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War-Crimes Prosecutor, Frustrated at UN Inaction, Quits Panel on Syria - New York Times Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:28:26 GMT

New York Times

War-Crimes Prosecutor, Frustrated at UN Inaction, Quits Panel on Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — For six years, an independent United Nations-appointed panel has documented a litany of war atrocities in Syria that have grown increasingly brazen: torture of prisoners, attacks on hospitals, sexual slavery. On Sunday, the panel ... 'We are powerless': UN Syria investigator Carla del Ponte quits over lack of political backingThe Guardian Ex-war crimes prosecutor quits panel probing Syria abusesABC News Carla Del Ponte: War crimes expert quits UN Syria inquiryBBC News RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -HuffPost all 51 news articles »

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Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister - Reuters Sun, 06 Aug 2017 14:26:15 GMT

Reuters

Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister Reuters DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A senior Syrian government minister on Sunday dismissed as a "joke" plans by the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria to hold elections and said they would not be allowed to threaten the country's territorial unity. The US Is Far More Deeply Involved In Syria Than You KnowBuzzFeed News US-led coalition used banned white phosphorus on civilians in Syria – Damascus to UNRT America Is Bombing the Hell out of Syrian CiviliansMother Jones Xinhua -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 162 news articles »

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Foreign ISIS fighters sneaking into Syria arrive to rude awakening and chain of broken promises - 9news.com.au Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:58:58 GMT

9news.com.au

Foreign ISIS fighters sneaking into Syria arrive to rude awakening and chain of broken promises 9news.com.au Many foreign fighters who defect to Syria to join ISIS are religious novices who often don't even know how to pray in line with Islamic tradition, according to a new report. A United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism report found foreign jihadists ... UN Report: Muslim Youth Fighting in Syria Mostly Not Motivated By IslamCommon Dreams all 5 news articles »

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Fighters from Isil's 'terrorist unit' can no longer escape from Syria to carry out attacks in Europe - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 06 Aug 2017 17:53:00 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Fighters from Isil's 'terrorist unit' can no longer escape from Syria to carry out attacks in Europe Telegraph.co.uk Isil fighters can no longer escape Syria to carry out attacks in Europe such as those that took place in Paris and Brussels, according to a chief in the US-led coalition against the terror group. “Terrorist combat units” intent on wreaking havoc in ... Isis unit in Syria 'training British jihadis' to launch wave of attacks on UK targetsThe Independent Secret ISIS unit behind Brussels and Paris attacks is training Britons in Syria to launch new wave of terror in UKDaily Mail all 11 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia still sees no role for Assad in Syrian transition - Reuters Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:26:35 GMT

Reuters

Saudi Arabia still sees no role for Assad in Syrian transition Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, a main backer of Syrian rebels, said on Sunday it still supported an international agreement on the future of Syria and President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in any transition to bring the war there to an end ... Kingdom's Syria stance firm: SourceSaudi Gazette There is no place for Assad in Syria's future: Saudi FMAMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Saudi Arabia: Our position on Syria's future is firm, no place for AssadArab News all 8 news articles »

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The Latest: Lebanese army drives IS from Syria border posts - Albuquerque Journal Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:44:00 GMT

Bloomberg

The Latest: Lebanese army drives IS from Syria border posts Albuquerque Journal Lebanese state media says the army captured a number of strategic hilltops bordering Syria from Islamic State militants on Sunday amid mounting expectations for a campaign to decisively defeat them there. The National News Agency says the army captured ... Lebanese Army Captures IS Positions on Syrian BorderU.S. News & World Report Syrian Forces Make Gains in Energy-rich Homs ProvinceBloomberg No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS: Lebanese military sourceReuters AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) all 150 news articles »

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Syria army 'takes last IS-group held town in Homs' - FRANCE 24 Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:17:18 GMT

FRANCE 24

Syria army 'takes last IS-group held town in Homs' FRANCE 24 Syria's army seized the last Islamic State (IS) group stronghold in the country's Homs province on Saturday, clearing their path to attack the jihadists in the country's east, a monitor said. Al-Sukhna, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) northeast of the ... Syria: Regime forces kill 2 civilians in DamascusAnadolu Agency Pro-government forces reportedly capture important Islamic State stronghold in central SyriaPittsburgh Post-Gazette Syrian army takes ISIL-held town of al-Sukhna in HomsAljazeera.com Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News Australia all 100 news articles »

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Democracy Advocate Executed In Syria - NPR Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:12:41 GMT

Democracy Advocate Executed In Syria NPR It was reported this week that one of Syria's leading activists for democracy and free speech, Bassel Khartabil Sadafi, was executed by the Syrian government almost two years ago. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It was reported this week that one of Syria's leading ...

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French Minister: Hundreds of Jihadis Have Returned From Iraq and Syria - Newsweek Sun, 06 Aug 2017 09:12:00 GMT

Newsweek

French Minister: Hundreds of Jihadis Have Returned From Iraq and Syria Newsweek Hundreds of jihadi militants have returned to France from Iraq and Syria, France's interior minister said on Sunday. In an interview with French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Gerard Collomb said that an estimated 271 radical Islamists who fought ... France has seen 271 jihadi militants return from Iraq and Syria: ministerGlobalnews.ca High alert in France as nearly 300 militants return from Iraq, SyriaDaily Sabah More than 270 returnees from Iraq and Syria under investigation in FranceRudaw all 26 news articles »

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Heaviest clashes for months hit Syria's Hama province: monitor - Reuters Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:09:11 GMT

The Guardian

Heaviest clashes for months hit Syria's Hama province: monitor Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The heaviest fighting and shelling for months hit Hama province in northern Syria on Friday, a war monitor said, but there were diverging accounts of how the battle started. The clashes were accompanied by heavy bombardment, with ... Al-Qaida-linked militants' advance throws west's Syria plans into disarrayThe Guardian all 109 news articles »