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US allies in Syria make deal with Moscow and Damascus - CNN Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:30:33 GMT

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US allies in Syria make deal with Moscow and Damascus
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But as a result, US military advisers could soon find themselves in close proximity to Syrian and Russian troops. The advisers are currently training local forces in Manbij to combat ISIS in the vicinity, part of the approximate 500-strong contingent ...
Rivals in Syria race to assault militants' 'capital' RaqqaDeseret News
Walls, drones and mines: Turkey tightens border as Syria incursion deepensReuters
Trump's Promises to Defeat ISIS 'Quickly' Run Into Syria BuzzsawForeign Policy (blog)
The Independent -Center for Research on Globalization -Bloomberg
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Syria Peace Talks End With Little Progress - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:11:43 GMT

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Syria Peace Talks End With Little Progress
Wall Street Journal (subscription)
BEIRUT—The latest round of Syrian peace talks ended Friday with no progress toward reaching a political solution to end the six-year war, but with plans to reconvene later this month for more negotiations. The week-long talks sponsored by the United ...
Syria peace talks end on a positive note, says UNBBC News
De Mistura: Syria talks in Geneva end with clear agendaAljazeera.com
UN Syria envoy says talks have set agenda for progress on peaceReuters
Voice of America -CCTV
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UN mediator wraps up 'tough' Syria talks in Geneva - ABC News Fri, 03 Mar 2017 20:11:58 GMT

New York Post

UN mediator wraps up 'tough' Syria talks in Geneva
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FILE -This file image posted online on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, by the Aamaq News Agency, a media arm of the Islamic State group, purports to show a general view of the ancient ruins of the city of Palmyra, in Homs province, Syria, with the Citadel of ...
Syrian army clearing ISIS explosives after recapturing PalmyraNew York Post
Syrian Army Retakes Town of Palmyra as ISIS Defenses CrumbleTIME
Palmyra: Russia-backed Syrian army retakes ancient cityAljazeera.com
Los Angeles Times -CNN
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UN Investigators Say Syria Bombed Convoy and Did So Deliberately - New York Times Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:27:56 GMT

New York Times

UN Investigators Say Syria Bombed Convoy and Did So Deliberately
New York Times
GENEVA — The Syrian Air Force first dropped barrel bombs from helicopters on a United Nations humanitarian aid convoy, then fired rockets from jets, then strafed survivors with machine guns, United Nations investigators said Wednesday in a report that ...
Syria – Publication of the Pinheiro Commission's report on the Aleppo offensive (March 1, 2017)France Diplomatie (press release)
UN: Both sides committed war crimes in Syria's AleppoAljazeera.com
Forced evacuation of east Aleppo was war crime, says UNThe Guardian
Wall Street Journal (subscription) -BBC News -Reuters -ohchr
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Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria? - The Nation. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:30:02 GMT

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Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria?
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But in September 2015 the Syrian native and longtime Vancouver resident found herself at the center of a tragedy when her sister-in-law and her two nephews drowned during an attempted crossing from Turkey into Greece. The image of the body of her ...

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Russian Airstrike in Syria Hits US Allies by Mistake - New York Times Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:23:23 GMT

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Russian Airstrike in Syria Hits US Allies by Mistake
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Russian aircraft mistakenly bombed Syrian Arab fighters who were being trained by the United States, the commander of the American-led operation in Iraq and Syria said Wednesday. American advisers were about three miles away when ...
Russian Airstrike Accidentally Hits US-Backed Forces in Syria, General SaysTIME
Why Russia's Accidental Bombing Of US-Backed Fighters In Syria Is Bound To Happen AgainJalopnik
Russia and the Syrian regime bombed US-backed fighters in Syria, US general saysWashington Post
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UN Report Says Syrian Forces And Rebel Factions Committed Aleppo 'War Crimes' - NPR Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:11:39 GMT

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UN Report Says Syrian Forces And Rebel Factions Committed Aleppo 'War Crimes'
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A United Nations report says both Russian-backed Syrian forces and rebel factions committed war crimes in the besieged eastern districts of Aleppo between July 21 and Dec. 22, 2016, when the city was recaptured by the government. "Parties to the battle ...

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Syria Rebels Want Trump To Know They're The Ones Fighting ISIS - Huffington Post Sat, 04 Mar 2017 01:15:24 GMT

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Syria Rebels Want Trump To Know They're The Ones Fighting ISIS
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON ― Syria's main anti-government rebel coalition hopes to keep U.S. support by pointing to successful advances against the so-called Islamic State and wants President Donald Trump to turn his talk of “safe zones” in the country into a U.S ...

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Al-Qaida number two killed by US drone strike in Syria - PBS NewsHour Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:16:14 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Al-Qaida number two killed by US drone strike in Syria
PBS NewsHour
Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abd Al-Rahman, better known by his alias Abu Khayr al-Masri, a 59-year-old Egyptian and a longtime top member of al-Qaida, was killed in an American drone strike in Syria, the terrorist group confirmed in a statement on ...
Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria: StatementCNBC
Al-Qaeda confirms coalition strike killed top leader in Syria9news.com.au
Al-Qaeda confirm the terror group's second-in-command - considered 'jihad royalty' - was killed by US drone strike ...Daily Mail

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Russia Urges Trump to Help Fix Syria, Libya Crises Amid Setbacks - Bloomberg Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:26:28 GMT

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Russia Urges Trump to Help Fix Syria, Libya Crises Amid Setbacks
Bloomberg
Russia is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to help it resolve conflicts in Syria and Libya, where the Kremlin is finding it tough going after seizing the initiative in a bid to act as a leading power in the region. “We would like to see an active U.S ...

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