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UN chief supports UN commission on Syria despite resignation - Washington Post Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:41:15 GMT

Washington Post
UN chief supports UN commission on Syria despite resignation
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres supports the work of the U.N.'s independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria in gathering evidence of alleged crimes against civilians during the 6½-year civil war and regrets the resignation of Carla ...
'I Give Up': Top War Crimes Expert Resigns From UN's Syria InquiryNPR
UN Syria investigator quits over concern about Russian obstructionThe Guardian
'Everyone in Syria is bad now', says UN war crimes prosecutor as she quits postTelegraph.co.uk
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Inside Syria's safe zones, Russia and Assad hold the cards - CNN International Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:33:17 GMT

CNN International
Inside Syria's safe zones, Russia and Assad hold the cards
CNN International
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the agreement to establish de-escalation zones in Syria's southwestern regions of Darra, Quneitra and Suwayda -- where the US and Jordan wield a lot of influence among moderate rebel groups -- could be a ...
As Syria's War Rages On, The US Stumbles Forward Without A MapTask & Purpose

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As Turkey's political divisions deepen, Syrian refugees in Istanbul worry about being caught in the middle - Los Angeles Times Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:47:57 GMT

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As Turkey's political divisions deepen, Syrian refugees in Istanbul worry about being caught in the middle
Los Angeles Times
The night of last year's attempted coup in Turkey, Alaa Khaldi considered packing his bags. The 31-year-old Syrian refugee from Damascus, who fled to Turkey in 2015, was worried that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would fall. Erdogan's Islamist ...
After military shake-up, Erdogan says Turkey to tackle Kurds in SyriaReuters
Turkey Hints at Military Operation Against Syrian KurdsVoice of America
Syria: The first test of Turkey's new commandersHurriyet Daily News
The American Interest
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Experts to confirm last 2 Syrian chemical weapons facilities - Sacramento Bee Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:52:00 GMT

Experts to confirm last 2 Syrian chemical weapons facilities
Sacramento Bee
The international chemical weapons watchdog says improved security conditions in Syria will allow its experts to confirm conditions at the last two sites of 27 facilities where the Syrian government has said it produced chemical weapons. Ahmet Uzumcu ...

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Iran Is Using Syria to Advance Toward the Mediterranean - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:20:08 GMT

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Iran Is Using Syria to Advance Toward the Mediterranean
Wall Street Journal (subscription)
Hezbollah announced last month that it had captured the Syrian-Lebanese border area of Juroud Arsal from Islamic State forces. Far from being a minor development in a violent and unstable region, this marks another Iranian success in its quest for ...

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Syrian army steps up strikes on capital's last rebel enclave - Reuters Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:03:45 GMT

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Syrian army steps up strikes on capital's last rebel enclave
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AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army stepped up shelling and air strikes on the last rebel-held enclaves in the Syrian capital on Monday, its heaviest bombardment in a two-month campaign, rebels and witnesses said. From the strategic Qasyoun Heights that ...
Footage: Rebels capture Syrian soldier alive in east Damascus, seven more killed-in-actionAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
Ceasefire in Syria remains fragilegulfnews.com
Syrian army forces strike last militant stronghold near DamascusPress TV
Kansas City Star
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America is more entrenched in Syria than you may realize - The Week Magazine Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:18:49 GMT

America is more entrenched in Syria than you may realize
The Week Magazine
The Trump administration has quietly escalated American entrenchment in Syria, BuzzFeed News reports, particularly in the fight to oust the Islamic State from its de facto capital of Raqqa. This entails closer cooperation with the Syrian Democratic ...

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Secret ISIS terror unit is training British fanatics in Syria to carry out bloody Paris and Brussels-style attacks ... - The Sun Mon, 07 Aug 2017 08:49:00 GMT

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Secret ISIS terror unit is training British fanatics in Syria to carry out bloody Paris and Brussels-style attacks ...
The Sun
And British and European jihadis who cannot travel to Syria are given online instruction by the ISIS “external operations unit” in how to carry out mass casualty atrocities, he said. One such attack by a “sleeper cell” in Britain is said to have been ...
TERROR WARNING: ISIS jihadis who can't leave Syria can still wreak HAVOC in EuropeExpress.co.uk
Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: ministerReuters
Fighters from Isil's 'terrorist unit' can no longer escape from Syria to carry out attacks in EuropeTelegraph.co.uk
9news.com.au -Department of Defense -Newsweek
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Syrian feminists: 'This is the chance the war gave us – to empower women' - The Guardian Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:08:00 GMT

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Syrian feminists: 'This is the chance the war gave us – to empower women'
The Guardian
In the early, heady days of the Syrian revolution, opponents of Bashar al-Assad's regime and advocates for human rights saw an opportunity. “Women were extremely active and present,” says writer and journalist Samar Yazbek. But as the war escalated, ...

Syria: Assessing the CIA Program - American Spectator Mon, 07 Aug 2017 04:09:26 GMT

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Syria: Assessing the CIA Program
American Spectator
The group had been a recipient of aid under the CIA's program but was cut off from the program in 2015, likely on account of allegations of criminal behavior and its particularly close working relationship with Syria's al-Qa'ida affiliate Jabhat al ...
The End of the CIA's Illegal Program in Syria Is a Major VictorySputnik International

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