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Syria News - Oct 28, 2015


By bartolo - Posted on 27 October 2015


Pentagon chief unveils new plan for ISIS fight before the Senate Armed Services Committee - TheHill


VIDEO: Secretary of Defense Carter Statement on the U.S. Counter-ISIL Campaign before the Senate Armed Services Committee - defense.gov


TRANSCRIPT: Secretary of Defense Carter Statement on the U.S. Counter-ISIL Campaign before the Senate Armed Services Committee - defense.gov


VIDEO: Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing with Secretary of Defense Carter and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dunford - defense.gov


VIDEO: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford Opening Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee - defense.gov


The new “three R's” of America’s ISIS strategy, explained - Vox


No no-fly zone at this time: Pentagon chief Carter - freebeacon.com


Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford: US Faces Legal, Political Challenges to Implement No-Fly Zone in Syria - sputniknews.com


U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq - Reuters


Centcom: 145 Syrian rebels from training program still active - TheHill


Carter: US-Trained Syrian Rebels Not Targeted by Russian Airstrikes - sputniknews.com


US-led coalition air strikes slow in Syria, the coalition launched 359 air strikes in July, 206 in August and 115 in September - i24news


Hostages freed in Iraq raid recount time in ISIS captivity (VIDEO) - CNN.com


VIDEO: Video shows the raid on an ISIS prison in northern Iraq last week which freed about 70 captives - YouTube


VIDEO (Graphic): ISIS executes Syrian soldier, running him over by tank - LiveLeak.com



IS Militants Tie Captives to Palmyra Roman-era Columns, Blow Them Up - US News


Syrians living tragedy and despair barely imaginable five years ago, 13.5 million need aid and protection: UN - United Nations News Centre

 

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US Officials: Iran Invited to Next Round of Syria Talks - TheHill


VIDEO: Daily Press Briefing at Department of State (Syria questions start at 5:00 Minute) - YouTube


Iran's invitation to Syria talks marks significant shift for US and allies - The Guardian


Iran’s Syria Aid Deepens as It Jockeys for Role in Talks - Bloomberg Business


Amid Mounting Losses, Iranian Commander Admits Growing IRGC Presence In Syria - The Tower


Mounting death toll for Iranian soldiers in Aleppo - rudaw.net


US concedes Syrian President Assad is here to stay for foreseeable future, says has a priority of defeating Islamic State not the regime - ibtimes.com


In an op-ed in the New York Times Jimmy Carter says the U.S. made the wrong decision in demanding Syrian President Assad step down - Business Insider


Russia Spending $4 Million a Day in Syria to Back Assad Regime - Military.com


Russia’s military is proving Western punditry wrong - Brookings Institution


Russia confirms death of service member in Syria - CBS News


Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov: FSA visited Moscow last week - sputniknews.com

 

Free Syrian Army groups say did not visit Moscow - Reuters


Syria: FSA rebels behead Syrian soldier, post image online - ibtimes.co.in


Iraq's ruling alliance, militias urge PM to seek Russian strikes - Reuters


Turkey Confirms Strikes Against Kurdish Militias in Syria - The New York Times


Syrian Kurds to open mission in Berlin, Paris and Moscow: PYD - Kurdpress News Aganecy

 

China Looks at Syria, Sees $$$ - The Daily Beast


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