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Syria/Iraq News - Sep 18, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 18 September 2014

House approves Obama's plan to help Syrian rebels fight Islamic State - latimes.com

85 Democrats buck Obama on proposal to arm Syrian rebels against the Islamic State - TheHill

CIA privately skeptical about strategy of arming the so-called moderate Syrian rebels, sources Say - huffingtonpost.com

Military Experts Say U.S.-Backed Fighters in Syria May Be Difficult to Control - mashable.com

Rebels battling Assad are not eager to fight IS, Lawmaker: 'The so-called moderate rebels have often been very immoderate and ineffective' - NYT

Will Syrian Rebels Stop Fighting Assad To Fight ISIS Instead? - KMBZ

Syrian Rebels: We’ll Use U.S. Weapons to Fight Assad, Whether Obama Likes It or Not - The Daily Beast

Beheaded journalists warned about ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels - wnd.com

Factions within the Free Syrian Army have pledged services to the Islamic State, handed over its weapons in large numbers - conservativepapers.com

Frustration drives Arsal’s FSA into IS ranks - AFP

Multiple arms shipments from the U.S. to the “vetted moderate” FSA were suspiciously raided and confiscated by rival groups including IS and Jabhat al-Nusra - PJ Media Reporting

'Moderate' Syrian Revolutionaries Front chief Maarouf continues to support al Qaeda - Threat Matrix

Ceasefire signed by SRF chief Jamal Maarouf of Free Syrian Army & Qaida’s Nusra brokered by Muhaysini - Joshua Landis on Twitter

Maarouf bombed by Baghdadi & Assad. IS sent 4 suiciders. SAA bombed house, killing daughter - Joshua Landis on Twitter

Al Qaeda branches urge jihadist unity against US-led coalition against IS - The Long War Journal

Al-Qa'ida in Islamic Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula Statement on the U.S.-led coalition against IS - Syria Comment

Muslim Brotherhood decries foreign intervention against Islamic State - middleeastmonitor

Syria Muslim Brotherhood Official Statement on American and International Anti-Terror Coalition - Freedom & Justice Party FJP

Syrian Brotherhood, whose members are prominent among the Free Syrian Army, stands nearer to IS than to U.S. - The Counter Jihad Report

Muslim Brotherhood cleric, just expelled from Qatar along with other leaders, declares his support for the Islamic State - Jihad Watch

Muslim Brotherhood leaders expelled from Qatar heading to Turkey - todayszaman.com

Syrian National Coalition accuses Kurdish YPG forces of killing civilians in Tel Hamis - Kurdpress News Aganecy

YPG General Command regarding the statement by the Syrian National Coalition on recent developments in Tel Hamis - YPG Defense Units on Twitter

Syrian Kurdish YPG Allies With FSA Factions To Fight The Islamic State - VICE News

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Obama insists: No U.S. ground combat troops in Iraq - usatoday.com

VIDEO: Obama on Iraq: U.S. Won't Commit to Another Ground War - YouTube

Foreign troops not wanted in fight against IS, Iraq PM says - Fox News

VIDEO: AP Interview: Iraq PM Says No Foreign Troops - YouTube

Dempsey: Half of Iraqi army not OK as US partners - AP

Iraq Official Briefs Syria's Bashar al-Assad on IS Fight - NBC News.com

Reported US-Syrian Accord on Air Strikes Against IS - Consortiumnews

Assad's letter to the US: How Syria is luring Washington in military collaboration to defeat their mutual enemy IS - The Independent

Coalition Of One: Iran Leads Own Fight Against Islamic State Militants - rferl.org

The unspoken US-Iranian alliance against IS militants - France 24

VIDEO: Hagel, Dempsey Testify on Islamic State: Q&A Part 1 - Businessweek

VIDEO: Hagel, Dempsey Testify on Islamic State: Q&A Part 2 - Businessweek

Islamic State video threatens U.S. troops, White House - freep.com

VIDEO: New Islamic State Video Trailer 'Flames of War' - YouTube

Warning to U.S.: IS Has Shot Down a Syrian Regime Fighter Jet - International Business Times

VIDEO: Islamic State fighters shoot down a Syrian warplane - Reuters.com

Islamic State goes underground in Syrian stronghold Raqqa - The Globe and Mail

Islamic State Militants Ban Mathematics, Social Studies, Sports for Children - ndtv.com

Qatar Regulates Charities After Western Concern Over Islamic State Funding - Gulf Business

Saudi Arabia's top clerics speak out against terrorism - Reuters

VIDEO: Dempsey: I know of Arab allies who fund IS - YouTube

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