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US 'deeply concerned' after Turkey bombs allies in Iraq and Syria - CNN Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:52:46 GMT

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US 'deeply concerned' after Turkey bombs allies in Iraq and Syria
CNN
"We are very concerned, deeply concerned, that Turkey conducted airstrikes earlier today in northern Syria as well as northern Iraq without proper coordination either with the United States or the broader global coalition to defeat ISIS," acting State ...
Turkish jets bomb US-backed forces in Iraq, Syria, US officials sayFox News
Turkey expands strikes against Kurdish militants in Syria and IraqWashington Post
Turkish Warplanes Strike Suspected Kurdish Rebel Positions in Iraq and SyriaTIME
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Syrian Government says US sanctions over chemical attack will harm regular Syrians - ABC Online Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:45:43 GMT

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Syrian Government says US sanctions over chemical attack will harm regular Syrians
ABC Online
New sanctions imposed by the US in response to a deadly chemical attack won't have the desired impact and will harm regular Syrians in need, the Syrian Government says. Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told Lateline, the sanctions were a ...
US Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Government Workers After Sarin AttackNew York Times
Russian and western dispute over Syria chemical attack further muddies truthThe Guardian
Trump administration imposes sanctions on 271 employees of Syrian research centerWashington Post
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Members of Congress Demand Trump Provide Legal Justification for Syria Attack - The Intercept Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:19:03 GMT

The Intercept

Members of Congress Demand Trump Provide Legal Justification for Syria Attack
The Intercept
Nearly three weeks after ordering a cruise missile attack against one of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's airfields, Donald Trump has yet to explain how that was legal without congressional authorization. Two Democratic members of Congress are ...
Kaine, Schiff demand White House legally justify Syria strikeCNN
Kaine, Schiff press Trump on legal justification for Syria strikeThe Hill
now reading: Dem Lawmakers Seek Details on Legality of Syria StrikesRealClearPolitics
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Syria's forgotten pluralism and why it matters today - The Conversation US Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:08:00 GMT

The Conversation US

Syria's forgotten pluralism and why it matters today
The Conversation US
The Syrian Civil War has been raging for six years. It has killed nearly half a million people and left over 12 million, about half of Syria's total population, without a home. A few weeks ago, a devastating chemical attack brought this conflict back ...


UN Documents Syrian War Crimes, but Prosecution Moves Slowly - New York Times Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:15:12 GMT

New York Times

UN Documents Syrian War Crimes, but Prosecution Moves Slowly
New York Times
A rebel-held neighborhood in Daraa, Syria, after air strikes on Sunday. Members of a United Nations commission investigating war crimes in Syria have not been allowed to visit the country. Credit Mohamad Abazeed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.


Despite struggles, many Syrian refugees' businesses are gaining traction - The Globe and Mail Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:00:58 GMT

The Globe and Mail

Despite struggles, many Syrian refugees' businesses are gaining traction
The Globe and Mail
Mohammad Alftih fled his war-torn hometown of Aleppo, Syria, with his wife and four children, living in Lebanon before coming to Canada under private sponsorship. Eleven months after the Alftihs arrived in Peterborough, Ont., they opened a new ...


Meeting an organ trafficker who preys on Syrian refugees - BBC News Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:01:02 GMT

Meeting an organ trafficker who preys on Syrian refugees
BBC News
His job is to find people desperate enough to give up parts of their body for money, and the influx of refugees from Syria to Lebanon has created many opportunities. "I do exploit people," he says, though he points out that many could easily have died ...

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Ivanka Trump dismisses claims she was behind airstrikes on Syria - Washington Examiner Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:36:34 GMT

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Ivanka Trump dismisses claims she was behind airstrikes on Syria
Washington Examiner
(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber). Ivanka Trump insisted that she was not an influence in her father's decision to launch an airstrike against Syria in retaliation to the country using chemical gas against its citizens. "That's a flawed interpretation ...
Ivanka Trump dismisses her influence on Syria strikes as 'flawed interpretation'Politico
Ivanka Trump denies she was behind father's decision to strike SyriaABC News
Ivanka Trump denies she influenced Trump to strike SyriaThe Hill
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McCain and Graham are blind to the risks in Syria - The Philadelphia Tribune Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:56:13 GMT

McCain and Graham are blind to the risks in Syria
The Philadelphia Tribune
Recently, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham predictably but mistakenly called for greater United States military involvement in the Syrian civil war, proving they have learned nothing from our history in the Middle East. It seems that every ...


VIDEO: Syrian drones watch while artillery pounds Al-Qaeda militants fleeing Hama - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:24:49 GMT

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VIDEO: Syrian drones watch while artillery pounds Al-Qaeda militants fleeing Hama
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:30 A.M.) – Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) is on its last legs in rural Hama, retreating from village after village as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) gradually reaches rebel heartland not under government control since 2012. Below, new SAA ...

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