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Four Besieged Syrian Towns Are Being Evacuated In Reciprocal Swap - NPR Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:00:16 GMT

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Four Besieged Syrian Towns Are Being Evacuated In Reciprocal Swap NPR Thousands of people are evacuating four besieged Syrian towns on Friday after rebels and the Syrian government reached a population swap agreement. "In northern Syria, residents of Shia minority villages, long besieged by rebels, are leaving," NPR's ... More Than 7000 People Evacuated From 4 Besieged Syrian TownsNew York Times In Syria, residents board buses in tears as starvation siege comes to an endWashington Post Syria's divisions crystallize with latest evacuationsABC News Aljazeera.com -CNN -CBC.ca all 108 news articles »

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Just What Is Trump Trying to Do in Syria? - Politico Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:49:20 GMT

Politico

Just What Is Trump Trying to Do in Syria? Politico One week after President Donald Trump's cruise-missile strike against Syria, one fact stands out above all others: The White House and secretary of state are inexplicably incapable of conveying American intentions to friends, foes, the American public ... Russia's Lavrov Warns of 'Grave Consequences' of Further U.S. Intervention in SyriaU.S. News & World Report Russia says evidence growing Syria chemical attack was stagedSFGate Russia warns US of 'grave consequences' of further intervention in SyriaThe Independent Fox News -ABC News all 8,269 news articles »

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Ex-Obama officials say hesitation to use force in Syria, elsewhere, emboldened adversaries - Fox News Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:41:00 GMT

Fox News

Ex-Obama officials say hesitation to use force in Syria, elsewhere, emboldened adversaries Fox News News of President Trump's response to the Syrian chemical attack left several Obama administration officials with a sense of frustration and a reluctant feeling of vindication. Trump's decision to act swiftly and decisively, with an airstrike, was what ... and more »

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Lawmakers plot ways to force Syria war vote - CNN Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:12:34 GMT

CNN

Lawmakers plot ways to force Syria war vote CNN They plan to press Trump to explain whether he will conduct future attacks against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime as well as push for Congress to reassert its constitutional authority to declare war, congressional aides and lawmakers on the ... New Sheriff Fires a Warning Shot in SyriaNational Review all 320 news articles »

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Good Friday processions move through ruins of Syria's civil war - Los Angeles Times Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:24:42 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Good Friday processions move through ruins of Syria's civil war Los Angeles Times “Christians will always be in Syria,” declared Archbishop Selwanor Boutros Alnemeh in an interview shortly before presiding over services at Our Lady of the Holy Belt Syrian Orthodox Church in Old Homs, famed for a venerated relic said to be a portion ... and more »

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What Syria's freedom-fighters need now - New York Post Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:01:00 GMT

New York Post

What Syria's freedom-fighters need now New York Post Last week, the United States launched cruise missiles into my country. No one, including myself, can ever be ready for such a moment. But these targeted airstrikes on one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military bases in direct retaliation for ... and more »

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US-led coalition accidentally bombs Syrian allies, killing 18 - Washington Post Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:32:34 GMT

Washington Post

US-led coalition accidentally bombs Syrian allies, killing 18 Washington Post A U.S. drone struck and killed at least 18 members of an allied Syrian force this week, the Pentagon said, in the worst friendly fire incident of the war against the Islamic State. The Tuesday strike south of Tabqa, a strategic town in northern Syria ... 18 Syrian Fighters Allied With US Are Killed in Coalition AirstrikeNew York Times Search for answers after coalition strike kills US allies in SyriaCNN 'Misdirected' Airstrike By US-Led Coalition Kills 18 Allied Fighters In SyriaNPR Los Angeles Times -Aljazeera.com -The Hill -Centcom all 197 news articles »

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Syria war: Thousands evacuated from besieged towns - BBC News Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:22:30 GMT

BBC News

Syria war: Thousands evacuated from besieged towns BBC News Several thousand people have been evacuated from four besieged towns in Syria under a deal between the government and rebels. People from the north-western towns of Foah and Kefraya were taken to government-held areas near Aleppo. Evacuees from ...

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Before the missiles flew at Syria, a mad dash across the Mediterranean - NavyTimes.com Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:09:08 GMT

NavyTimes.com

Before the missiles flew at Syria, a mad dash across the Mediterranean NavyTimes.com Early in the morning on Tuesday, April 4, bombs filled with sarin gas began falling from Syrian military aircraft on the town of Khan Shaykhun, and soon thereafter images of dying men, women and children gasping their final breaths flooded the global ...

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Qatari royal family members used as leverage in Syrian population swap - The Guardian Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:12:21 GMT

The Guardian

Qatari royal family members used as leverage in Syrian population swap The Guardian The fates of 26 members of a Qatari royal hunting party held hostage for more than a year in Iraq were used to help negotiate a population swap in Syria, where residents on Friday started leaving two Shia villages and two Sunni towns in a synchronised ...