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Syrian warplanes reportedly bombed 5 clinics
Government air raids struck at least five medical facilities in the northern province of Aleppo, where violence has intensified in recent weeks amid a siege by government forces, Syrian opposition...
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A Syrian refugee was arrested after killing a woman with a machete in Germany
A 21-year-old Syrian refugee killed a woman with a machete and injured two other people on Sunday before being arrested in the southern German city of Reutlingen, a police spokesman said.The...
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'Jihadi Jack' denied being involved with ISIS in his first TV interview
The “middle-class terrorist” dubbed Jihadi Jack has said he has no plans to return to England in his first interview since travelling to Syria.Oxford born Jack Letts, 20, travelled to Syria for...
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The staggering cost of inaction in Syria 'will be a permanent stain'
My Council on Foreign Relations colleague Elliott Abrams wrote that President Obama’s inaction in Syria “will be a permanent stain on his presidency.” He’s right, and the evidence of the staggering...
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John Kerry: Military cooperation plan with Russia in Syria will be announced...
VIENTIANE/GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he hoped to announce in early August details of a U.S. plan for closer military cooperation and intelligence sharing with...
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One of Syria's most powerful rebel groups may be set to cut ties with al...
High-level Islamist figures and sources close to Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria have confirmed over the past few days that the group will soon cut ties with Al-Qaeda. Multiple reports also have confirmed...
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At least 50 killed in large truck bomb blast claimed by ISIS in northern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A large truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, a...
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The Germany bomber was influenced in a chat on his mobile phone directly...
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Syrian asylum seeker who blew himself up in the southern German town of Ansbach on Sunday was influenced by an unknown person in a chat conversation on his mobile phone, Bavaria's...
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Russia says it has started a 'large-scale' humanitarian operation inside...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday the Russian and Syrian militaries would start a large-scale humanitarian operation in Aleppo during which civilians and...
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Al Qaeda offered to break ties with its branch in Syria as a 'sacrifice' to...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda told its Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, that it could break organizational ties with global jihadist organization to preserve its unity and continue its battle in Syria, in...
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US will begin formal investigation into allegations that coalition airstrikes...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States military has found enough credible information to begin a formal investigation into allegations that U.S.-led coalition air strikes killed civilians on July 19...
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The Russians just gave the Syrian Air Force 10 new jets
The Syrian Air Force is getting ten new Su-24M2 “Fencer D” all-weather strike aircraft, courtesy of Vladimir Putin.The regime of Bashir al-Assad received two right away, with the other eight coming...
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Syria's Assad says he will offer amnesty to rebels who surrender within 3 months
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered an amnesty on Thursday for rebels who lay down their arms and surrender to authorities within three months.The amnesty offer, announced on...
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Watch US-led coalition forces level tactical ISIS positions
The US military has released a video showcasing coalition airstrikes obliterating an ISIS fighting position near Manbij, Syria. According to US Central Command, the strikes near Manbij on July 13...
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FBI director: The terrorism threat out of Syria is 'an order of magnitude...
As a number of ISIS attacks have rocked Europe, it can be difficult to remember that the group is largely on the back foot."They are on the run,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview...
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One of Syria's top terror groups just announced a split with Al Qaeda
The leader of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Nusra Front said on Thursday it was cutting its ties with al Qaeda to deny foreign powers including the United States and Russia a pretext to attack...
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One of Syria's top terrorist groups just split from Al Qaeda — here's what...
One of the biggest terrorism players in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, just distanced itself from its parent organization, Al Qaeda, in what analysts see as a savvy political maneuver.Jabhat al-Nusra, aka the...
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The US and Russia are trying to cooperate in Syria, but they keep suffering...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's attempt to elicit Russian military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State in Syria suffered two potentially crippling blows on Thursday.First, the Syrian...
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It looks like Al Qaeda is 'laying a trap' for the US — and giving Russia...
Al Qaeda's former affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, formally severed ties with the global terror organization Thursday in an attempt to "unify" as a distinct Islamist brigade with its own...
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The problem with relying on Russia to fight terrorism in Syria
Donald Trump repeated his suggestion this week that the US should partner with Russia to fight the terrorist group ISIS, but experts say there are problems with this proposal."There's nothing I can...
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