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Focus: Syria - Nov 10, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 10 November 2016

Obama directs Pentagon to target Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front in Syria, one of the most formidable forces fighting Assad - The Washington Post

US Treasury designates Saudi jihadist cleric, three others in Syria for 'acting for or on behalf of Al Nusrah Front' - The Long War Journal

Lavrov: Double standards created impression West shielded al-Nusra Front - Sputnik

Obama asks for $11.6 billion more in supplemental defense budget to fight Islamic State and sustain high overseas troop levels - oann.com

U.S. says it has killed 119 civilians in Iraq and Syria since 2014 - The New York Times

Trump team warns Obama not to make major moves on foreign policy - POLITICO

Putin applauds Trump win and hails new era of positive ties with US - The Guardian

Euphoric Russian leaders literally cheer Trump's victory by drinking sparkling wine with other party members in Moscow - WUNC

Donald Trump presidency may improve US-Russia ties: Mikheil Gorbachev - The Asian Age

President Assad top adviser: Syria is ready to co-operate with Donald Trump - The Independent

Assad supporters hopes Trump will cut U.S. support to Syrian rebels - NPR

Here's why Trump also won on the streets of Damascus - The Canary

Syrian opposition reaches out to Trump - AFP

Statement: Syrian opposition welcomes Trump election, discuss civilian protection with German FM - etilaf.org

Syrian Kurds hope for recognition of federalism from new US president - ARA News

Opinion: Can Trump’s presidency overturn Hillary’s bloody legacy in Syria? - americanthinker.com

Israel won't let Iran have military bases in Syria, Netanyahu tells Russian PM - The Times of Israel

Israel IDF hits Syria after rocket fire on Golan - JEWSNEWS

Syrian army to Israel: Don't attack us again - israelnationalnews.com

Turkey FM Cavusoglu says Manbij strategically important for Turkey - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English

Turkish jets not participating in airstrikes in Syria, Security sources say that after the killing of PKK/PYD ‘terrorists' Syrian aircraft started to lock on Turkish jets - Daily Sabah

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UN: Eastern Aleppo faces mass starvation this winter - VOA

Transcript of press stakeout by Mr. Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria - ReliefWeb

Russia says extra ‘humanitarian pause' in Aleppo helps militants, but promises that such halts will continue - ABC News

U.S. slams Moscow plan to strike Aleppo: Russians flying armed sorties from navy carrier Admiral Kutnetsov, massive strikes likely soon - usni.org

VIDEO: Russia begins flights over Syria from Admiral Kuznetsov - breitbart.com

INFOGRAPHIC: Missile capabilities of Russian naval task force for Syria - southfront.org

Russia says its warships drove away Dutch sub shadowing them - VOA

Russian Air Force paralyzes jihadist supply lines to Aleppo - almasdarnews.com

Up to 6,000 militants attempting to enter east Aleppo: Russian FM - almasdarnews.com

Syrian regime makes advances in western Aleppo - THE DAILY STAR

Aleppo: Regime forces take control of 1070 apartments district - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English

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