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A Quarter of Syria's Population Has Fled. What Does That Look Like? - New York Times Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:34:02 GMT

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A Quarter of Syria's Population Has Fled. What Does That Look Like?
New York Times
As the war there stretches into a seventh year, more than five million citizens, nearly a quarter of Syria's prewar population, have fled their country, seeking shelter mainly in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday.
Syrian refugees: more than 5m in neighbouring countries now, says UNThe Guardian
Number of Syrian refugees tops 5 million, says UNCBC.ca
Syrian civil war: More than five million refugees flee conflict as global support for resettlement wanesThe Independent
The Spokesman-Review -Aljazeera.com -Reuters
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US priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley - Reuters Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:04:55 GMT

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US priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley
Reuters
NEW YORK The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama ...
US no longer focused on removing Assad from power in Syria, ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley saysThe Independent
War in Syria: US Will No Longer Target AssadNewsweek
Nikki Haley: Assad's overthrow no longer a priorityAljazeera.com
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Syria: Kurdish YPG fighters dominate Turkey-US talks - Aljazeera.com Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:31:33 GMT

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Syria: Kurdish YPG fighters dominate Turkey-US talks
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As the US prepares an operation to retake the de facto ISIL capital of Raqqa in Syria, the Turks and Americans are deadlocked over who should do the fighting. Turkey wants the US to partner with its military and Turkish-backed forces in Syria. But ...
Tillerson confirms major shift in US policy on SyriaCBS News
Tillerson tells frustrated Turks: US faces tough choices in SyriaReuters
Tillerson Makes Big Break From Obama's Syria PolicyDaily Caller
BBC News -Financial Times -Voice of America
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Trump administration stops disclosing troop deployments in Iraq and Syria - Los Angeles Times Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:32:24 GMT

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Trump administration stops disclosing troop deployments in Iraq and Syria
Los Angeles Times
Even as the U.S. military takes on a greater role in the warfare in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration has stopped disclosing significant information about the size and nature of the U.S. commitment, including the number of U.S. troops deployed ...

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Refugee from Syria's ISIL-held Raqqa: 'People think we had a choice' - Aljazeera.com (blog) Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:52:41 GMT

Refugee from Syria's ISIL-held Raqqa: 'People think we had a choice'
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And then with the snow-capped hills, which mark the border between Syria and Lebanon, in the rear-view mirror, Khitam, her husband and her children crossed the border and made for the Debo Refugee camp. There they were given shelter. They call it a ...

Warplanes strike near Syria's Hama as army counter-attacks - Eyewitness News Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:07:00 GMT

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Warplanes strike near Syria's Hama as army counter-attacks
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a doctor said air strikes near the town of Latamneh, northwest of Hama, had led several people to choke, saying it was a sign of a gas attack. A Syrian military source denied the army had used any such ...
Video: Syrian Army Regaining Ground in Northern HamaCenter for Research on Globalization

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Can Trump End the War in Syria? - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:01:33 GMT

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Can Trump End the War in Syria?
Foreign Policy (blog)
With the near-doubling of U.S. forces in northern Syria, and perhaps more on the way, President Donald Trump is moving aggressively on his pledge to “demolish and destroy” what remains of the Islamic State. American troops, backing a coalition of Kurds ...
Engineers repair Syria's Tabqa dam spillways after shellingReuters
Give Americans straight talk on Syria: ColumnUSA TODAY
Monitoring groups say US behind deadly air strike on Syrian damFinancial Times
The Independent -BBC News -Aljazeera.com
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Airman From Oregon Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Syria - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:42:15 GMT

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Airman From Oregon Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Syria
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In a news release Thursday, the department said Staff Sgt. Austin Bieren of Umatilla died Tuesday in northern Syria, where he had been deployed in support of combat operations. The 25-year-old security forces airman was assigned to the 21st Space Wing ...
Oregon airman dies in non-combat Syria incidentkgw.com
Umatilla airman dies in SyriaEast Oregonian (subscription)
DoD identifies airman who died in non-combat incident in SyriaAirForceTimes.com
KATU -Colorado Springs Gazette -UPI.com
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Syrian rebels seize swathes of south as Islamic State retreats - Reuters Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:15:49 GMT

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Syrian rebels seize swathes of south as Islamic State retreats
Reuters
The advances by Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions have helped to reduce the risk of Islamic State fighters regrouping in areas near Damascus and the Jordanian border as they face major defeats in Syria and Iraq. Western intelligence ...
An American service member has died in SyriaMilitary Times
US service member dies of 'natural causes' in Syria, US military saysFox News
IS holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian cityThe Denver Post

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Reports: Germany involved in deadly Syria airstrike - Deutsche Welle Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:01:32 GMT

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Reports: Germany involved in deadly Syria airstrike
Deutsche Welle
German Tornado reconnaissance jets taking part in the US-led anti-Islamic State mission in Syria provided intelligence that may have led to dozens of civilians deaths earlier this week, German media reported on Wednesday. At least 32 civilians were ...

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