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Officials Could Present Trump with Proposal to Send More Troops to Syria - NBCNews.com Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:44:50 GMT

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Officials Could Present Trump with Proposal to Send More Troops to Syria NBCNews.com Putting a number of conventional U.S. military forces into Syria is one of the options expected to be presented to President Donald Trump later this month as part of the effort to accelerate the defeat of ISIS, two senior U.S. defense officials told ... Conventional US Ground Troops May Be Destined For The War In SyriaTask & Purpose Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to SyriaCNN Pentagon reportedly mulling sending ground troops to SyriaThe Week Magazine The Hill -The Independent -Slate Magazine (blog) -Military.com all 116 news articles »

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As talks falter, Moscow finds brokering Syria peace trickier than waging war - Reuters Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:41:53 GMT

Reuters

As talks falter, Moscow finds brokering Syria peace trickier than waging war Reuters A round of Syria peace talks sponsored by Russia ended on Thursday with no joint communique, usually the minimum outcome of any diplomatic negotiation, and saw opposing Syrian groups exchanging angry tirades at each other and the brokers. With no ... Syria calls on Turkey to withdraw troops from Syria, close borderCCTV Assessing the Syria SituationU.S. News & World Report The Latest: Syrian envoy to talks slams TurkeyHawaii News Now RT -NEWS.com.au -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 325 news articles »

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Fighting intensifies in Syria's Deraa | Syria News | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:09:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Fighting intensifies in Syria's Deraa | Syria News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Heavy Russian attacks reported after rebels try to obstruct Syrian government bid to retake strategic border crossing. and more »

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New UN team to collect evidence for Syria war crime prosecutions - The Guardian Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:47:00 GMT

Reuters

New UN team to collect evidence for Syria war crime prosecutions The Guardian A new unit is being set up by the United Nations in Geneva to prepare prosecutions of war crimes committed in Syria, UN officials have said. The first major policy announcement under the newly inaugurated UN secretary-general, António Guterres, the ... New UN team aims to bring Syria war crimes to courtReuters The UN's step for justice in SyriaChristian Science Monitor all 4 news articles »

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Refugee puts face on Syrian crisis - Chicago Tribune Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:02:07 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Refugee puts face on Syrian crisis Chicago Tribune Martini, a representative with the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, shared their stories and his for more than 80 people at the event, the second of three sessions he was expected to attend Wednesday and Thursday in Lake and Porter counties.

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Syrian Rebel Gets Life Sentence for Mass Killing Caught on Video - New York Times Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:45:00 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Rebel Gets Life Sentence for Mass Killing Caught on Video New York Times STOCKHOLM — A former Syrian rebel who took part in the mass killing of seven captured Syrian soldiers in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison in Sweden, where he had traveled and applied for asylum, officials announced on Thursday. The former rebel ... Syrian asylum seeker is jailed for life in Sweden after horrifying footage emerged of him taking part in the ...Daily Mail Syrian asylum seeker jailed after horrifying footage emerged of him taking part in 'particularly cruel' mass ...The Sun all 14 news articles »

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The Little Syria of Deep Valley - The New Yorker Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:00:17 GMT

The New Yorker

The Little Syria of Deep Valley The New Yorker But I recently decided to reread something else by Lovelace: her one stand-alone young-adult book, “Emily of Deep Valley,” published in 1950, in which the shy protagonist of the title becomes Deep Valley's premier advocate for the Syrian immigrants who ...

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More combat troops to Syria? Not so fast - CNN Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:32:54 GMT

CNN

More combat troops to Syria? Not so fast CNN Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling is a national security, intelligence and terrorism analyst for CNN. He served for 37 years in the Army, including three years in combat, and retired as commanding general of US Army Europe and 7th Army. He is the author ... and more »

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Syria Used Chlorine Bombs In Aleppo Campaign, Report Says - Here And Now Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:38:46 GMT

Here And Now

Syria Used Chlorine Bombs In Aleppo Campaign, Report Says Here And Now According a new report from Human Rights Watch, Syrian government forces used chlorine gas to purge rebel-held areas of Aleppo, killing at least nine civilians and injuring hundreds more between Nov. 18 and Dec. 9. The group alleges Syria violated the ... Syria denies using chemical weaponsArutz Sheva all 9 news articles »

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Syria's Assad lashes out at France's Hollande - USA TODAY Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:25:49 GMT

USA TODAY

Syria's Assad lashes out at France's Hollande USA TODAY BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad lashed out at his French counterpart on Thursday, accusing Francois Hollande of sponsoring terror in Syria and encouraging Western nations to reset their relations with his pariah government, after six years of ... Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria's peopleReuters As Syria negotiations falter, Assad backs Trump travel banDeutsche Welle Syria's Assad says Trump travel ban against 'terrorists'Fox News Sky News all 127 news articles »