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For Syrian-Americans, the Travel Ban Feels Alarmingly Familiar - The New Yorker Sun, 05 Feb 2017 18:49:57 GMT

The New Yorker

For Syrian-Americans, the Travel Ban Feels Alarmingly Familiar
The New Yorker
Kinan, like me, is Syrian. Unlike me, he's not an American; he holds a green card and will be eligible for citizenship in a few years. He has been in New York City since 2001, when he arrived to study at the Juilliard School. In January, 2011, just ...


Chechen special forces deployed to Syria to 'protect peace and public order' - The Independent Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:07:16 GMT

The Independent

Chechen special forces deployed to Syria to 'protect peace and public order'
The Independent
With memories still fresh war in Afghanistan that lasted from 1979 to 1989, there is little political appetite within Moscow for sending rank-and-file Russian troops to Syria. Sending battle-hardened Chechens is the obvious solution. Jonathan Brown ...


Russian Minister Lavrov Backs Renewal of UN-led Syria Talks - Newsweek Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:35:00 GMT

Newsweek

Russian Minister Lavrov Backs Renewal of UN-led Syria Talks
Newsweek
Russia supports the continuation of talks on the Syrian crisis under United Nations auspices, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. In an interview published on the ministry's web site on Sunday, Lavrov said international talks on Syria that took place ...
Russia's Lavrov backs renewal of UN-led Syria talksReuters
Russia denies reports of its militants killed in car explosion in SyriaMiddle East Monitor

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Thousands of US airstrikes unaccounted for in Syria, Iraq & Afghanistan – report - RT Mon, 06 Feb 2017 01:57:20 GMT

RT

Thousands of US airstrikes unaccounted for in Syria, Iraq & Afghanistan – report
RT
The investigation also revealed discrepancies in Iraq and Syria where the Pentagon failed to account for nearly 6,000 strikes dating back to 2014, when the US-led coalition has launched its first airstrikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS,ISIL ...
The US military's stats on deadly airstrikes are wrong. Thousands have gone unreportedMilitary Times

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House Speaker Ryan doesn't rule out troops in Syria to fight Islamic State - Chicago Tribune Sun, 05 Feb 2017 18:01:57 GMT

Chicago Tribune

House Speaker Ryan doesn't rule out troops in Syria to fight Islamic State
Chicago Tribune
House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested in an interview broadcast Sunday that he would support using U.S. ground troops in Syria if it were part of a comprehensive plan to defeat the Islamic State that's due from the Pentagon later this month. "It's in our ...
House Speaker Ryan Backs Idea of Sending More US Troops to Syria to Crush DaeshSputnik International

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Coalition Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sun, 05 Feb 2017 15:30:19 GMT

Coalition Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...

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Jordan hits ISIL targets in southern Syria - Aljazeera.com Sun, 05 Feb 2017 06:44:08 GMT

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Jordan hits ISIL targets in southern Syria
Aljazeera.com
"Jordanian Air Force planes, in memory of our martyrs who have fallen in our war against terrorism, on Friday evening targeted various positions of the terrorist gang Daesh in southern Syria," the military said in a statement, using the Arabic acronym ...
Jordan targets ISIL in SyriaThe Japan News
Jordan drones hit IS arms depot, barracks in southern SyriaFox News
Jordan ponders a change of course on SyriaThe National
The Times of Israel -Arutz Sheva -Sputnik International
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Iran, Russia Discuss Solution to Syria Crisis - Financial Tribune Sun, 05 Feb 2017 23:30:54 GMT

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Iran, Russia Discuss Solution to Syria Crisis
Financial Tribune
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy on Syrian affairs, discussed efforts aimed at putting an end to the nearly six-year-old conflict gripping the Arab ...
The FSA's demands ahead of GenevaAljazeera.com
US must stop supporting terrorists in Syria: AnalystPress TV
Russia Registers Three Violations of Ceasefire in Syria Over Past 24 HoursSputnik International
TASS
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Syrian army chips away at IS on several fronts - Yahoo News Sun, 05 Feb 2017 18:54:51 GMT

Yahoo News

Syrian army chips away at IS on several fronts
Yahoo News
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have doubled down against IS in Syria's fractured north, as well as near Damascus and the ancient city of Palmyra. On Sunday, regime forces edged closer to the town of Al-Bab, the last remaining IS bastion in ...
Tens of thousands flee IS-held al-Bab amidst intense bombardment and ground fightingSyria Direct
Turkish Air Force Eliminates Senior Daesh Commander Near al-Bab in SyriaSputnik International
33 Daesh terrorists 'neutralized' in northern SyriaTrend News Agency
Anadolu Agency
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US dividing Iraq from Syria with border air strikes against IS - Middle East Eye Sun, 05 Feb 2017 15:41:48 GMT

Middle East Eye

US dividing Iraq from Syria with border air strikes against IS
Middle East Eye
The United States has recently been targeting Islamic State militants in the desert region on the Iraq-Syria border in an effort to re-separate the two countries. The campaign has resulted in the killing of civilian farmers and nomads. Pan-Arab daily ...