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IS conflict: Syria force pauses assault for dam checks - BBC News Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:01:30 GMT

BBC News

IS conflict: Syria force pauses assault for dam checks
BBC News
US-backed Syrian fighters paused their offensive near the Tabqa dam on Monday to let engineers check it and fix any damage affecting operations. The Syrian Democratic Forces alliance is battling so-called Islamic State for control of the structure ...
US-backed fighters pause military action near Syria damSacramento Bee
Give Americans straight talk on Syria: ColumnUSA TODAY
US-backed Syria forces resume fighting near Tabqa damAljazeera.com

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A New Mechanism for Syria. But what about Iraq? - Forbes Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:40:00 GMT

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A New Mechanism for Syria. But what about Iraq?
Forbes
Since their rise as a major terrorist group in the Syria and Iraq conflicts, Daesh has perpetrated some of the worst atrocities and war crimes that we have witnessed in years. It has become clear that the atrocities committed by Daesh against religious ...


Spain to investigate Syrian officials for alleged torture - BBC News Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:53:52 GMT

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Spain to investigate Syrian officials for alleged torture
BBC News
A Spanish court has ordered the first criminal investigation into the actions of Syrian government officials during the country's civil war. The case involves a Spanish woman, born in Syria, who said her brother was tortured and executed by Syrian ...
High-Ranking Syrian Officials Could Face Reckoning in Landmark Spain CaseNew York Times
Spanish court to investigate Syrian 'state terrorism' by Assad regimeThe Guardian
Syrian officials to be investigated by Spain for alleged tortureDeutsche Welle
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Syria: Final evacuation of Homs begins under close Russian supervision - The Independent Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:36:51 GMT

The Independent

Syria: Final evacuation of Homs begins under close Russian supervision
The Independent
So what might grow after this exodus of people – Syrians for the most part, although one man must have been a Sudanese and Che Guevara looked as though he was probably a Saudi – and what peace might it bring to central Syria? All were sent in their ...
Syrian rebels resume withdrawal from last Homs bastion: monitorReuters
Second convoy of evacuees leaves Syria's al-WaerDaily Sabah
Some 1300 People, Including 436 Militants, Leave Syria's HomsSputnik International

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Syria fighters take control of IS-held airbase near Raqqa - BBC News Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:52:30 GMT

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Syria fighters take control of IS-held airbase near Raqqa
BBC News
A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken control of an Islamic State-held airbase west of the jihadist group's stronghold of Raqqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and a monitoring group said Tabqa airbase had fallen on Sunday ...
US-Backed Kurdish Forces Have Captured a Key Syrian Airbase from ISISTIME
US-backed Syrian alliance eyes Raqqa after taking IS-held military airportDeutsche Welle
US-Backed Forces Take Strategic Syrian Dam to Block ISIS From Escaping RaqqaThe Drive
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World Cup 2018: Syria could defy all the odds and make it to Russia despite devastating civil war which is ... - The Sun Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:07:45 GMT

The Sun

World Cup 2018: Syria could defy all the odds and make it to Russia despite devastating civil war which is ...
The Sun
The top two in the group are automatically granted their place in Russia, with the third-place sides advancing to a continental play-off. The football team's journey comes amid a harrowing period for Syria, with the Middle Eastern state engulfed in a ...

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Syria Says It Will Rain Scud Missiles On Israel If Airstrikes Don't Stop - The Drive Sun, 26 Mar 2017 23:15:11 GMT

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Syria Says It Will Rain Scud Missiles On Israel If Airstrikes Don't Stop
The Drive
Multiple outlets are reporting that Russia has delivered a message to the Israel government on behalf of Syria's Assad regime stating that any more Israel Air Force strikes into Syrian territory will be answered with a barrage of Scud missiles. In ...
Syria threatens Scud missile strikes if Israeli airstrikes continueBusiness Insider
Syria threatens to use SCUD missiles on Israel if it carries out any more airstrikesDaily Mail
Israeli minister lauds coordination with Russia on SyriaAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
The National Interest Online (blog) -UPI.com -Jerusalem Post Israel News
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WHO demands access to Syria's east Ghouta to bring medical aid - Reuters Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:12:00 GMT

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WHO demands access to Syria's east Ghouta to bring medical aid
Reuters
GENEVA The health situation is deteriorating in Syria's eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, where 300,000 people are besieged and none of the three hospitals is functioning, the World Health Organization said on Monday in a call for access to deliver ...
WHO demands humanitarian access to Syria's East GhoutaThe New Arab
WHO concerned at deteriorating health situation in East Ghouta, Syria, calls for immediate and unimpeded accessReliefweb
OCHA Flash Update Syria Crisis – Eastern Ghouta No. 1 | 26 - March - 2017 [EN/AR]ReliefWeb

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Email scam promises millions from American soldier in Syria - Fox17 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:37:00 GMT

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Email scam promises millions from American soldier in Syria
Fox17
One email currently making the rounds is from someone claiming to be a soldier from Alabama who's currently stationed in Syria and is fighting the war on terror. The soldier says he found a box with $14.6 million in it. He offers you a cut of the money ...

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Syrian refugees welcomed to Philly: 'You are in a good place here' - Philly.com Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:39:09 GMT

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Syrian refugees welcomed to Philly: 'You are in a good place here'
Philly.com
Ghufran Smakiaa, left, with Ahmad Kalajai and son, Laith, 3. Councilman David Oh hosted a welcoming reception for newly-arrived refugees from Syria and other countries in the Middle East in the City Hall Conversation Room on Monday Morning, March 27, ...
Philadelphia Welcomes Dozens Of Refugees From Syria, Other Countries At City Hall ReceptionCBS Philly

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