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Houston, Tax Reform, Syria: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing - New York Times Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:11:48 GMT

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Houston, Tax Reform, Syria: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
New York Times
The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria bombed a road and bridge to block the transfer of hundreds of Islamic State fighters, foiling a deal made by the Lebanese Army, Hezbollah and Syrian loyalist forces. Above, a man aboard one of the buses ...

Coalition Airstrikes Block ISIS Convoy From Traveling Through Syria - NBCNews.com Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:50:00 GMT

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Coalition Airstrikes Block ISIS Convoy From Traveling Through Syria
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WASHINGTON — Coalition airstrikes stopped hundreds of ISIS militants and civilians Wednesday from moving from one threatened ISIS enclave in Syria to another hundreds of miles east. ISIS had negotiated a ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Lebanese ...
US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from LebanonBBC News
Air strikes in Syria halt Isis fighters' evacuationFinancial Times
US-led air strikes block ISIL evacuation dealAljazeera.com
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Syria's 'disappeared' are murdered on an industrial scale. The UN must step in - The Guardian Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:00:40 GMT

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Syria's 'disappeared' are murdered on an industrial scale. The UN must step in
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In Syria, people disappear. Tens of thousands of Syrians are missing. We don't know where they are being held or whether they are dead or alive. For the disappeared, the situation is life-threatening. For their families and friends, the uncertainty is ...

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Russia warns Israel not to attack Iran in Syria - Washington Examiner Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:46:00 GMT

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Russia warns Israel not to attack Iran in Syria
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Russia warned Israel on Wednesday not to authorize an attack on Iranian military positions in Syria after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to prevent a buildup on his borders. "If anyone in the Middle East or [an]other part of the ...
Iran Is Taking Over Syria. Can Anyone Stop It?New York Times
Iran building missile factories in Syria and Lebanon - NetanyahuBBC News
Netanyahu accuses Iran of building missile production sites in SyriaThe Guardian
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Rights groups call for probe into Syria's 'disappeared' - Aljazeera.com Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:26:48 GMT

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Rights groups call for probe into Syria's 'disappeared'
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Human rights groups have urged the international community to hold the Syrian government and opposition armed groups accountable for the tens of thousands of people who have disappeared during the country's long-running civil war. The call was made ...
No Syria peace without answers on thousands of detainees: activistsDaily Mail
Syria: Tens of thousands of disappearances tearing families apartAmnesty International UK
Day For The Disappeared: Tens Of Thousands Of Syrians Have ...HuffPost UK

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US-led jets strike in Syria to block Islamic State evacuation deal - Reuters Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:34:08 GMT

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US-led jets strike in Syria to block Islamic State evacuation deal
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-led warplanes on Wednesday blocked a convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families from reaching territory the group holds in eastern Syria and struck some of their comrades traveling to meet them, a coalition spokesman said.

Tortured and abused: hidden horror of 'disappeared' women in Syrian prisons - The Guardian Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:00:35 GMT

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Tortured and abused: hidden horror of 'disappeared' women in Syrian prisons
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It was after travelling to Damascus to seek treatment for her sick baby that Rima Mulla Othman was arrested and incarcerated in one of Syria's prisons. In the underground cell where she was tortured, she begged security guards to take her three-month ...

US Military Reveals True, Higher Number of Troops in Afghanistan, but Hides Iraq and Syria Counts - Newsweek Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:37:50 GMT

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US Military Reveals True, Higher Number of Troops in Afghanistan, but Hides Iraq and Syria Counts
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The Pentagon has disclosed there are significantly more troops in Afghanistan than previously reported, in a new report that comes just over a week after President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to fight militants in the war-torn nation. Defense ...

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Zakaria Tamer: "On the side of the Syrian people" - Aljazeera.com Wed, 30 Aug 2017 11:58:28 GMT

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Zakaria Tamer: "On the side of the Syrian people"
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Syrian writer Zakaria Tamer and his wife Nadia may have spent more than two decades here, but upon entering their house one is catapulted into the heart of Damascus. Amid a deluge of the most delicious Levantine food, the conversation quickly turns to ...

First on CNN: US troops exchange fire with Turkish-backed rebels in Syria - CNN Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:46:42 GMT

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First on CNN: US troops exchange fire with Turkish-backed rebels in Syria
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(CNN) US troops in northern Syria came under direct attack last week by Turkish-backed rebels, a military official with the coalition fighting ISIS told CNN Tuesday. The official said that while US troops returned fire there were no casualties on ...
US Military Battles Syrian Rebels Once Supported by CIA, Now Backed by TurkeyNewsweek
Turkish regime slashes salaries for jihadist comrades in SyriaAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
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