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No Syrian 'Marshall Plan' but Rather Protracted War: Red Cross - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:55:29 GMT

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No Syrian 'Marshall Plan' but Rather Protracted War: Red Cross
U.S. News & World Report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is unlikely to see a major "Marshall Plan" for reconstruction as peace remains elusive despite hundreds of thousands more civilians possibly returning to their homes, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.

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US concern growing over pro-Syrian regime forces amassing near coalition training facility - ABC News Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:15:00 GMT

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US concern growing over pro-Syrian regime forces amassing near coalition training facility
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The U.S. military is growing increasingly concerned about two groups of pro-Syrian regime forces near a coalition training facility at Tanf, Syria, and has asked some pro-regime forces to leave the area. The facility trains local partner forces to ...
Why Iran-Backed Forces in Iraq and Syria Can't Link Up YetNews Deeply
After US Bombs Syrian Government for Third Time in 8 Months, Media Ask Few QuestionsFAIR
US Hikes 'Combat Power' in Syria's South, With Eye on Iraq-Backed MilitiaNewsweek
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Austria jails two couples for taking their children to Isis-controlled Syria - The Guardian Sat, 03 Jun 2017 01:14:00 GMT

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Austria jails two couples for taking their children to Isis-controlled Syria
The Guardian
... for the women and children,” he told the trial. He just wanted to spend “10 or 12 days” there, he said. The dream soon went sour, however, and the families fled Syria in April 2016. Turkey then extradited them to Austria and the children were taken ...

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Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad - The Spokesman-Review Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:33:00 GMT

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Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
The Spokesman-Review
PETERSBURG, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday that the Syrian leader didn't use chemical weapons against his people, saying the recent attack that killed scores of civilians was a “provocation” against President Bashar Assad.
Putin: Russia protecting Syria from dismemberment rather than shielding AssadTASS
Russia Putin SyriaColorado Springs Gazette

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ISIS militants battered Syria's ancient Palmyra, but signs of splendor ... - Los Angeles Times Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:22:42 GMT

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ISIS militants battered Syria's ancient Palmyra, but signs of splendor ...
Los Angeles Times
The storied ruins of Palmyra, Syria, have suffered massive damage under Islamic State occupation, but they're still standing.

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Kurdish cantons in northern Syria already linked - Al-Monitor Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:45:06 GMT

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Kurdish cantons in northern Syria already linked
Al-Monitor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — “Can the three Kurdish cantons declared by the Democratic Union Party [PYD] in northern Syria be considered de facto united?” is the question of the day in northern Syria. Syrian Kurdish journalist Mustafa Abdi answers: “Yes.
Can Turkey Prevent Regional Interconfessional Clash in Syria?Sputnik International

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Top ISIS figure killed in Syria - wtkr.com Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:51:10 GMT

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Top ISIS figure killed in Syria
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One of ISIS' most important figures has been killed by an airstrike in eastern Syria, according to sources close to his family and Telegram accounts of ISIS supporters. Sources tell CNN that Turki al-Binali was killed in Mayadin, near Deir ez-Zor, in ...

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Are Nicaragua and Syria the only countries not to sign Paris Agreement? - PolitiFact Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:23:00 GMT

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Are Nicaragua and Syria the only countries not to sign Paris Agreement?
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Wasserman Schultz tweet left us wondering if she was right about only two nations — Syria and Nicaragua — not signing the agreement, and that the Central American nation refused to sign because the agreement "wasn't tough enough." Information from ...
US joins only Syria and Nicaragua on climate accord 'no' listThe Guardian
Why Nicaragua and Syria didn't join the Paris climate accordWashington Post
Paris pullout would join US with Nicaragua, SyriaCNN
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Thinking through US objectives in Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:09:26 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Thinking through US objectives in Syria
Foreign Policy (blog)
Outside of a brief nod to the overall instability in Syria, his lack of comment on the broader issue of how the conflict might be brought to an end suggested that our attack was limited in focus — deterring the continued use of chemical weapons. There ...
Assad Personally Oversaw the Development of Nerve Gas for Use on His Own PeopleHaaretz

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Syria's divided rebel factions look for allies they can trust - CBS News Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:02:00 GMT

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Syria's divided rebel factions look for allies they can trust
CBS News
GAZIANTEP, Turkey -- They are veterans of Syria's rebellion, trying for years to bring down President Bashar Assad. But these days they're doing little fighting with his military. They're struggling to find a place in a bewildering battlefield where ...
Washington 'is Going to Want to Occupy Certain Portions of Syria'Sputnik International

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