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Syria News - Nov 4, 2015


By bartolo - Posted on 03 November 2015


Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S.-backed alliance of Arabs, Kurds and Christian Assyrians, make gains against Islamic State in al-Hasakah - UPI


Last Week Joint Kurd-Arab force announced U.S.-backed offensive in al-Hasakah- UPI.com


VIDEO ARCHIVE (English): Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs and Turkmens announce the formation of the 'The Syrian Democratic Forces' - YouTube


Syrian Democratic Forces - Wikipedia


Syrian Kurdish forces fight to halt IS advance near Raqqa, fighters are supported by the US-led coalition airstrikes - VOA


Obama says Syria deployment doesn't break no 'boots on ground' pledge - Reuters


How 50 US troops in Syria could actually make a difference, their goal is to support the anti-ISIS Kurdish-Arab alliance that has demonstrated concrete success (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com


New MacDill Commander of the Special Operations ForcesTakes Over on Eve of Syria Mission - Military.com


US 'Advisors' to Fight Islamic State in Syria Frustrates Anti-Assad Rebels - VOA


U.S. and Turkey on a Collision Course over the alliance with Syrian Kurdish Forces - huffingtonpost.com


As Kurds advance against ISIS, Turkey intensifies 'provocative attacks' on Kurdish headquarters north Syria - ARA News


Opinion: The Kurds Could Bring Russia and the US Together in Syria - kurdishquestion.com


Details revealed in chilling plot to kill anti-ISIS activists in Turkey, they were members of a citizen-journalist group called 'Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently' (VIDEO) - NBC News


Inside Tal Abyad: A block of wood for beheadings and a torture chamber — what ISIS left behind in a town it used to control - Business Insider

 

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Russia says keeping Assad in power not crucial, but the preservation of the government in the Syrian state is central to ending civil war - VOA


Russia plans to restore Assad regime's economy - aa.com


Russia warplanes bomb IS positions in Palmyra - BBC News


DoD: Russia has opened a new base near Palmyra, bringing the number of Russian bases in Syria to four - NBC News


Russia: Coordinates of 24 terrorist targets in Syria provided by opposition and field commanders of a number of armed rebel groups - TASS


Russia supports Free Syrian Army participating in political settlement in Syria: diplomat - TASS


Transported by the Russian aircraft Christian Assyrians Mobilize More Fighters to Confront ISIS in East Homs - AINA


Men and women locked by Syrian rebels in cages to act as human shields against Assad’s air-strikes (VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online


Pentagon: US, Russian fighters communicate over Syria in test, but no military cooperation - Yahoo News


US is moving jets intended for air-to-air combat to Syria — and Russia might be why - Business Insider


Iran is threatening to pull out of peace talks on Syria, citing the 'negative role' of its main regional adversary Saudi Arabia, - Business Insider


Iranian commander killed in Syria: state media - Yahoo News UK


Israel is no longer taking a public position on Syrian President Assad's prospects of staying in power: defense minister - Yahoo News


Al Qaeda Chief Hints Joining Hands With ISIS In War Against Russia, US - ibtimes.com

 

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