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United Nations accuses Syrian government of April sarin attack - Washington Post Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:32:08 GMT

Washington Post

United Nations accuses Syrian government of April sarin attack Washington Post BEIRUT — United Nations investigators formally accused the Syrian government Wednesday of using the banned nerve agent sarin in a deadly chemical weapons attack in April that left dozens of civilians dead and hundreds more wounded. The daybreak ... Syrian regime dropped sarin on rebel-held town in April, UN confirmsThe Guardian UN Panel Faults Syria's Military for Chemical AttackNew York Times Syria forces behind Khan Sheikhoun gas attack: UN probeAljazeera.com BBC News -UN News Centre -Sputnik International -OHCHR all 90 news articles »

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Mixed feelings for Syrian exiles as footballers hold on to World Cup dream - The Guardian Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:27:00 GMT

The Guardian

Mixed feelings for Syrian exiles as footballers hold on to World Cup dream The Guardian Alongside him in Beirut, two other Syrian exiles, Akram and Hashem, were just as conflicted. All three men, in their late 20s, had fled with their families as war engulfed Syria in 2011. And in six wrenching years since, feelgood moments had been rare ... Commentator bursts into tears as Syria reach World Cup playoffESPN FC (blog) A commentator broke down in tears as Syria scored a last-gasp goal to keep its World Cup dreams aliveBusiness Insider Syria Is Just Four Games Away From Qualifying for the World CupThe Ringer (blog) ABC Online -Washington Post all 386 news articles »

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US airstrikes on Syria mosque compound violated international law, UN says - ABC News Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:52:55 GMT

US airstrikes on Syria mosque compound violated international law, UN says ABC News U.S. forces violated international humanitarian law when they failed to take all possible precautions to avoid civilian deaths in an attack on a mosque complex in Syria, U.N. investigators said Wednesday. A series of U.S. airstrikes on a religious ... and more »

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The Latest: Hezbollah welcomes Syrian breach of IS siege - Miami Herald Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:47:00 GMT

Miami Herald

The Latest: Hezbollah welcomes Syrian breach of IS siege Miami Herald The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):. 5:30 p.m.. The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group whose fighters are among Iranian-backed forces pushing toward Deir el-Zour is congratulating the Syrian leadership for breaching a siege by the ... The Latest: US says IS convoy still stranded in SyriaWashington Post Syria breaks Islamic State siege on eastern city, opens a new phase in the warABC Online Syrian army claims it has broken years-long Isis siege on Deir ez-ZorThe Guardian New York Times -Reuters all 751 news articles »

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ISIS Fighters In Syria Are Occupied By Battles On Multiple Fronts - NPR Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:59:22 GMT

ISIS Fighters In Syria Are Occupied By Battles On Multiple Fronts NPR While a convoy of its fighters and families rambles through Syria, the Islamic State is losing ground in important cities to forces backed by the U.S. and others from the Syrian government. DAVID GREENE, HOST: In Syria, governments that don't exactly ...

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Syria: Populations at Risk - Current Crisis (15 August 2017) - ReliefWeb Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:47:32 GMT

Syria: Populations at Risk - Current Crisis (15 August 2017) ReliefWeb Populations continue to face the threat of mass atrocity crimes committed by government forces and their allies in Syria's ongoing civil war. Various non-state armed groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, are also committing war ...

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Sydney to host Australia leg of Socceroos' World Cup playoffs against Syria - ABC Online Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:18:00 GMT

ABC Online

Sydney to host Australia leg of Socceroos' World Cup playoffs against Syria ABC Online Sydney's Olympic stadium will host Australia's World Cup second-leg playoff against Syria on October 10. The match will follow the clash between the two teams on October 5, expected to be in Malaysia where worn-torn Syria plays its home fixtures. ANZ Stadium to host Socceroos' World Cup tie with Syria as road to Russia goes via play-offsdailytelegraph.com.au Socceroos' date with Syria in playoffs confirmedBundaberg News Mail Australia to host Syria in Sydney in World Cup qualifierWashington Post Times LIVE -The Sydney Morning Herald -FourFourTwo Australia all 433 news articles »

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Holocaust Museum pulls Syria study defending Obama - Washington Examiner Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:45:42 GMT

Washington Examiner

Holocaust Museum pulls Syria study defending Obama Washington Examiner Holocaust Memorial Museum officials have pulled a study that defended former President Barack Obama's policies regarding the Syrian civil war after backlash from Jewish and Syrian human rights experts. "Since its release, a number of people with whom ... The Holocaust Museum Shouldn't Have Cancelled Its Syria StudyNew York Magazine Holocaust museum retracts study justifying Obama's 'bystanderism' in SyriaHot Air all 12 news articles »

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F1 races into a storm over FIA payments to Syria - pitpass.com Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:21:18 GMT

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F1 races into a storm over FIA payments to Syria pitpass.com Formula One has raced into its latest political storm after an investigation by Christian Sylt for ITV News revealed that money from the sport has been paid to an organisation in Syria which is sponsored by Bashar al-Assad. The money was paid by F1's ... Before issuing optimistic statements on SyriaJordan Times The gathering Iranian menace in SyriaWashington Times UN 'gravely concerned' about Syrian civilians killed by CoalitionSBS The Jerusalem Post -City A.M. all 49 news articles »

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Isil leader 'planning fresh wave of attacks' in revenge for defeats in Iraq and Syria, leading Iraqi official says - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:03:49 GMT

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Isil leader 'planning fresh wave of attacks' in revenge for defeats in Iraq and Syria, leading Iraqi official says Telegraph.co.uk The leader of Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) is planning a fresh wave of terror attacks against Britain and other European countries in revenge for the crushing defeats the Islamist terror group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, a leading ... Syrian airpower, artillery burns dozens of ISIS militants in central SyriaAMN Al-Masdar News (registration) US aircraft are striking stranded ISIS fighters if they try to take a leakBusiness Insider Prowling the Syrian Desert, US Picking Off ISIS Fighters in Stranded ConvoyForeign Policy (blog) Newsweek all 118 news articles »