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Attacks near Syria town captured from IS kill 60 - Washington Post Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:52:32 GMT

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Attacks near Syria town captured from IS kill 60
Washington Post
BEIRUT — At least two attacks Friday near a Syrian town just captured by Turkish forces and Syrian opposition fighters from the Islamic State group killed more than 60, mostly civilians and including two Turkish soldiers, as the group retreats from ...
Suicide bombers kill dozens near Al BabAljazeera.com
Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest SyriaReuters
Syria: 'Car bomb kills 51' near al-Bab after IS defeatBBC News
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UN Diplomats Look to Russia to Broker Syria Peace Talks - Newsweek Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:31:00 GMT

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UN Diplomats Look to Russia to Broker Syria Peace Talks
Newsweek
The first U.N.-led Syria peace talks in almost a year are in danger of getting lost in procedure, as officials obsess about who will meet whom, but behind the scenes diplomats say it's largely up to Russia to call the tune. Russia and the United States ...
Syria talks hit snag before opening ceremony in GenevaAljazeera.com
Few signs of progress at first full day of Syria peace talks in GenevaCBS News
Syria peace talks resume, but Assad is in the driver's seatWashington Post
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Iraq Air Force Bombs ISIS in Syria for First Time - NBCNews.com Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:38:00 GMT

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Iraq Air Force Bombs ISIS in Syria for First Time
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The Iraqi air force bombed ISIS targets in Syria on Friday, the first time the government of Haidar al-Abadi has admitted to targeting the extremists group beyond its own borders. "We have decided to follow terrorists anywhere who are trying to kill ...
Iraqi forces advance in Mosul, strike ISIS inside SyriaThe Spokesman-Review
Iraq fighter jets strike Isis targets in SyriaFinancial Times
Iraqi forces punch into western Mosul, launch air strikes in SyriaReuters
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Trump's UN Envoy Condemns Russian 'Baby-Sitting' of Syria Regime - Bloomberg Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:26:57 GMT

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Trump's UN Envoy Condemns Russian 'Baby-Sitting' of Syria Regime
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The U.S., U.K. and France will propose a resolution that bans the sale of helicopters to Syria and places sanctions on 11 Syrians and 10 entities linked to chemical attacks in the six-year civil war. The resolution will be Haley's first since taking ...
UN Syria sanctions vote sought next week; Russia vows vetoWashington Post
Russia Expected to Veto UN Resolution Blaming Syria for Chemical AttacksVoice of America
Russia vows to veto sanctions on Syria over chemical weaponsReuters
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US-Backed Fighters in Syria Worry More About Turkey Than ISIS - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:02:25 GMT

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US-Backed Fighters in Syria Worry More About Turkey Than ISIS
Foreign Policy (blog)
The class had just finished a two-week training course run by U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers and SDF trainers in the hollowed-out shell of this tiny village in northern Syria, which was pulverized during a fierce fight last year between the SDF and ...
US Aid to Syrian Militia Strains Turkish TiesNew York Times

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Turning pebbles into pictures of the war in Syria - BBC News Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:46:18 GMT

Turning pebbles into pictures of the war in Syria
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The imagery is all too familiar. A family on the move, their meagre belongings carried on their heads; a cluster of frightened children gripping a mother figure; the body of a victim cradled on the ground by a woman. These are depictions of the war in ...

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Russian Defense Minister Says His Military Has Tested 162 Weapons In Syria - NPR Thu, 23 Feb 2017 21:27:14 GMT

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Russian Defense Minister Says His Military Has Tested 162 Weapons In Syria
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made his way to the Duma, the lower house of parliament, on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day. The Feb. 23 national holiday was once known as Soviet Army and Navy Day, and Shoigu, dressed in the ...

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Iraq Takes the Fight Against ISIS to Syria - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:36:03 GMT

Iraq Takes the Fight Against ISIS to Syria
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MOSUL, Iraq—Iraq's air force on Friday carried out its first-ever strikes against Islamic State in neighboring Syria, the country's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, marking a dramatic escalation in its effort to roll back the insurgency by ...


For Syrian Refugees, There Is No Going Home - The New York Times - New York Times Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:49:28 GMT

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For Syrian Refugees, There Is No Going Home - The New York Times
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Major powers may settle for President Bashar al-Assad's rule as peace talks resumed, but families that fled to Lebanon said they had nothing to return to and ...

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'Al-Qaeda is eating us': Syrian rebels are losing out to extremists - Washington Post Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:24:21 GMT

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'Al-Qaeda is eating us': Syrian rebels are losing out to extremists
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The biggest surviving rebel stronghold in northern Syria is falling under the control of al-Qaeda-linked extremists amid a surge of rebel infighting that threatens to vanquish what is left of the moderate rebellion. The ascent of ...

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