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Focus: Syria News - Dec 2, 2015

By bartolo - Posted on 01 December 2015

Defense chief Carter before the House Armed Services Committee: US sending more special forces to fight Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - AP

VIDEO: Ash Carter before the House Armed Services Committee: More U.S. special operators headed to Syria - CNN

Joint Chiefs chairman Dunford: We have not contained ISIL, it has spread beyond Iraq and Syria to other countries - TheHill

VIDEO: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dunford: 'We have not contained ISIL' - YouTube

VIDEO: Ashton Carter, Joseph Dunford full testimony before the House Armed Services Committee - C-SPAN.org

Sen. Murphy critical of plan to send additional special ops forces to Syria, Iraq - Hartford Courant

Obama touts progress against ISIS, sets low expectations for Russian cooperation saying Putin unlikely to do '180 turn' - Fox News

VIDEO: Obama sets low expectations for Russian cooperation on Syria - Yahoo News

Obama: We need Turkey to secure its border with Syria, to prevent ISIS to transport fuel and foreign fighters - Breitbart

U.S. air campaign cripples ISIL oil industry in Syria - usatoday.com

Clinton on Russians: "I want them at the table. They don't have to participate in it, but I want them to understand that there has to be safe areas [i.e. no-fly zones] on the ground” (VIDEO) - TheHill

Did Hillary Clinton think a military victory against Assad was possible in Syria (VIDEO) ? - CBS News

US-backed alliance of Kurds and Arabs fight deadly clashes in Aleppo province with Islamist including Nusra - Yahoo News

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces recapture new Hasakah areas from ISIS - ARA News

As US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance prepares to storm Shaddadi, tribal leaders ask ISIS to withdraw to avoid civilian casualties - ARA News

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Russia adding 2nd airbase in Syria, pursuing 'expansion' in military campaign - Fox News

With the new airbase, the Russian air force in Syria is expected to double in the number of aircraft, additional 1,000 soldiers deployed - Daily Sabah

More information on the new Russian military base in Syria - InformNapalm.org

Russian Su-34 fighters carrying air-to-air missiles in Syria for the first time (VIDEO) - UPI.com

Pentagon warns Russia’s against arming its warplanes in Syria with air-to-air missiles - TASS

Russia S-400 missile system sends robust signal: 248 mi. range, 3 mi. per second speed, tracking hundreds of targets simultaneously up to 19 mi. height - BBC

Israel’s defence minister Ya'alon: Russian air defence missile system in Syria is not a threat - middleeastmonitor.com

Netanyahu, Putin Meet to Discuss Coordination of Air Forces in Syria - Washington Free Beacon

Vladimir Putin claims Turkey shot down Russian jet to protect oil trade with Isil (VIDEO) - Telegraph

Exclusive: Russia may freeze Turkish Stream gas project: Gazprom sources - Reuters

Russian Su-24M Jet Attack: Moscow Accuses NATO Of ‘Politically’ Covering Turkey - ibtimes.com

NATO allies seek to strengthen Turkey's defences - Reuters

Xi, Putin to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation - Business Standard News

Syria's government and opposition forces reach a deal for rebels to leave the last part of Homs city under their control - Yahoo News

Starving residents leave Qudsiya as rebels mull deal to end blockade - Syria Direct

Syria's Assad says Russia's support changes balance on the ground - Jerusalem Post

TRANSCRIPT: President al-Assad Interview to Czech TV - Syrian Arab News Agency

In unexpected twist, Assad ally may be Lebanon's next president - Jerusalem Post

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