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Showdown in Afrin: Turkey's Attack on Syria's Kurds Threatens That Country's Most Democratic, Pluralist Force - The Nation. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 22:23:40 GMT

The Nation.

Showdown in Afrin: Turkey's Attack on Syria's Kurds Threatens That Country's Most Democratic, Pluralist Force
The Nation.
Last week Turkey opened a new front in the Syrian war by using its air force against the Syrian Kurdish canton of Afrin—which had done absolutely nothing to provoke this attack—even while the battle against ISIS continues in Deir Ezzor, where the ...
A Kurdish Family in Syria, Feeling Betrayed by the US, Tries to Survive a Turkish BombingThe New Yorker
On Turkey's Border With Syria, Many Are Eager for WarNew York Times
In Syria, a NATO nation changes teamsChicago Tribune
The Guardian -Newsweek -Telegraph.co.uk
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Davos, Mueller, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing - New York Times Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:25:32 GMT

New York Times

Davos, Mueller, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing
New York Times
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good evening. Here's the latest. Photo. Credit Gian Ehrenzeller/European Pressphoto Agency. 1. “America First does not mean America alone.” That was President Trump at the World Economic Forum ...


Russia's Syria talks in Sochi are destined for failure - Aljazeera.com Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:15:43 GMT

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Russia's Syria talks in Sochi are destined for failure
Aljazeera.com
Geneva, Astana and now Sochi are cities that most Syrians have never visited, but they have each become synonymous with fraught international discussions on the future of our country. The latest addition to the list, Russia's coastal Black Sea resort ...
Syrian opposition says will boycott Russia-brokered peace talks in SochiReuters
UN Has Yet to Decide Whether to Attend Russian Talks on Syria: MisturaU.S. News & World Report
Western, Arab states sidestep Assad fate in Syria proposalsChannel NewsAsia
SBS -The National -Geo News, Pakistan
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Welcome to Syria 2.0 - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:54:54 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Welcome to Syria 2.0
Foreign Policy (blog)
U.S. officials recently confirmed Washington's intention to indefinitely retain effective ownership of around 28 percent of Syrian territory, in partnership with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. But those plans are increasingly in conflict ...
Syria war: Kurds call on Damascus to defend against Turks - BBC ...BBC News
Kurds call on Syrian regime to intervene in Afrin battleThe Guardian
Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria?New York Times
FRANCE 24 -Washington Post -Reuters
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How did food from the West Midlands end up in Isis-controlled territory in Syria? - The Independent Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:08:34 GMT

The Independent

How did food from the West Midlands end up in Isis-controlled territory in Syria?
The Independent
It's below zero degrees on the vast dirt hillside above Totah but through the mist and freezing rain, I can see the Syrian general's target, a small Isis-held village across a valley of mud. There's a crash of artillery fire from his Shilka guns, and ...


Rex Tillerson's magical thinking on Syria - Los Angeles Times Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:15:19 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Rex Tillerson's magical thinking on Syria
Los Angeles Times
In a speech at Stanford last week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson outlined "the way forward" for the United States in Syria. He announced that the U.S. military would have an open-ended presence inside the country and envisioned a Syria free of ...
Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters 'kills 150 militants'BBC News
Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a ThreatNew York Times
Trump's generals are leading him into hopeless quagmires in ...Slate Magazine
National Review -The Guardian -Reuters -The Guardian
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UN chief calls for Syria referral to International Court - Tampabay.com Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:34:59 GMT

UN chief calls for Syria referral to International Court
Tampabay.com
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is again calling on the U.N. Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, pointing to "serious violations" including blocking aid deliveries and medical care to millions ...
UN chief calls for Syria referral to ICCSBS

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De Mistura: Syria talks in Vienna at 'critical moment' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:14:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

De Mistura: Syria talks in Vienna at 'critical moment'
Aljazeera.com
Vienna, Austria - A new round of Syria talks is starting on Wednesday in Vienna in what officials said may be the "last hope" for a resolution to the seven year-long conflict. Delegations representing both the Syrian government and the opposition are ...
In Syria and North Korea, Trump administration 'red lines' are out of focusWashington Post
Syria update: why no one is really winning the warThe Conversation UK
Syrian peace talks resume in Vienna as Russian meeting loomsReuters
New York Times -The Guardian -Deutsche Welle
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Life slowly returns to Aleppo, shattered by Syrian civil war - ABC News Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:07:00 GMT

ABC News

Life slowly returns to Aleppo, shattered by Syrian civil war
ABC News
The scene in Saadallah al-Jabiri Square on a recent day was very different from what it was during nearly four years of war that wrecked Syria's largest city: Rebel sniper fire and shelling — and a triple car bombing that killed dozens — had made it ...

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Sandeep Samra, 18, jailed for Syria terrorist acts bid - BBC News Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:57:59 GMT

BBC News

Sandeep Samra, 18, jailed for Syria terrorist acts bid
BBC News
Later that year her father handed a passport the teenager had applied for to police after teachers reported her to the government's Prevent programme. She applied again for a passport in June 2017, and was arrested a month later with evidence ...
Schoolgirl who wanted to die for ISIS in Syria and told teacher 'you'll see me in the news' is jailedMirror.co.uk
Teenage girl who planned to travel to Syria to become a nurse for ISIS after converting from Sikhism to Islam and ...Daily Mail
Teenager who planned to travel to Syria to be an ISIS nurse is jailedBirmingham Mail

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