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Russia
US intelligence suggests Syria may hide some chemical weapons
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Syria
The US and Russia failed to agree on a date for peace talks. The OPCW said it prefers shipping Syria’s chemical weapons outside the country for destruction. The Al Nusrah Front and 10 other battalions are launching an offensive to take over a scientific research center in Aleppo. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham confiscated historical artifacts, including mosaics, and destroyed a statue in Raqqah. ISIS, Al Nusrah, and allied rebels clashed with Kurdish YPG forces in Raqqah, and lost ground to the YPG in Hasakah. Footage appeared on YouTube of pro-regime fighters from Iraq and Lebanon in…
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Syria
Exclusive: Syria chemical weapons mission funded only through this month
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda-linked group strengthens hold in northern Syria
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Al Qaeda
Islamist rebels in Syria use faces of the dead to lure the living
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
A woman stands alone defying the ISIS in Syria
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Syria
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander was killed near Damascus. A truck bomb in a Shiite village in Homs killed seven civilians and injured at least 40 more. Regime forces in Homs clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, al-Khadra’ battalion, and Maghaweer Baba Amr in the Mahin area. Regime and rebel forces battled inside Aleppo’s historic Umayyad mosque, and ISIS clashed with a rebel group in Aleppo. The sharia council in Hureitan and the Ahfad O’mar battalion, Jund al-Mawla, Shuhada’ Ratiyan, Suyouf al-Shuhaba’, Nour al-Sham Islamic battalion, and al-Ansar pledged obedience to the…
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian al Qaeda prepares to launch attack in Turkey’s big cities
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Elusive Al-Qaida leader in Syria stays in shadows
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Syria
Col. Abdel-Jabbar Ukaidi, the head of the Free Syrian Army’s Aleppo Revolutionary Military Council, resigned due to a lack of unity within the opposition. The Syrian National Coalition president said the SNC would not attend Geneva talks unless they provide for President Assad to leave office. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and allies in Hasakah and took over three villages. ISIS continued to clash with the Shuhada’ Bader battalion in Aleppo.
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Palestinian from Gaza killed conducting ‘jihadist mission’ in Syria
A Palestinian from the northern Gaza Strip has reportedly died carrying out a “jihadist mission” in Syria. Some reports have suggested that the Palestinian, who entered Syria via Turkey, conducted a suicide bombing attack.
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Kuwait
Syrian conflict: Persian Gulf officials, tired of waiting for US, move to boost aid to rebels
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Israel
Israel ‘furious’ with White House for leak on Syria strike
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Syria
Cut Off: Starving Syrians Hope to Live Through Winter
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NSA
No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming NSA
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Syria
A rebel media center in Raqqah closed its offices in protest against the torture of an activist by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. The Shuhada’ Bader battalion clashed with ISIS in Aleppo. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with ISIS and allied rebels in Aleppo, and with ISIS, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied rebels in Hasakah. During the period from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28 when ISIS, the Al Nusrah Front, the al-Khadra’ battalion, Maghawir Baba A’mru battalion, and several rebel battalions occupied the Christian town of Sadad in Homs, at least 45 civilians were killed,…
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Iran
Turkey, Iran seek cooperation to stem sectarian conflict in Mideast
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Syria
The sharia council of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Aleppo sentenced the former leader of the Ghuraba’ al-Sham battalion to death. A rebel battalion took a stand with the Shuhda’ Bader battalion against the ISIS in Aleppo. The sharia council of Deir Izzour threatened an opposition TV station and prohibited it from interviewing fighters about the Geneva conference. In Raqqah, 14 reportedly Arabian trial sheiks pledged allegiance to ISIS. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with the Al Nusrah Front, ISIS, and allied rebels in Hasakah. Al Nusrah supported by the ISIS, al-Khadra’ battalion, Maghawir Baba…
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Al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria a ‘transnational threat’
A senior administration official warned earlier this week that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (or Levant) is a “transnational threat” and “an increasing threat to us.” Iraq has exploded in violence since the withdrawal of American troops. The official said 38 suicide bombers have launched attacks in the last month alone.
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Lebanon
Berri rejects dumping Syrian chemical arms in Lebanon
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Syria
Israeli warplanes reportedly struck Russian-made regime missiles in Latakia and a military base in Damascus; Lebanon claimed its airspace was violated. In Aleppo, regime forces took control of al Safira, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham clashed with a rebel battalion and stormed a school. Abu Hamza, the leader and founder of the al-Fatihoon min Ard al-Sham brigade, which is affiliated with the Al Nusrah Front, was killed in Deir Izzour; Hamza’s funeral was attended by his uncle, defected Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab. A rebel activist group said 120,000 people have been killed so far in…
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Syria
Exclusive: Syria Tries To Hold On To Its Chemical Weapons Factories
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US officials: Israel struck targets near Damascus and Latakia
US officials confirmed that the Israeli Air Force again struck targets inside Syria. The strikes are at least the fifth such incident since the start of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria in 2011.
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Al Qaeda
Kurds in Iraq, Syria work as shield against al-Qaeda
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al-Qaeda recruits entering Syria from Turkey safehouses
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Jordan
Hundreds of Syrian refugees ‘denied entry into Jordan’
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Syria
Russia warned of the “huge threat” of an Islamist Syria in the event the Assad regime were overthrown militarily. Russia also expressed concern over a report that Islamists recently conducted a chemical attack in Hasakah. The Al Nusrah Front allegedly detained and killed a Kurdish civilian in Hasakah. Kurdish YPG forces continued to clash with Al Nusrah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and allied rebels in Hasakah. The ISIS stormed a rebel battalion headquarters in Aleppo and detained several fighters. ISIS took over a television station in Aleppo, claiming it worked for the CIA. Rebels stormed an…
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Syria
Hopes fade for Syria peace talks next month
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Iran
Syria footage sheds light on Iran’s involvement
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Ireland
Portrait of an Irish Jihadist as a Young Man
