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Syria and monitoring group blast Turkey over civilian deaths - Washington Post Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:51:52 GMT

Washington Post

Syria and monitoring group blast Turkey over civilian deaths
Washington Post
BEIRUT — The Syrian government and an opposition monitoring group condemned Friday what they called Turkey's “crimes” against the Syrian people in the northern town of al-Bab that is controlled by the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, a top Turkish ...
Turkey says almost taken Syria's Bab, war monitor cites heavy tollReuters
Damascus condemns Turkish 'violations of sanctity & unity of Syrian land' in letters to UNRT
The Latest: Syria monitoring group says jihadis to join ISHawaii News Now
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Geneva talks unlikely to focus on transition in Syria - Aljazeera.com Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:24:10 GMT

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Geneva talks unlikely to focus on transition in Syria
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The office of the UN special envoy to Syria has declined to confirm whether a political transition will be discussed at the forthcoming talks in Geneva. The development means Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future will be off the agenda and the main ...
As talks falter, Moscow finds brokering Syria peace trickier than waging warReuters
New Syria talks aim to bolster ceasefireBusiness Day (registration)
Top Russian senator vows to raise Syria issue at global parliamentary gatheringRT

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Video shows Syrian boy caught in bombing's aftermath - CNN.com - CNN Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:31:26 GMT

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Video shows Syrian boy caught in bombing's aftermath - CNN.com
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The aftermath of an apparent air raid Thursday in northwestern Syria is shown in a video circulated by Syrian opposition activists on social media.
Syrian boy cries for father after losing legs in bombingwtkr.com
'Daddy, pick me up!' screams boy after Syria attackBusiness Standard

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MSF inquiry indicates Russia was behind hospital bombing in Syria - The Guardian Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:45:00 GMT

MSF inquiry indicates Russia was behind hospital bombing in Syria
The Guardian
An investigation commissioned by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) bolsters its claim that Russian and Syrian forces were responsible for the deadly bombing last year of a hospital it was supporting in northern Syria. Video and photographic images ...


France, Germany welcome 'useful' meeting with US on Syria - CBC.ca Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:09:27 GMT

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France, Germany welcome 'useful' meeting with US on Syria
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​The foreign ministers of France and Germany voiced cautious optimism Friday about the willingness of the Trump administration to engage on Syria, after new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took part in a discussion about the issue on the ...
US not tilting towards Russia on Syria and backs UN, says TillersonFRANCE 24
US' Tillerson Calms Allies on Syria Ahead of Geneva TalksU.S. News & World Report
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson backs UN efforts on SyriaFinancial Times
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Ottawa to compensate, apologize to Canadians who were tortured in Syria - The Globe and Mail Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:42:28 GMT

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Ottawa to compensate, apologize to Canadians who were tortured in Syria
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The federal government will give apologies and compensation to three Canadians who were tortured in Syria. The Canadian Press has independently confirmed a Toronto Star report that the government will settle lawsuits filed by the men over the federal ...
Ottawa to settle lawsuit with three Muslim Canadians jailed, tortured in SyriaToronto Star

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Islamic State 'bureaucrats' fleeing stronghold in Syria: Pentagon - Reuters Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:56:00 GMT

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Islamic State 'bureaucrats' fleeing stronghold in Syria: Pentagon
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The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), which include Arab groups and the powerful Kurdish YPG militia, have for months been fighting Islamic State in northern Syria around its de facto capital Raqqa. The SDF started a new phase of its campaign earlier this ...
Russian long-range strategic bombers attack ISIS facilities near Syria's RaqqaAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
Russia says it bombed Islamic State targets near Syria's RaqqaChannel NewsAsia
Even if Pentagon Sends Troops to Syria, Proxies 'Will Do the Bulk of Fighting'Sputnik International

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Syrian Rebel Gets Life Sentence for Mass Killing Caught on Video - New York Times Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:46:18 GMT

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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

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ISIS cowards BUTCHER hundreds of rival militants in Syria to re-assert dwindling reign - Express.co.uk Sat, 18 Feb 2017 01:16:00 GMT

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ISIS cowards BUTCHER hundreds of rival militants in Syria to re-assert dwindling reign
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ISLAMIC State jihadis slaughtered hundreds of rival militants, in a desperate bid to re-establish their authority in Syria. By Aletha Adu. PUBLISHED: 01:16, Sat, Feb 18, 2017 | UPDATED: 01:18, Sat, Feb 18, 2017 ...
41 fighters executed in SyriaThe News International
Daesh Terrorists Conduct Mass Execution of Up to 200 Prisoners in SyriaSputnik International

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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
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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 ...
Why Would America Deploy Troops to Syria If ISIS Is Already in a Death Spiral?The National Interest Online (blog)
Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to SyriaCNN
Conventional US Ground Troops May Be Destined For The War In SyriaTask & Purpose
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