to her fallen husband, a pro-Assad fighter in Syria, was recently published in Tasnim News, one of Iran's most prominent news agencies affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "This shrine [the Zaynab ...

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Donald Trump, Republican Party, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing - New York Times Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:28:36 GMT

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Donald Trump, Republican Party, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing
New York Times
It was a day of pomp and circumstance as dignitaries amassed at the Capitol to witness the transfer of power. In his inaugural address, the 45th president presented a dark vision of a nation exploited by Washington elites, of “children trapped in ...


Mass grave of Syrian soldiers found at school in E. Aleppo, militants' former HQ – Syria UN envoy - RT Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:22:51 GMT

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Mass grave of Syrian soldiers found at school in E. Aleppo, militants' former HQ – Syria UN envoy
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“I would like to inform you that after the liberation of the eastern areas of Aleppo, Syrian authorities have found 23 bodies in Muhaddassa school, located in the of Es-Sukkar area of Aleppo. They were servicemen of the Syrian Army,” permanent ...
ISIS Promotes Upcoming Video From Aleppo, SyriaHeavy.com

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ISIS Destroyed Roman Monument in Syria's Historic Palmyra - TIME Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:53:26 GMT

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ISIS Destroyed Roman Monument in Syria's Historic Palmyra
TIME
Omar Sanadiki—Reuters This photo shows the Tetrapylon, one of the most famous monuments in the ancient city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria, on April 1, 2016. The monument has now been destroyed by Islamic State group militants.

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Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence - Reuters Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:01:08 GMT

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Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence
Reuters
BEIRUT Islamic State is fighting hard to reinforce its presence in Syria as it loses ground in Iraq, deploying fighters to seize full control of a government-held city in the east while at the same time battling enemies on three other fronts. It ...
Denmark to Deploy Special Forces to Fight ISIS in SyriaNewsweek
America urged Saddam Hussein to attack Assad in SyriaDaily Mail
Isis ramping up oil sales to Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, say Western officialsThe Independent
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Up to 11 Russian warships allowed simultaneously in port of Tartus, Syria – new agreement - RT Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:57:55 GMT

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Up to 11 Russian warships allowed simultaneously in port of Tartus, Syria – new agreement
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“The Syrian Arab Republic gives consent to the Russian Federation to expand the territory of its naval facility and upgrade its infrastructure to conduct repair works, restock supplies and give crews time for rest,” the document says, adding that the ...
New Russia-Syria accord allows up to 11 warships in Tartus port simultaneouslyDeutsche Welle
Russia, Syria Sign Agreement On Expanding Tartus Naval BaseRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Russia, Syria Agree on Mediterranean Naval Base Expansion, Refit of Syrian ShipsUSNI News
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