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Russia Warns US After Downing of Syrian Warplane - New York Times Tue, 20 Jun 2017 01:09:41 GMT

New York Times

Russia Warns US After Downing of Syrian Warplane New York Times The Russian defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, third from right, at a meeting in Moscow this month with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations secretary general's special envoy for Syria, second from left. Russia's Defense Ministry called American ... US risks further battles as it steps deeper into Syrian quagmireWashington Post Russia Draws A Line Across Syria After US Shoots Down Syrian JetNPR White House: US wants to 'de-escalate' Syria situation as Russia warns it will treat jets as targetsABC News Slate Magazine -Reuters all 802 news articles »

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What happens after the Islamic State is defeated in Iraq and Syria? - Washington Post Mon, 19 Jun 2017 23:59:09 GMT

Washington Post

What happens after the Islamic State is defeated in Iraq and Syria? Washington Post THE UNITED STATES is committed to defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but as that goal nears realization, another strategic question looms: What security order will replace it, and which of the outside powers enmeshed in the region will ... US Will Lose Syria to Iran and Abandon Kurdish Allies, Former Ambassador SaysNewsweek Iran's Missile Launch and US Downing a Syrian Jet - ExplainedHaaretz Iran targets 'terrorists' in missile strike on Isis-held Syrian townThe Guardian Yahoo Parenting -Daily Mail all 282 news articles »

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Syria, London, Supreme Court: Your Monday Evening Briefing - New York Times Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:56:07 GMT

New York Times

Syria, London, Supreme Court: Your Monday Evening Briefing New York Times 1. Russia threatened to target U.S. aircraft in Syrian airspace, raising the possibility of direct conflict between the two, which back different sides in the Syrian war. The warning came after a U.S. fighter shot down a Syrian warplane for the first ...

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Brexit, Syria, Champs-Élysées: Your Morning Briefing - New York Times Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:58:37 GMT

New York Times

Brexit, Syria, Champs-Élysées: Your Morning Briefing New York Times Russia warned that it would target all U.S. planes and drones in Syrian airspace “west of the Euphrates,” raising the possibility of direct conflict between the two, which back different sides in the Syrian war. The threat came after a U.S. fighter for ...

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Fallout from US strike on a Syrian jet further complicates messy battlefield - PBS NewsHour Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:19:59 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Fallout from US strike on a Syrian jet further complicates messy battlefield PBS NewsHour An American aircraft shot down a Syrian air force fighter jet Sunday, prompting Russia to say it now considers all U.S. aircraft in the region a threat, and suspending its military hotline for coordination of air missions. John Yang reports and Judy ... and more »

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Russia Warns US as Risks Rise in Syria - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:27:47 GMT

Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Russia Warns US as Risks Rise in Syria Wall Street Journal (subscription) Tensions between Washington and Moscow escalated on Monday when Russia threatened to track American warplanes in Syria after a U.S. pilot shot down a Syrian jet for the first time in the country's six-year war. The U.S. military responded to Moscow's ...

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As ISIS crumbles, the chances for conflict with the Assad regime increase. - National Review Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:42:11 GMT

National Review

As ISIS crumbles, the chances for conflict with the Assad regime increase. National Review If and when we defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, what comes next? Ideally, American allies would defeat the world's most vicious terrorists, the warring parties in Syria would then have the space to reach a political settlement, and a genocidal civil war ... and more »

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Why Is the US Killing So Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq? - New York Times Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:21:42 GMT

New York Times

Why Is the US Killing So Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq? New York Times Two weeks ago, the American military finally acknowledged what nongovernmental monitoring groups had claimed for months: The United States-led coalition fighting the Islamic State since August 2014 has been killing Iraqi and Syrian civilians at ... and more »

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Syria conflict: Why are air combat kills so rare? - BBC News Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:44:06 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Why are air combat kills so rare? BBC News The shooting-down of a Syrian jet by the United States is believed to be the first air-to-air kill by a manned US aircraft since 1999. Despite Hollywood blockbusters showcasing aerial dogfights, they have almost vanished from modern warfare. In the ... and more »

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US Says It Shot Down Syrian Aircraft - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:48:27 GMT

US Says It Shot Down Syrian Aircraft Wall Street Journal (subscription) An American warplane shot down a Syrian government jet on Sunday, the Pentagon said, marking the first time in Syria's civil war that a U.S. pilot has struck a regime plane and signaling an increased willingness by the Trump administration to directly ...