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'Jihadi Jack' is reportedly the first white British man to join ISIS
The first white British man has been publicly identified as joining ISIS in Syria, according to The Sunday Times.The paper reports that Jack Letts, a 20-year-old man originally from Oxford, joined the...
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LAWYER: Two of the three British teenage schoolgirls who fled to join ISIS...
Two of the three British schoolgirls who fled the country to join Islamic State have already been widowed, a lawyer for their families told Vice News.London teenagers Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana, and...
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John Kerry is apparently putting 'pressure' on Syrian opposition groups to...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The lead negotiator in the Syrian opposition said on Sunday it was coming under pressure from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to attend peace talks in Geneva this week in order to...
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Syrian government forces retake one of the last major rebel strongholds in...
Syrian pro-government forces recaptured a key rebel-held town in coastal Latakia province on Sunday, building on battlefield advances in the area ahead of planned peace talks this week in Geneva...
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Experts warn that the US is underestimating a greater jihadist threat than ISIS
A joint report between two Washington, D.C.-based think tanks concludes that the US is dangerously underestimating a jihadist group that could become even more of a threat to the long-term security of...
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The Obama administration just 'made a scary retreat' in its Syria policy, and...
In a meeting with members of Syria's opposition in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded that rebels accept a set of preconditions dictated by Russia and Iran in order to...
View ArticleFMR. DEFENSE SECRETARY: Obama hurt US credibility after Syria crossed his...
Former Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert Gates recently stopped by Business Insider to talk about his new book "A Passion For Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform From Fifty Years of Public...
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Putin has achieved one of his biggest goals in Syria
While Russia’s military intervention in Syria has not yielded substantial progress on the ground for the Assad government, Moscow has succeeded in propping up the embattled regime, according to a new...
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ISIS claims responsibility for suicide attack that killed 22 in Homs, Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State said it was responsible for a suicide attack in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs on Tuesday that killed several people.The Islamist militant group said in...
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Former US defense secretary: Obama hurt US credibility when he backed down...
Former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Business Insider that the Obama administration's decision not to act after the regime of Syria's embattled president used chemical weapons against...
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The first F-22 to go to war in Syria had a historic insignia
A very special F-22 belonging to the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, visited the 411th Fighter Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in June and November...
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Russian foreign minister denies bombing civilians in Syria
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia's military was hitting the right targets in Syria and pushing back "terrorists" during an annual foreign policy speech and q&a in Moscow on Tuesday.The...
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Russia's latest airstrikes in Syria have bolstered Assad
The Russian air campaign in Syria enabled strategic gains in the regime’s longstanding effort to buffer its coastal heartland in Latakia from January 23 - 25. Russian strikes targeted opposition-held...
View ArticleA Syrian refugee describes his hellish journey to Europe with a 25-day-old child
Syrian refugee Zaki Khalil entered Croatia from Serbia, and describes his hellish journey.Story by Allan Smith and editing by Andrew FowlerFollow INSIDERon FacebookFollow INSIDERon YouTube[This story...
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Russia holds the 'highest value card' in Syria, but is nowhere near ready to...
Two Western intelligence sources told the Financial Times last week that Russia sent an envoy to Syria late last year to ask Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, raising questions about whether...
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Google is donating 25,000 Chromebooks to refugees arriving in Europe
Google has announced it will donate 25,000 Chromebooks to refugees fleeing countries like Syria for the safety of Europe. The company says Chromebooks will be a good option for refugees because of the...
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It just got even more unlikely that Syria peace talks will begin as planned
One of the major opposition blocs in the Syrian war said Wednesday that it was unlikely to attend imminent Geneva peace talks, specifying it would only join negotiations if sieges in the country are...
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Here's how Iraqi and Kurdish forces are training to destroy ISIS
Earlier this month, a spokesman from the Combined Joint Task Force's Operation Inherent Resolve said that ISIS lost 40% of their territory in Iraq and 20% in Syria. In December, Iraq's armed forces...
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Unnervingly clear drone footage shows the toll Syria's war has taken on one...
Unnervingly clear drone footage shows the Damascus suburb of Darayya in ruins nearly five years after the city served as the site of some of the earliest anti-government protests in Syria's civil...
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Iran says 'terrorists in a new mask' must be barred from Syria peace talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it strongly opposed moves by its regional foe Saudi Arabia to allow "terrorists in a new mask" to sit down for talks between the Syrian government and the...
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