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290 Heritage Sites That Stretch Back To The Dawn Of Civilization Have Been...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, the United...
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Here's What Might Be Next For ISIS In 2015
In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) extremist group emerged as one of the most powerful jihadi groups, rivaling even Al-Qaeda.The extremist Sunni group now controls vast swathes of territory across Syria...
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21 Vintage Photos That Show What Syria Was Like 50 Years Ago
Syria has been at war for nearly four years. The most recognizable images of the country today depict bombed-out buildings, piles of rubble, and displaced citizens.A collection of images taken fifty...
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Why Syria's Official Al Qaeda Affiliate Is Just As Dangerous As ISIS
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is not the only Salafi-Jihadist threat emanating from Syria. Its prominence in US policy has overshadowed a threat of similar magnitude from Jabhat al-Nusra...
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ISIS Captured A Jordanian Pilot Flying Over Syria
Jordan military statement confirms 1 of its planes crashed over Syria, and the pilot was captured by ISIS militants.On Wednesday, ISIS fighters shot down a warplane believed to be from the US-led...
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Rouhani's Façade Is Crumbling
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was elected largely on the premise that he's a moderate. But his 2015 budget proposal suggests that he's more interested in preserving the repressive regime than moving...
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US Military Says ISIS Is Lying About Shooting Down A Jordanian F-16 In Syria
US Central Command released a statement on Wednesday afternoon disputing a claim made by the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS and ISIL) that they shot down a Jordanian F-16 aircraft...
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Jordan Vows To Save Pilot Captured By ISIS
Amman (AFP) - Jordan vowed Thursday to make every effort to save a pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria as Washington denied claims the jihadists had shot down his warplane.Maaz...
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A 14-Year-Old Boy Escaped From ISIS — Here's How
A Syrian boy managed to escape from the Islamic State by volunteering to be a suicide bomber and then surrendering to Iraqi security forces, the New York Times reported Friday.Usaid Barho, who is from...
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Syria Says They'll Try Russian Peace Plan To End Civil War
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Saturday it is willing to participate in "preliminary consultations" in Moscow aimed at restarting peace talks next year to end its civil war."Syria is ready to...
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ISIS Reportedly Executed Nearly 2,000 People In 6 Months
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a British-based Syrian monitoring organization said on...
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The Assad Regime Is Running Low On Soldiers
Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is increasing pressure on draft dodgers in recent months, with arrests and regulations to prevent military-aged males from leaving the country, the Washington Post...
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12 Geopolitical Predictions About 2015
If 2014 proved anything, it's that guessing at the state of the world a year down the line is a vain or even slightly embarrassing endeavor.Indeed, who could have expected a year ago that Russia would...
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Iran Is Getting Away With Murder
In an interview in late 2006, I asked then-Senator Barack Obama to talk about the challenges to rational deterrence theory posed by the behavior of rogue states. “Whatever you want to say about the...
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Seven Steps To Cementing The Defeat Of ISIS In 2015
Although Washington should have no illusions about resolving the region's wider problems, it can build on early successes against ISIS by making the commitments needed to fully defeat the group in Iraq...
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Report: Syria's War Killed More Than 33,000 Civilians In 2014
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The conflict in Syria killed 76,021 people in 2014, just under half of them civilians, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
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Syrian Journalist Explains The Terrifying Reality Of Working In Areas...
Syrian journalists working in areas under the control of Islamic State (IS) militants have described the harsh conditions faced by local reporters forced to operate under the rule of the extremist...
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This All-Female Brigade Is On The Front Lines Of The Syria's Civil War's...
The future of the Syrian Civil War now hinges on the country's most populous city. Once the center of the country's anti-regime uprising, Aleppo is one of the last remaining strongholds of the...
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Everyone Is Using Drones In Syria, And It's An Alarming Glimpse Into The...
The Syrian civil war has dragged on for over three years.As the war has continued, fighting across the country has evolved from peaceful protests to an insurgency and on to a full-blown civil...
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Here's Why North Korea May Still Be Selling Weapons To A US Ally
Last week, the US announced additional sanctions on North Korean government officials and state-owned entities in response to the cyber-attack on Sony, which both the FBI and President Barack Obama...
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