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Spirits high among Kurds in Syria as coalition battles for Raqqa - Reuters Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:38:01 GMT

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Spirits high among Kurds in Syria as coalition battles for Raqqa
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The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, made up predominantly of Kurdish fighters, has seized territory to the north, east and west of Raqqa. The city of about 200,000 has been the base of operations for Islamic State, which has claimed ...
Messy fight awaits IS' next Syrian capital at MayadeenNews 12 Hudson Valley
ISIS Is Dropping Bombs on the US and Syrian ArmiesNewsweek
US-led airstrikes on Syria's Raqqa cause 'staggering' civilian deaths, UN saysChicago Tribune
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Haunting final text from Syrian refugee killed in London apartment ... - New York Post Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:15:38 GMT

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Haunting final text from Syrian refugee killed in London apartment ...
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A man who fled war-torn Syria for a safer life in England is among those who died in the Grenfell Tower inferno, it was reported Thursday. Mohammed al-Haj Ali,.
Refugee fled Syria violence only to die in the London fireWPTZ
'It's just too much': Syrian refugee escaped civil war only to die in London highrise fireCBC.ca
Grenfell Tower fire: First victim named as Syrian refugee Mohammed AlhajaliThe Independent
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Why Trump attacks Iran for supporting Syrian strongman Assad — but ignores Russia doing it - CNBC Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:36:57 GMT

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Why Trump attacks Iran for supporting Syrian strongman Assad — but ignores Russia doing it
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Members of the female division of the People's Protection Units (YPG), carry the body of comrade Roj Adiyaman, one of eight soldiers that were buried in the martyrs' cemetery on November 8, 2015 in Derek, Rojava, Syria. The U.S., Russia and Iran are ...

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Russia questions US Himars missile deployment in Syria - BBC News Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:20:07 GMT

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Russia questions US Himars missile deployment in Syria
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The Russian defence ministry has raised concerns about US multiple-rocket launchers being deployed at a base in eastern Syria. It said it was not impossible the two Himars launchers being set up in al-Tanf would be used against troops fighting so ...
Syria's Newest Flashpoint Is Bringing US and Iran Face to FaceWall Street Journal (subscription)
US deploys mobile artillery rocket launchers in SyriaDaily Mail
Russia Accuses US Of Deploying Missiles In SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Beyond Iraq and Syria: ISIS' Ability to Conduct Attacks Abroad - Lawfare (blog) Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:14:00 GMT

Beyond Iraq and Syria: ISIS' Ability to Conduct Attacks Abroad
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From the Islamic State's peak in 2015, the group suffered numerous setbacks, losing much of its territory in Syria and Iraq while most of its so-called “provinces” elsewhere in the Muslim world also lost territory or stagnated. The Islamic State ...

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Sydney man allegedly trying to travel to Syria and fight for ISIS in court - 9news.com.au Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:49:00 GMT

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Sydney man allegedly trying to travel to Syria and fight for ISIS in court
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A young Australian man caught at Sydney Airport allegedly trying to travel to Syria to fight with Islamic State is expected to face a Sydney court. Moudasser Taleb, of Panania, was arrested at the airport yesterday morning and taken to Botany Police ...
Moudasser Taleb charged following arrest for allegedly attempting to leave for Syria, fight for ISABC Online
Man arrested at Sydney Airport 'heading for Syria'BBC News
Moudasser Taleb radicalised online before attempting to join Islamic State in Syria, police allegeThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Coalition Forces Are Using a Harmful, but Mostly Legal, Gas in the War on ISIS - Slate Magazine (blog) Thu, 15 Jun 2017 23:20:00 GMT

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Coalition Forces Are Using a Harmful, but Mostly Legal, Gas in the War on ISIS
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This is the first time that any member of the coalition acknowledged the use of white phosphorus in Iraq or Syria. McAslan estimated that 28,000 civilians have managed to make the dangerous crossing out of Islamic State territory in the past few days ...

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Syria - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (15.06.17) - France Diplomatie (press release) Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:35:48 GMT

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Syria - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (15.06.17)
France Diplomatie (press release)
A - Emergency medical aid and healthcare for civilians in Syria, where 13 million people need medical care, are priorities for France. Since 2013, we have been funding the Union de Soins et de Secours Médicaux (UOSSM), an NGO that supports more than ...

Russian event urges new look at Syria's 'liberated' Aleppo - ABC News Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:45:35 GMT

Russian event urges new look at Syria's 'liberated' Aleppo
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20, 2017 from the balcony of the Abdul-Hamid Khatib home, people walk through mounds of rubble which used to be high rise apartment buildings in the once rebel-held Ansari neighborhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)more ...

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Europol: Syria 'returnees' likely to strengthen jihadist movements in Europe - ITV News Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:05:00 GMT

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Europol: Syria 'returnees' likely to strengthen jihadist movements in Europe
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News that fewer people are travelling from Europe to join jihadist groups in Syria might sound like a positive development – but it means that 'returnees' from Syria, as well as 'stay-at-home jihadists', are likely to energise domestic extremism ...

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