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US military aid is fueling big ambitions for Syria's leftist Kurdish militia - Washington Post Sat, 07 Jan 2017 23:11:47 GMT

Washington Post
US military aid is fueling big ambitions for Syria's leftist Kurdish militia
Washington Post
TAL ABYAD, Syria —In a former high school classroom in this northeastern Syrian town, about 250 Arab recruits for the U.S.-backed war against the Islamic State were being prepped by Kurdish instructors to receive military training from American troops.

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Car bomb kills at least 48 in rebel-held Syria town, activists say - Fox News Sat, 07 Jan 2017 19:45:00 GMT

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Car bomb kills at least 48 in rebel-held Syria town, activists say
Fox News
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial district in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border Saturday, killing nearly 50 in a huge explosion that damaged buildings and left rescuers scrambling to find survivors amid the wreckage ...
Dozens killed in northern Syrian town as truck bomb rips through busy marketWashington Post
Truck Bomb in Rebel-Held Syrian Town Kills DozensNew York Times
Blast kills dozens in rebel-held Syrian townThe Guardian

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Russia announces military drawdown in Syria - Fox News Sat, 07 Jan 2017 20:59:36 GMT

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Russia announces military drawdown in Syria
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Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's general staff, said Russia would withdraw the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the waters off the coast of Syria. The ships deployed with the carrier in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will ...
Russia begins to draw down its forces in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Russia Says It Is Starting To Draw Down Its Forces In SyriaNPR
Russia says it is scaling back Syria military presenceUSA TODAY
Aljazeera.com -The Guardian -Washington Post
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A new hope in Syria - The Hill (blog) Sat, 07 Jan 2017 14:01:23 GMT

The Hill (blog)
A new hope in Syria
The Hill (blog)
Without doubt, the situation in Syria is one of the main reasons why terrorism has gained a wide foothold not only in Iraq and Syria, but in Turkey as well. Terrorism finds itself both a foothold and weapons in volatile regions with ongoing intense ...
History will be a cruel judge of Obama's risk aversion in SyriaCNN
Russia's role in Syria undiminished despite latest withdrawalMilitary Times
Syrian war is 'over,' country's fate in Russia's hands, Sen. Bob Corker saysWashington Times
Sputnik International -euronews -The Hindu
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Syria conflict: The biblical river at the heart of a water war - BBC News Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:53:16 GMT

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Syria conflict: The biblical river at the heart of a water war
BBC News
The flashpoint for Syria's war, six years old this March, has in recent days taken the form of an elemental struggle over water. The drinking water supply to some 5 million residents in the Syrian capital, Damascus, was cut on 23 December by the ...
Syria: Water as a weapon of warDeutsche Welle
Syria Hits Rebel-Held Damascus SuburbWall Street Journal
Syrian rebels deny report of ceasefire near DamascusReuters
Newsweek -Middle East Eye -AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
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Painting away the trauma of Syria's war - Aljazeera.com Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:22:17 GMT

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Painting away the trauma of Syria's war
Aljazeera.com
Until a few years ago, Brisly lived in Damascus, where she began to draw - both to help children cope with the trauma of war, and, after fleeing Syria for Turkey, to help deal with the loss of her own brother in the Syrian conflict. Today, she lives in ...

TERRORISTS would have seized control of Syria without Russian intervention, minister says - Express.co.uk Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:59:24 GMT

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TERRORISTS would have seized control of Syria without Russian intervention, minister says
Express.co.uk
Hussein Diab, governor of Aleppo, told the French parliamentarians that plans had been laid to "restore everything that was destroyed by the hands of terrorists”. Russia has been widely criticised by Western politicians for its support of Syrian leader ...
Syria would've fallen into terrorists' hands without Russia – French MPRT
'Waking Up to Reality': French MPs Visit SyriaSputnik International

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Cuddles, not bombs: how one woman helped children in Syria - The Guardian Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:01:25 GMT

Cuddles, not bombs: how one woman helped children in Syria
The Guardian
El-Khani's parents are Syrian, and although she was born and raised in the UK, she still has family there. Her husband, Ammar, an NHS surgeon and also of Syrian descent, was soon travelling regularly to Syria with humanitarian organisations such as the ...

Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:19:20 GMT

Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 7, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...

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From tippler to terrorist — IS fighter recounts journey to Syria - The Hindu Sat, 07 Jan 2017 20:45:31 GMT

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From tippler to terrorist — IS fighter recounts journey to Syria
The Hindu
This is the story of Subahani Haja Moideen (31) from Kerala, who fought for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq and escaped to return home and work quietly in his father's cloth shop in Thodupuzha for a year before the National Investigation ...

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