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IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing - BBC News Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:37:42 GMT

BBC News

IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing BBC News The US-led coalition says it will keep blocking a convoy of evacuated Islamic State militants in Syria from reaching IS-held territory on the Iraq border. The hundreds of fighters recently surrendered an enclave on Syria's border with Lebanon. They ... Bulk of ISIL convoy leaves Syria's government-held areaAljazeera.com Syria may be in ruins, but it looks like Assad 'has won the war militarily'Los Angeles Times Hezbollah says bulk of IS convoy has left Syrian government areaReuters Washington Post -The Guardian -Voice of America all 305 news articles »

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Just outside Syria's capital, a battle still rages over one of the last rebel-held enclaves - Los Angeles Times Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:47:47 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Just outside Syria's capital, a battle still rages over one of the last rebel-held enclaves Los Angeles Times As international attention has shifted to the fight against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a little-noticed but bitter struggle continues on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus. There, government forces are determined to reclaim one of ... and more »

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In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Met With Harassment And Hostility - NPR Sat, 02 Sep 2017 22:27:00 GMT

NPR

In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Met With Harassment And Hostility NPR Children play around foam mattresses resting on a clean-swept concrete floor. It has the feel of a family home, but the Jassems are living in a plastic tent. They are refugees from Syria, which they fled five years ago, for a patch of ground in rural ... and more »

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Last Isis stronghold in Syria could fall by October, says UN envoy - The Guardian Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:02:22 GMT

The Guardian

Last Isis stronghold in Syria could fall by October, says UN envoy The Guardian Raqqa, the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, will fall by the end of October, allowing credible democratic elections to be held within a year, according to the UN special envoy for the country. Setting out a highly optimistic scenario for the end ... The US Is in Denial About the Civilians It's Killing in SyriaForeign Policy (blog) US-led forces acknowledge killing 61 more civilians in Iraq, SyriaReuters US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from ISChannel NewsAsia Times of Malta -OHCHR -Al Jazeera all 122 news articles »

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Brit woman who went to take on ISIS in Syria says terror group 'fights her more ferociously because she's female' - Mirror.co.uk Sat, 02 Sep 2017 09:57:46 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Brit woman who went to take on ISIS in Syria says terror group 'fights her more ferociously because she's female' Mirror.co.uk A British woman who travelled to Syria to take on ISIS says the terror group fights her ferociously because she's female. Kimberley Taylor, 27, quit university to join the Kurdish Women's Protection Units the female arm of the feared YPG faction in ... and more »

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Islamic State Convoy Remains Stuck in Syria - New York Times Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:07:58 GMT

New York Times

Islamic State Convoy Remains Stuck in Syria New York Times By relocating them, Syria and Lebanon removed any Islamic State presence on the western border and concentrated it in the east, where Iraqi and American forces would have to deal with them. The Islamic State is also known as ISIS or ISIL. Now it ... Coalition Airstrikes Block ISIS Convoy From Traveling Through Syria ...NBCNews.com US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from LebanonBBC News Islamic State convoy in Syria appears to have turned back, US-led coalition saysReuters Los Angeles Times -Daily Mail -UN News Centre all 544 news articles »

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Wives, Children Of Russian-Born Islamic State Fighters Return From Iraq, Syria - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:28:00 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Wives, Children Of Russian-Born Islamic State Fighters Return From Iraq, Syria RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Eight children and four women -- originating from Russia and Kazakhstan -- who had been left behind in areas liberated from Islamic State (IS) militants have been flown out of Iraq and Syria and have arrived in Russia, Russian news agencies report. A ... and more »

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Syria overcome the odds and six years of civil war to stand a chance of World Cup 2018 qualification - Daily Mail Sat, 02 Sep 2017 11:55:34 GMT

Daily Mail

Syria overcome the odds and six years of civil war to stand a chance of World Cup 2018 qualification Daily Mail Against all odds, Syria's footballers have overcome more than six years of civil war and internal political rifts to raise hopes of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. Forced to play their home games away due to security concerns, Ayman Hakeem's ... Beleaguered Syria on verge of soccer World Cup qualificationThe Times of Israel all 13 news articles »

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Ignatius: After ISIS, should Trump leave some US troops in Syria? - Quad City Times Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:04:42 GMT

Quad City Times

Ignatius: After ISIS, should Trump leave some US troops in Syria? Quad City Times As the U.S.-led coalition accelerates its campaign to destroy the Islamic State's remaining strongholds in Syria, the Trump administration faces a big decision about the future: Does it want to keep some U.S. troops inside the country to help stabilize ... and more »

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In the heart of Syria's brutal war, Daraya was a small bastion of hope - The Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 02 Sep 2017 14:31:51 GMT

The Sydney Morning Herald

In the heart of Syria's brutal war, Daraya was a small bastion of hope The Sydney Morning Herald War is always first and foremost a breakdown in order. But what documents from the Islamic State's rule over cities like Mosul and Raqqa tell us is that governance of a kind can emerge even in the midst of violent conflict. The Syrian war spawned not ... and more »