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Report Confirms That Chemical Arms Were Used on Syrian Villagers - New York Times Fri, 30 Jun 2017 01:40:00 GMT

New York Times

Report Confirms That Chemical Arms Were Used on Syrian Villagers New York Times Sarin nerve agent or a similar poison was used in an April 4 aerial attack in northern Syria that killed nearly 100 villagers, including children, the monitoring group that polices the chemical arms ban treaty concluded Thursday in a report shared with ... Diplomats: Watchdog concludes sarin was used in Syria attackFox News Sarin used in April attack in Syria: chemical weapons watchdogThe Globe and Mail Syria crisis: UN watchdog says Sarin used in Khan Sheikhoun attackBBC News FRANCE 24 all 18 news articles »

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Syria, Russia accuse US of plotting 'provocation' - The Boston Globe Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:55:38 GMT

The Hill

Syria, Russia accuse US of plotting 'provocation' The Boston Globe DAMASCUS — Syria's government and its ally Russia accused Washington on Thursday of concocting a ''provocation'' in Syria, which would then be blamed on President Bashar Assad's government as alleged use of chemical weapons to justify an attack. Syria: US warning meant to justify new attackThe Hill White House Warning Halted Syria Chemical Attack, Officials Say ...New York Times Syria says US chemical attack warning untrue, aims to justify new attackReuters New York Magazine -The New Yorker -BuzzFeed News -New York Times all 1,671 news articles »

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Syria war: Why the battle for Raqqa is far from won - BBC News Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:39:34 GMT

BBC News

Syria war: Why the battle for Raqqa is far from won BBC News The battle for Raqqa is far from won. But in the town of Ayn Issa, barely 35 miles (56km) north of the front lines, they are already looking at a future post-caliphate. On Wednesday, Brett McGurk, the US envoy to the coalition fighting the group that ... Syrian forces backed by US seize last road into RaqqaCBS News Syria war: US-backed forces 'surround IS in Raqqa'BBC News War in Syria: ISIS Capital Raqqa 'Completely Encircled' As US-Backed Forces Cut Last ExitNewsweek The Independent -Washington Post -Fox News -T.co all 268 news articles »

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House spending bill targets military authorization in rebuke to Trump on Syria, ISIS - Washington Post Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:11:23 GMT

Washington Post

House spending bill targets military authorization in rebuke to Trump on Syria, ISIS Washington Post House appropriators set in motion Thursday a repeal of the congressional authorization underpinning the U.S. military effort against the Islamic State and recent strikes in Syria, a move that serves as a rebuke of President Trump's foreign policy and a ... House panel votes to repeal war authorization for fight against ISIS and al QaedaCNN International all 45 news articles »

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Syrian doctor hit by Trump travel ban takes up studies in Canada instead - The Guardian Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:30:23 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian doctor hit by Trump travel ban takes up studies in Canada instead The Guardian He was one of the many whose lives were thrown into chaos by Donald Trump's travel ban – a Syrian doctor who works with the United Nations and was pursuing an Ivy League education in the United States. But after months of living in limbo, Khaled ... and more »

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Whanganui company answers SOS from Syria - New Zealand Herald Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:03:22 GMT

Whanganui company answers SOS from Syria New Zealand Herald Syrian emergency workers were making do without offical resources and crying out for safety equipment. So early this year company chief executive David Bennett stepped in to help. The company donated 33 of its fire and rescue helmets and 58 pairs of ... and more »

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"Poor and hungry": Ex-ISIS recruits on what drove them to join - CBS News Thu, 29 Jun 2017 22:37:00 GMT

CBS News

"Poor and hungry": Ex-ISIS recruits on what drove them to join CBS News AYN ISSA, Syria -- Eighty-one men and boys -- all accused of fighting for ISIS in Syria and now reformed after serving time in prison, according to America's Syrian allies -- have been reunited with their families. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his army of ... and more »

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France Sees Syria Opportunity Through Closer Dialogue With Russia - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:17:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

France Sees Syria Opportunity Through Closer Dialogue With Russia U.S. News & World Report PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it saw a chance to break the stalemate in Syria's war as Russia now seemed to accept there could be no military solution and preconditions set by some opponents of President Bashar al-Assad had been dropped. and more »

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Iraq and Syria face further instability as Isis influence wanes - Financial Times Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:06:00 GMT

Financial Times

Iraq and Syria face further instability as Isis influence wanes Financial Times Incubated inside the shell states hollowed out by the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the chaos of Bashar al-Assad's total war against rebels from Syria's Sunni majority after 2011, Isis was able to trade on religious identity and radical despair to ... Iran's Challenge to America in SyriaNational Review Exclusive photos: Syria-bound Iranian ballistic missiles fall in IraqThe New Arab Iran has conquered SyriaArutz Sheva all 34 news articles »

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As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It's Using Music As A Weapon - NPR Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:30:36 GMT

NPR

As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It's Using Music As A Weapon NPR Three years ago, the Islamic State overran large swaths of Iraq and Syria, and soon declared a caliphate that straddled the border between the two countries. Today, the group's physical caliphate is declining — and the group is preparing its base of ... ISIS Revenue Falls 80 Percent as Militants Lose Ground in Iraq, SyriaNBCNews.com ISIS Reverts to Insurgent Roots to Pose Long-Term Threat, Study SaysNew York Times IS: How terror group is adapting to loss of Iraq, Syrian territoriesNEWS.com.au 新华搜索 - 新华社 all 455 news articles »