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The US will push NATO members to do more to protect Turkey
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies sought on Tuesday to strengthen Turkey's defenses along its Syrian border after the United States withdrew its missile defense battery for modernization, leaving Ankara...
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Saudi Arabia invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia has issued invitations to 65 Syrian opposition figures to attend a conference in Riyadh to try to unify their positions ahead of proposed Syrian peace talks, Saudi newspapers reported on...
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US will deploy special force to boost fight against Islamic State in Iraq and...
The United States is deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on Islamic State and be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria, U.S....
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This is the unhappiest country in the world
If Syrians could pack up and leave, almost half of the population would ditch the country.About half (46%) of Syrians say they want to leave their country, according to a 2015 Gallup survey. Nearly as...
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Ukraine may benefit from Russia's ban on Turkish food
KIEV (Reuters) - Russian trade measures against Turkey may give Ukraine a chance to regain its position in the Turkish food market, analyst UkrAgroConsult said on Tuesday.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry...
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The F-35 has its problems — but it's still the perfect plane for fighting ISIS
If you’ve been paying attention to our coverage of the developing situation in Syria this past week, you know one thing: it’s bad and getting worse by the day. The Russian Bear has been poked, and...
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Top US general: We’ve disrupted 40% of ISIS’ oil revenue just over the past...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 40 percent of Islamic State's oil revenue has been affected by U.S.-led strikes over the past month, the top U.S. military officer said in testimony to a congressional...
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Erdogan has a trump card against Putin that would transform the Syrian war
Following the downing of a Russian warplane last week by Turkey, Russia has shown no signs of letting up on its military operations near the Turkish-Syrian border.Prior to the incident, Moscow ignored...
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McConnell: The Syrian refugee issue will be 'dealt with' in the US funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Syrian refugee issue will likely be addressed in a must-pass government funding bill this month.The Republican leader said the spending bill...
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Syria's president claims air strikes have actually made ISIS stronger
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claims the bombing campaign against Islamic State in Syria has helped the terror group expand.While Britain's parliament prepares to debate and then vote on whether to...
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Top Russian and Turkish diplomats to meet amid high tensions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top brass on Wednesday accused the Turkish president and his family of personally benefiting from the illegal oil trade with Islamic State militants.The accusations follow...
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ISIS is making gains near Syria's border with Turkey
BEIRUT – ISIS has swept into a village outside a key rebel supply line in northern Aleppo, with activists blaming the setback on Russian airstrikes against rebel factions which are also battling a...
View ArticleThis gay Syrian man narrowly escaped being killed by ISIS
Videos believed to have come from Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, document the gruesome practice of militants throwing men they suspect of being gay off rooftops.Daniel Halaby, 26, is a gay...
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How to stop the US and Russia's proxy war in Syria
Turkey's downing of a Russian jet throws the dangers of Moscow’s intervention in Syria into sharp relief.While the Russian and Turkish Presidents trade insults and display their competitive machismo,...
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The distinctly French approach to modern warfare
The French are embracing a different style of warfare than that of the U.S.—one that embraces limited, yet practical, objectives. The U.S. goes in big with shock and awe, throwing massive amounts of...
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The Canadian model fighting ISIS in Syria tells us what it's like to be on...
Hanna Bohman has been fighting ISIS in Syria on and off for most of 2015, and she hasn't been impressed.She said that as fighters, the Islamic State militants have "mostly been a disappointment.""Their...
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One politician’s powerful speech on Syria moved British lawmakers to tears...
British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 to join the US and other nations in a bombing campaign against ISIS (also known as the Islamic State) in Syria.The vote came directly after Hilary Benn, the...
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Britain still thinks it is a great power — it isn't
In the days of empire, Britain was a force to be reckoned with. Coalitions of the willing were an unnecessary nicety. Britain’s opinion mattered, both in Europe and further afield. The current...
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Texas is suing a relief agency to try to keep out Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas state agency sued the U.S. State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday seeking to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the...
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Britain's youngest MP has promised to 'never forget' the noise of politicians...
SNP member and Britain's youngest MP Mhairi Black has vowed to "never forget the noise" of the cheering of British politicians as they voted in favour of bombing Syria. After a debate that lasted over...
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