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US strikes pro-Syrian regime forces 15 miles from coalition training facility in Syria - ABC News Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:30:42 GMT

The Atlantic

US strikes pro-Syrian regime forces 15 miles from coalition training facility in Syria
ABC News
The U.S. conducted airstrikes Tuesday on a group of pro-Syrian regime forces about 15 miles from the city of At Tanf in southeastern Syria, the U.S. military said. The group, which Defense Secretary James Mattis previously said may be directed by Iran ...
US Carries Out Another Airstrike in SyriaThe Atlantic
After Warnings, US Wages New Strike on Pro-Syria Government ForcesU.S. News & World Report
US-led coalition strikes pro-Assad forces in SyriaChicago Tribune
CBS News -Department of Defense
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US-Backed Forces Begin Assault on Raqqa, ISIS Stronghold in Syria - New York Times Tue, 06 Jun 2017 23:21:00 GMT

New York Times

US-Backed Forces Begin Assault on Raqqa, ISIS Stronghold in Syria
New York Times
The forces, collectively called the Syrian Democratic Forces and made up of Syrian Kurdish fighters and Arab militias, have over the past month surrounded Raqqa from the east, north and west. On Tuesday, they began an assault on the city limits, aided ...
US Bombs Iranian Militia in Syria, As Fight For Raqqa BeginsForeign Policy (blog)
US-backed Syrian forces begin final battle with Islamic State to liberate RaqqaWashington Times
US-backed Syrian force attacks ISIS de facto capital RaqqaCBS News
Washington Post -BBC News -The Jerusalem Post
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Syrian Boy Who Became Image of Civil War Reappears - New York Times Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:16:13 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Boy Who Became Image of Civil War Reappears
New York Times
A young Syrian boy who captured the world's attention last year when images of his blood- and dust-covered face spread across the internet has re-emerged this week — in interviews on news outlets with ties to the Syrian government. The boy, Omran ...
Syrian boy who broke hearts around the world with bloodied ambulance picture looks much happier nowThe Sun
Syrian boy in famous Aleppo siege photo interviewed by pro-government TV presenterABC Online
New footage emerges of Syrian boy who gave a face to the suffering ...The Guardian
NEWS.com.au -UNILAD
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Notre Dame attacker shouted 'this is for Syria' before being shot - Reuters Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:56:53 GMT

Reuters

Notre Dame attacker shouted 'this is for Syria' before being shot
Reuters
PARIS A man armed with a hammer shouted "this is for Syria" and wounded a policeman before being shot and wounded by other officers on Tuesday outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of France's most famous tourist sites. The Paris prosecutor's ...
Notre Dame Attacker: 'This Is For Syria'U.S. News & World Report
Assailant at Paris' Notre-Dame Reportedly Said, 'This is For Syria'whotv.com
Man attacks Paris police with tool at Notre Dame 'for Syria'Washington Post
Daily Beast -ABC News -BBC News
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Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians - UN News Centre Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:16:10 GMT

UN News Centre

Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians
UN News Centre
6 June 2017 – The United Nations humanitarian wing today said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes” in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate.
Critical gaps in Lebanon and Jordan spell looming destitution and despair for Syrian refugee familiesUNHCR

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Photographer's gift shows Syria as it was - Harvard Gazette Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:00:53 GMT

Harvard Gazette

Photographer's gift shows Syria as it was
Harvard Gazette
Frank Kidner was a history scholar at San Francisco State University in 1993 when he took the first of what would be four trips to Syria over the course of a decade to study ruins dating to the Roman Empire. Kidner documented his research in more than ...


Assault on ISIS's Syria Stronghold of Raqqa Begins - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:10:01 GMT

Assault on ISIS's Syria Stronghold of Raqqa Begins
Wall Street Journal (subscription)
U.S.-backed forces in Syria launched a long-anticipated assault on Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa, kicking off a battle aimed at recapturing the last major city where the extremists still exert full control. Fighters from an alliance of ...


While Trump Tweets, Assad and Putin Advance in Syria - The New Yorker Tue, 06 Jun 2017 09:00:18 GMT

The New Yorker

While Trump Tweets, Assad and Putin Advance in Syria
The New Yorker
After sending mixed messages about Syria's war, Trump entered the fray when scores of civilians died in the April 4th chemical-weapons attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, which U.S. intelligence attributed to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar ...


US-Backed Forces Launch Offensive Against ISIS In Raqqa, Syria - NPR Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:34:00 GMT

US-Backed Forces Launch Offensive Against ISIS In Raqqa, Syria
NPR
U.S. military commanders announced that allied forces in Syria have launched their offensive against the ISIS capital of Raqqa. NPR takes a look at how close this brings the end of the war. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email ...


Who Will Control the Situation in Syria's “De-Escalation Zones”? - Center for Research on Globalization Tue, 06 Jun 2017 23:04:05 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Who Will Control the Situation in Syria's “De-Escalation Zones”?
Center for Research on Globalization
A month ago, a memorandum on the establishment of four de-escalation zones in Syria came into force. According to the agreement, the de-escalation zones were established in the provinces of Idlib, Hama, Aleppo, northern part of Homs, Eastern Ghouta, ...

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