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US Sends Civilian Team to Syria to Help the Displaced Return Home - New York Times Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:09:23 GMT

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US Sends Civilian Team to Syria to Help the Displaced Return Home
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is sending a civilian team into Syria to try to bring stability to areas that American-backed forces have retaken from the Islamic State and to avert a humanitarian crisis, according to United States officials ...

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Trump and His Generals Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Syria - The Nation. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:34:43 GMT

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Trump and His Generals Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Syria
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On Sunday, US troops shot down a Syrian fighter jet in the skies above southwest Syria. The United States, which is operating in Syria without the consent of the Syrian government, and therefore in flagrant violation of international law, released a ...
Australia to resume air combat missions over SyriaThe Guardian
Syria troops position themselves at heart of war on ISWashington Post
Syria in 2017 Is Nothing Like Iraq in 2003National Review
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Qatar rejects claim of supporting Syrian 'terror group' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:33:00 GMT

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Qatar rejects claim of supporting Syrian 'terror group'
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Qatar has never supported Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Syrian group formerly known as the Nusra Front, or any other "terrorist group", its foreign minister says. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in an interview with France 24 Arabic on ...

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'Mr Gay Syria': film documents lives of LGBTI Syrian refugees - CNN Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:24:46 GMT

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'Mr Gay Syria': film documents lives of LGBTI Syrian refugees
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But confronting LGBTI issues isn't the only way that "Mr Gay Syria" surprises. Instead of focusing solely on the hardships facing Syrian refugees, the film sheds light on a close-knit community of displaced friends who find laughter and levity in the ...

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Opinion: Water is the key to a peaceful, post-Assad Syria - MarketWatch Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:36:15 GMT

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Opinion: Water is the key to a peaceful, post-Assad Syria
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Added up with Secretary of Defense James Mattis's statement that the attack in Shayrat destroyed 20% of the Syrian air force and that “the U.S. will not passively stand by while [Bashar] Assad murders innocent people with chemical weapons” that “were ...
Turkish army sends reinforcements into SyriaRudaw
Turkey Claims US Promised to Confiscate Weapons from Syrian Kurds After Raqqa SiegeBreitbart News
Syrian Kurds Warn Turkey is Getting Ready for Assault on Syrian City of AfrinSputnik International

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Trump could stumble into war with Russia, why Syria is worse than ever, and a welcome to Worldly - Vox Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:20:09 GMT

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Trump could stumble into war with Russia, why Syria is worse than ever, and a welcome to Worldly
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Something that was once unimaginable — American and Russian planes shooting at each other in the skies over Syria — is more likely than ever before. One of the biggest famines in history is threatening the lives of 20 million people without anyone in ...

Syria's White Helmets, Subject of Oscar-Winning Film, Caught Dumping Dead Soldiers, Fire Volunteer - Newsweek Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:00:13 GMT

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Syria's White Helmets, Subject of Oscar-Winning Film, Caught Dumping Dead Soldiers, Fire Volunteer
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A volunteer rescue group in Syria that is the subject of an Academy Award-winning film has fired one of its members after he was caught handling the corpses of fighters who support the Syrian government. The Syria Civil Defense (SCD), commonly referred ...

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Mexico on course to replace Syria as world's most violent country - VICE News Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:45:36 GMT

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Mexico on course to replace Syria as world's most violent country
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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a U.K.-based think tank, claimed in 2016 that Mexico had recorded more than 23,000 homicides, putting it just behind Syria in the list of the world's most violent countries. The Mexican ...

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How America Armed Terrorists In Syria | The American Conservative - The American Conservative Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:50:32 GMT

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How America Armed Terrorists In Syria | The American Conservative
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Three-term Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a member of both the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, has proposed legislation that ...
Tim Kaine says US strikes on Syria targets are 'illegal' | Daily Mail ...Daily Mail
Senators want Congress to OK military action in Syria | ReutersReuters
PressTV-US senator slams strikes against Syrian forcesPress TV

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Images of people breaking Ramadan fast in ruined Syrian town go viral - The Independent Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:07:42 GMT

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Images of people breaking Ramadan fast in ruined Syrian town go viral
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Pictures of a colourful Ramadan iftar dinner taking place amid the rubble in the Syrian town of Douma have been widely shared online as a symbol of resilience in the face of death and destruction. Photos and video of a heavily damaged street in the ...

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