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Syria News - Sep 24, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 24 September 2014

Exclusive: United States defends the legality of Syria airstrikes in letter to U.N. chief - Reuters

Text of Samantha Power' letter to UN chief saying strikes in Syria are legal - NYTimes.com

UN chief welcomes airstrikes in Syria - Yahoo News

VIDEO: President Obama Delivers a Statement on Airstrikes in Syria - YouTube

Obama thanks Arab nations for joining Syria strikes - Yahoo News

Arab coalition behind Syria strikes is diplomatic coup - usatoday

Syrian rebels angry that strikes hit al Qaida ally but not Assad - McClatchy DC

Kurds welcome air strikes on Islamic State, curse Turkey's absence accusing it of supporting the Sunni Muslim terrorists - Reuters

U.S. Informed Syria Of Impending Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants, Assad Backs All International Efforts To Fight Terrorism - Yahoo News

Exclusive: U.S. told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria - Reuters

Iran's President Rouhani: US-Led Coalition's Airstrikes Illegal, Should've Been OK'd by Syria - ABC News

Hezbollah leader opposes U.S.-led action in Syria - Yahoo News

Russia: airstrikes must be agreed with Syria or will fuel tension - Yahoo News

Turkey mulls military role against IS, but has so far not committed to the U.S.-led coalition - huffingtonpost.com

Again Erdogan asks UN for no-fly zone over Syria - yenisafak.com

PM Davutoğlu slams Kerry's remarks expressing concern over Turkey's willingness to help to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State - todayszaman.com

Turkey government to submit motions to Parliament seeking authorization to send troops to Iraq and Syria against possible security threats - todayszaman.com

Britain close to joining U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State - Reuters

France not to join U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria - Reuters

China says it supports international efforts to crack down on terrorism, sees parallels at home - VOA

Japan sides with U.S. over airstrikes in Syria, Kishida tells Kerry - The Japan Times

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U.S. hit 8 bases tied to al Qaida affiliate in Syria, 14 belonging to Islamic State - McClatchy DC

U.S. Reports Significant Damage in Syria Strikes Against Buildings and Infrastructure Used for Command and Control by Jihadists - WSJ

VIDEO: Pentagon Briefing on Airstrikes in Syria - Bloomberg

MAP: Map of Airstrikes in Syria - Juliane Meyer on Twitter

These Are the Weapons the U.S. Is Using to Attack IS - TIME

Arab role in US coalition: Jordan: 4 F15s, Saudi/UAE: 4 F16s, Bahrain: 2 F16s, Qatar: 2 Mirage 2000s that did not drop ordinance - Jenan Moussa on Twitter

CENTCOM releases videos showing airstrikes on Islamic State facilities in Syria (VIDEOS) - Threat Matrix

VIDEO: Analyzing CENTCOM Gunsight Videos of the Precision Targeted Airstrikes in Syria - ABC News

VIDEO: US Navy launches Tomahawk missile strikes on IS targets - U.S. Navy on Twitter

Videos and Photographs Claim to Show Civilians Killed by US Led Air Strikes in Syria (VIDEOS) - bellingcat

The Kurdistan Regional Government calls on the US to expand its airstrikes to protect Kurds in the town of Kobani - BAS NEWS

US should bomb IS positions on the Kobani front: YPG - The Kurdistan Tribune

Kurdish PYD leader Salih Muslim holds Turkey responsible for fate of Kobani, says Turkey is not allowing reinforcements from the PKK across its borders - Al-Monitor

Kurdish PYD leader Salih Muslim informed me YPG were facing at least 50 IS tanks in the current offensive around Kobani - Michael Stephens on Twitter

Revealed: the Islamic State 'cabinet', from finance minister to suicide bomb deployer - Telegraph

Leadership of Free Syrian Army Dismissed by the Syrian National Coalition - Latin American Herald Tribune

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