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Russia says Syria government seized most territory from Islamic State - Chicago Tribune Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:04:00 GMT

Chicago Tribune
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from Islamic State
Chicago Tribune
Speaking to reporters at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria's province of Latakia, Lt. Gen. Alexander Lapin said the Syrian government still must clear the militants who hold approximately 27,000 square kilometers (10,425 square miles), the remaining 15 ...
Russia says Syrian government controls 85 percent of countryABC News
Hezbollah declares Syria victory, Russia says much of country won backReuters
Syria has liberated 85% of its territory from terrorists: Russian militaryPress TV
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Iran signs deal to repair Syria's power grid - Aljazeera.com Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:50:00 GMT

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Iran signs deal to repair Syria's power grid
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The Syrian government has signed an agreement Iran to repair parts of the war-torn country's power grid, state media said, in an early sign of the major role Tehran is expected to play in Syria's reconstruction. The two countries signed a memorandum of ...
Syria signs Aleppo power plant contract with IranSacramento Bee
Iran strikes deal with Syria to repair power gridReuters
Iran Signs Deals To Repair Syria's Power Grid, InfrastructureRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Hundreds of Isis defectors mass on Syrian border hoping to flee ... - The Guardian Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:56:43 GMT

The Guardian
Hundreds of Isis defectors mass on Syrian border hoping to flee ...
The Guardian
Several dozen former fighters have already crossed into southern Turkey in recent weeks as terror group loses territory.
ISIS wants militants to avoid Syria and Iraq, instead focusing on the PhilippinesThe Week Magazine

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Syria war: 'Russian air strikes' kill dozens in Deir al-Zour - BBC News Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:57:23 GMT

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Syria war: 'Russian air strikes' kill dozens in Deir al-Zour
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Dozens of civilians have been killed since Sunday in suspected Russian air strikes along the River Euphrates in eastern Syria, activists say. Jets are reported to have hit camps for displaced people on the western bank of the river and passenger ...
US, Russian-led airstrikes kill 28 civilians in Syria's Deir el-Zour, monitor saysCBS News
Syrian army readies final fight to capture Deir Az Zor | Syria News ...Aljazeera.com
Russia announces majority of Syria retaken from ISIS militants, rebelsRudaw
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Thousands of Stranded Syrians Flee Border Camp Near Jordan - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:00:51 GMT

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Thousands of Stranded Syrians Flee Border Camp Near Jordan
U.S. News & World Report
14, 2017 file photo shows the informal Rukban camp for displaced Syrians, between the Jordan and Syria borders. Syrian opposition activists and witnesses say thousands of Syrians stranded on the border with Jordan have fled one makeshift camp for ...
Syrian refugee camp in Jordan gets full-size soccer pitchSacramento Bee

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Society learns about Syria - Community Press Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:13:00 GMT

Community Press
Society learns about Syria
Community Press
Evelyn McLeod/For The intelligencer The Hastings Historical Society welcomed Mark Cameron to its monthly meeting to talk about his times spent in Syria. Mark is one of the founding members of the Canadian International Medical Relief Organization.

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Ismael Watson guilty of Syria terrorism plan - BBC News Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:07:31 GMT

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Ismael Watson guilty of Syria terrorism plan
BBC News
A Muslim convert caught trying to join so-called Islamic State has been convicted of planning to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism. Ismael Watson was stopped as he tried to cross the Turkish border into Syria in July 2016, the Old Bailey heard. He ...

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International Documentary Association to Honor Filmmakers for Syrian Work - Variety Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:00:56 GMT

Variety
International Documentary Association to Honor Filmmakers for Syrian Work
Variety
The International Documentary Association will give its Courage Under Fire Award to filmmakers and subjects involved with documentaries about the war in Syria. The organization will present the award Dec. 9 at its 33rd Annual Documentary Awards at the ...

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Hezbollah leader boasts: We defeated ISIS in Syria - The Jerusalem Post Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:15:57 GMT

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Hezbollah leader boasts: We defeated ISIS in Syria
The Jerusalem Post
According to Nasrallah, he explained to Khamenei in that meeting that Lebanon will refuse to back down in the fight against Islamic State, regardless of how the volatile situation in Syria might unfold. "In those days everyone was convinced that the ...

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Man who joined Kurdish militia to fight Isis in Syria arrested in UK - The Guardian Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:06:02 GMT

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Man who joined Kurdish militia to fight Isis in Syria arrested in UK
The Guardian
A former care worker from Nottinghamshire who joined the fight against Islamic State in Syria has been arrested upon his return to the UK. Aiden Aslin, 23, was being questioned under the Terrorism Act, after being arrested on suspicion of engaging “in ...

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