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Activists say airstrikes in northern and eastern Syria kill 20, including children - Chicago Tribune Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:48:40 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Activists say airstrikes in northern and eastern Syria kill 20, including children Chicago Tribune This image made from militant video posted online on April, 18, 2017, by the Aamaq News Agency, a media arm of the Islamic State group, purports to shows destroyed houses following a strike in the eastern Syrian town of Boukamal, on the Iraqi border. and more »

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Syria: 'Starve or kneel' is another name for mass murder - Fox News Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:15:13 GMT

Fox News

Syria: 'Starve or kneel' is another name for mass murder Fox News In late spring 2016, 12-year-old Ola died of starvation in Madaya, a small Syrian town that the regime of Bashar Al-assad has besieged since July 2015. Madaya has virtually no outside to food, medical supplies, or other basic services. Ola was not the ...

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Syria bombing: Video shows kids grabbing sweets before blast, UN says - CNN Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:37:19 GMT

CNN

Syria bombing: Video shows kids grabbing sweets before blast, UN says CNN (CNN) Video appears to show children gathered around someone handing out sweets moments before Saturday's suicide vehicle bombing that killed dozens of evacuees from besieged Syrian villages, the UN's human rights agency said Tuesday. Recent attack on evacuated civilians in Syria 'likely a war crime,' says UN rights officeUN News Centre all 38 news articles »

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Airstrike in eastern Syria kills at least 10 people - WTAE Pittsburgh Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:03:00 GMT

WTAE Pittsburgh

Airstrike in eastern Syria kills at least 10 people WTAE Pittsburgh U.S. official said at the time that the March 16 airstrike struck an al-Qaida gathering, killing dozens of militants. Syrian opposition activists said around 40 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the crowded Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque in the ... Dozens killed in separate air raids across SyriaAljazeera.com US-led coalition accused of killing 20 civilians in strikeCBS News Airstrike on northwestern village in Syria kills 10 peopleTimes Colonist NEWS.com.au -TVNZ all 18 news articles »

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Report: Weakening Syria's government could help IS group - Fox News Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:05:00 GMT

Report: Weakening Syria's government could help IS group Fox News ISTANBUL – The Islamic State group could inadvertently benefit from a situation in which Syrian government forces are considerably weakened on the ground, a London-based military analysis group said on Tuesday. The report, published by IHS Jane's ... and more »

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Syria and North Korea are bit players. Iran is the bigger threat. - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:32:47 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Syria and North Korea are bit players. Iran is the bigger threat. Washington Post (blog) President Trump and his advisers are rightly concerned about Syria and North Korea. These rogue states, guilty of human rights atrocities, pose the risk of wider violence and destabilization. Syria's civil war has already created millions of refugees ... and more »

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Rand Paul: McCain and Graham are blind to the risks in Syria - CNN Tue, 18 Apr 2017 23:15:09 GMT

CNN

Rand Paul: McCain and Graham are blind to the risks in Syria CNN And Trump warned, rightfully, that Syria was a quagmire, ripe with opportunities for mistakes and catastrophic consequences to world peace. For years, I have argued against intervention in the Syrian civil war, and I have done so under both Democrat ... Juan Williams: It's time for Congress to vote on SyriaFox News Chemical Weapons Aren't the Real Problem in SyriaForeign Policy (blog) The tangled landscape of Syria is no place to fight ISISColumbia Daily Tribune Los Angeles Times -The Federalist -The National Interest Online (blog) all 243 news articles »

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Voters back Trump on Syria, wary of North Korea action - The Hill Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:47:48 GMT

The Hill

Voters back Trump on Syria, wary of North Korea action The Hill A strong majority of voters support President Trump's missile strike in Syria, but the public would be opposed to similar action in North Korea, a new poll shows. The latest data from the Harvard-Harris Poll provided exclusively to The Hill finds that ... and more »

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Photographer takes action instead of pictures in Syria - New York Post Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:27:17 GMT

New York Post

Photographer takes action instead of pictures in Syria New York Post Photographer and activist Abd Alkader Habak dashing towards an ambulance with child and camera in his arms. Baladi News Network. This is the moment a brave videographer in Syria puts down his lens — to save a life. Dramatic photos show Abd Alkader ... Syria Photographer Puts Down Camera, Runs to Rescue Boy Injured in Bombing of Evacuee BusesKTLA Syrian photographer puts down his camera to carry wounded children to safetyTelegraph.co.uk Amazing pictures show a photographer rescuing Syrian bombing victimsBusiness Insider all 24 news articles »

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Death toll from air strikes in east Syria exceeds 30 - residents - The Standard (press release) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:07:44 GMT

The Standard (press release)

Death toll from air strikes in east Syria exceeds 30 - residents The Standard (press release) Air strikes, thought to be by planes from a U.S.-led military coalition, killed at least 30 people in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Monday, including women and children, residents and activists said. Coalition spokesman U.S. Air Force ... Monitor: Suspected US air strikes kill 23 in east SyriaEyewitness News US-led Coalition Air Strikes Kill 20 Civilians in Syria: ActivistsNewsweek all 9 news articles »