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Secret Details of Trump-Putin Syria Cease-fire Focus on Iranian Proxies - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:41:38 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
Secret Details of Trump-Putin Syria Cease-fire Focus on Iranian Proxies
Foreign Policy (blog)
A confidential U.S.-Russian cease-fire agreement for southwestern Syria that went into effect Sunday calls for barring Iranian-backed foreign fighters from a strategic stretch of Syrian territory near the borders of Israel and Jordan, according to ...
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US allies caught on film torturing prisoners in Syria - Business Insider Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:19:26 GMT

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US allies caught on film torturing prisoners in Syria
Business Insider
A man, thought to be a member of US partner forces in Syria, sits on top of a detainee. Screenshot/Anadolu News Agency. A video recently surfaced showing US-backed forces torturing captives near the Syrian city of Raqqa, ISIS' de facto capital that was ...
Two Americans killed battling ISIS in SyriaWashington Post
They Wanted to Make it Better: Americans Killed By ISIS In Syria Wanted To Stop Islamic StateNewsweek
Briton Luke Rutter killed fighting IS in SyriaBBC News
The Guardian -The Independent -Telegraph.co.uk
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UN envoy says Syria cease-fire generally holding - Washington Post Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:34:01 GMT

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UN envoy says Syria cease-fire generally holding
Washington Post
GENEVA — The U.N.'s special envoy for Syrian peace talks on Monday said a U.S. and Russia-brokered cease-fire in the country's southwest was generally holding despite some “teething problems,” adding he hoped it would contribute positively to talks ...
UN lauds US-Russian truce in Syria, but issues warningThe Japan News
Syria ceasefire holding as Geneva talks begin: UN envoyAljazeera.com
UN's de Mistura: Syrian Kurds should take part in drafting new constitution - RIAReuters
Press TV -UN News Centre
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Syrian Observatory says it has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief is dead - Reuters Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:39:04 GMT

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Syrian Observatory says it has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief is dead
Reuters
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the ...
Syrian war monitor reports death of ISIS leader but US can't confirmWashington Post
Syria watchdog claims ISIS leader has been killedNew York Post
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, Syrian Observatory saysAljazeera.com
Newsweek -SAMAA TV News Pakistan -Telegraph.co.uk
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The US military has released the first footage of Marine artillery striking ISIS in Syria - Business Insider Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:06:49 GMT

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The US military has released the first footage of Marine artillery striking ISIS in Syria
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US Marines have been on the ground in Syria since March, when a detachment from an amphibious task force arrived in the country, where they joined US special-operations forces to support US partner forces. The Marine units deployed to Syria included ...

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Depew man killed in Syria was determined to fight terror, father says - Buffalo News Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:59:19 GMT

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Depew man killed in Syria was determined to fight terror, father says
Buffalo News
He lived that passion until he died in a fight against ISIS on Friday, from wounds he incurred in Syria, hundreds of miles from his baby daughter in France and thousands of miles from his hometown, Depew. Warden died as a volunteer fighting alongside ...

A new Syrian ceasefire offers an early test of Trump's friendship with Putin - Washington Post Sun, 09 Jul 2017 19:52:19 GMT

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A new Syrian ceasefire offers an early test of Trump's friendship with Putin
Washington Post
BEIRUT — The first attempt by the Trump administration to cooperate with Russia on an international crisis got underway on Sunday, with the implementation of a cease-fire in southwestern Syria that appeared to be widely holding. If the truce can be ...
US, Russia Agree To Syrian Cease-FireNPR
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US and Russia inch closer to cooperating on Syria, but long road lies aheadCNN
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Syria: Rebels Claim to Shoot Down Assad Warplane Near Russia and US Ceasefire Zone - Newsweek Tue, 11 Jul 2017 12:37:00 GMT

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Syria: Rebels Claim to Shoot Down Assad Warplane Near Russia and US Ceasefire Zone
Newsweek
Syrian rebels claim to they have downed a Syrian government aircraft in the country's south, near the ceasefire zone agreed Sunday between Russia and the United States. The Ahmad al-Abdo Force operating in Syria's southeast said it shot down the plane ...
630 people return to Syria's third largest city from rebel-held areaXinhua
Rebels say they shot down Syria warplane near ceasefire zonegulfnews.com
Rebels strike Syrian warplane east of DamascusReuters
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Trump, France's Macron to discuss Syria and terrorism during Paris visit - Reuters Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:20:22 GMT

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Trump, France's Macron to discuss Syria and terrorism during Paris visit
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss Syria and counterterrorism when he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris later this week, a White House official said on Tuesday. Trump was invited to France to ...
Trump meeting with French president to focus on Syria and terror fightWashington Times
Donald Trump to travel to France, discuss Syria and counter-terrorism with Emmanuel MacronThe Indian Express

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US, Iran, Syria and Russia Finally Agree: Iraq's Victory Over ISIS Praised Around the World - Newsweek Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:08:56 GMT

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US, Iran, Syria and Russia Finally Agree: Iraq's Victory Over ISIS Praised Around the World
Newsweek
Countries around the world, including U.S. allies and rivals, have come together in congratulating Iraq for its recent victory over the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in its former stronghold. Amid sporadic fighting between security forces and ...
Post-ISIS Strategy Needed In Both Iraq And SyriaHuffPost
In Battle Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Civilians Suffer MostNBCNews.com

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