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Syria/Turkey News - Aug 8, 2015

By bartolo - Posted on 08 August 2015

Attack on Syrian rebels raises questions about how a small ragtag group of U.S.-trained forces was sent into battle - AP

Pentagon says Syrian training program no longer seen as major way to fight Islamic State, praises Syrian Kurdish forces - Miami Herald

CENTCOM insists it’s in regular contact with US-trained Syrian rebels despite reports that it had lost track of many of the fighters - U.S. Stripes

VIDEO: US-trained Syria troops 'not supported', senior rebel says the US failed to protect Division 30 when it came under attack by Nusra - BBC

US-trained Syrian rebels refuse to fight Nusra Front after kidnappings, also opposes American air strikes carried out against the al-Qaida-linked fighters - The Guardian

Arab media are laughing at the Pentagon, see US-trained anti-Islamist force as only fit to ‘play paintball’ - Jerusalem Post

Nusra militants evacuate headquarters near Aleppo to avoid U.S.-led strikes - ARA News

The Nusra Front’s internal purges, two top leaders arguing for total war against the Islamic State dumped - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

VIDEO: Pushing Back the Islamic State: The Kurdish Battle for Rojava - VICE News

As Iran Rises in the Mideast, Kurds Benefit in Iraq and Syria - breitbart.com

Syria says fight against Islamic State must include Damascus - Daily Mail Online

Assad must leave or forced to: Saudi FM - KUNA

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Obama To Turks: Don't Use The War On ISIS To Bomb The Kurds - huffingtonpost.com

US defends itself, claims agreement with Turkey not a betrayal of Kurds - bgnnews.com

PKK calls on US to be part of the peace process by bringing Turkish and Kurdish sides around a negotiation table - hurriyetdailynews.com

Kurdish leader Demirtas seeks EU help in peace talks with Turkey - Al Bawaba

Five killed as PKK continues its attacks in Turkey - hurriyetdailynews.com

VIDEO: Kurds clash with Turkish police in two southeastern towns - YouTube

'There Will Be a Civil War in Turkey': Welcome to Cizre, the 'Center of Kurdish Resistance' - VICE News

PKK guerrillas: We will stay in Iraq until war is finished - Rudaw

Arab league condemns Turkey’s PKK operations - todayszaman.com

Medvedev says legitimacy of Turkey’s air strikes in Iraq ’doubtful’ - todayszaman.com

Academics call on government to restore peace in Turkey - todayszaman.com

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U.S. Central Command: One year in, officials assess anti-ISIL progress - centcom.mil

Pentagon on the year long anti-ISIL campaign: "the true situation shows a waning insurgency, losing ground on nearly every front" - defense.gov

Dozens of Syrian Christians missing and believed to be captives of the Islamic State after it seizes town - The New York Times

Islamic State executed 2,000 Iraqis in Mosul region since takeover: Iraq defense minister - Yahoo News

Kurdish official says ISIS executed 19 girls for refusing to have sex with fighters - Daily Mail Online

Artificial intelligence decodes Islamic State strategy, Roadside bombs more likely after air campaigns (VIDEO) - BBC News

REPORT: Mining for Causal Relationships: A Data-Driven Study of the Islamic State - arxiv.org

What it takes to join the Islamic State, a prospective jihadist is subjected to information based on books, publications and fatwas, accompanied by military training - Al-Monitor

If You Retweet an ISIS Message, You’re Being Recorded by the F.B.I. - huffingtonpost.com

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