U.S., Russia fail to bridge Syria gap, Moscow considers two Islamist militias backed by Gulf states and Turkey as terrorist groups - Bloomberg
Syria's opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins, only its council can choose the opposition delegation - Reuters
U.N. Envoy Signals That Riyadh Is Obstructing Syria Peace Talks - Foreign Policy
Davutoglu: Turkey will not allow Syrian Kurds to join Geneva gathering alongside the opposition, only 'on the regime side' - Kurdpress Aganecy
Syrian Kurdish leader warns it won’t respect Geneva Conference decisions if receives no invitation - Kurdpress Aganecy
Top U.S. General says Russian strikes in Syria stabilized Assad, American-led coalition made gains against Islamic State - New York Times
Millions in 'Daesh cash' destroyed in US strikes, Pentagon has released videos of huge blasts of what it says are cash-collection facilities - Yahoo News
North East Syria: American forces begin to operate out of Remelan airport, a launching pad for bombarding areas controlled by the Islamic State - syrianobserver.com
US reportedly considering training base in northeast Syria - NOW
Daraa FSA rebels ordered by Jordanian, US and British intelligence officials to stop fighting Syria regime, to focus their efforts against Al-Nusra Front: report - NOW
The CIA’s secret Syria program: There should be a Congressional hearing on CIA-armed groups collaborating with Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front - The Daily Beast
Russian bombs take toll in Syria as Islamic State under pressure - Yahoo News
Russian air force strikes Syrian city besieged by Islamic State, delivers aid - Yahoo News
Russia considering airbase in Syria’s Qamishli: monitor - NOW
The secret contract between Russia and Syria that gives Moscow carte blanche (Text in Russian included) - The Washington Post
ISIS cuts fighters’ salaries by half due to ‘exceptional circumstances’ (VIDEO) - NBC
Islamic State's double standards sow growing disillusion, ‘It’s a gang pretending to be a state’ - AP
British mother Tareena Shakil who fled with toddler to Syria to join ISIS breaks down, says Raqqa was hell (VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online
Zaman Al Wasl obtains names, nationalities and jihadi backgrounds of ISIS fighters, the leaked documents will be published very soon - Zaman Al Wasl
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Turkish President Rules Out Return to Peace Process With Kurdish PKK, Says The Organization Will Be Liquidated - VOA
Probe launched into Turkey’s main opposition leader for calling president ‘sham dictator’ - hurriyetdailynews.com
Pro-Kurdish HDK accuses President Erdoğan of staging a coup in Turkey - todayszaman.com
Pro-Kurdish HDP says its politicians caught in line of fire in Cizre, 10 people injured - todayszaman.com
Erdogan warns Turkey academics to pay price over critical petition criticizing his policies in the Kurdish southeast - THE DAILY STAR
Ankara's mayor declares US ambassador persona non grata after his support for freedom of expression for academics - Al-Monitor
Turkish academics’ call on the government to stop its ongoing military operations in the Southeast finds abundant support in foreign universities - todayszaman.com
American Political Science Association calls on Erogan to respect academic freedom, expressing its deepest concern over crackdown on critics of the government policies - todayszaman.com
Turkey infiltrates Syria, eyewitnesses report that the Turkish forces have not encountered any resistance from ISIS fighters - Jerusalem Post
Security sources deny Turkish troops entered Syria, claim soldiers were clearing land mines near border - aa.com
Turkey bombs Kurdish headquarters in northern Syria - ARA News
Clash erupts between FSA-affiliated Syrian Turkmen and Kurdish forces in northern Syria - Kurdpress News Aganecy
Ankara warned US of Kurdish presence west of River Euphrates, Turkey fears a YPG presence along its entire border with Syria - Rudaw
Jailed journalists in Turkey say arrest aimed at gagging press, they uncovered a story about intelligence officials transporting arms to Syria rebel groups - huffingtonpost.com
ARCHIVE: Review of Turkish MPs allegations that their government avoided investigating purchase by Nusra of chemicals for production of sarin used in the 2013 Goutha attack - Who Attacked Ghouta?
Iraqi FM calls Turkey’s military presence in his country ‘unbearable’ - todayszaman.com
3 prominent journalists targeted in Erdoğan insult cases - todayszaman.com
Turkey jails woman for 'obscene hand gesture at Erdogan' - Yahoo News
Trial of judges set to begin 9 months after incarceration, they were jailed for rulings on far-reaching graft probes against the government and the Erdogan family - todayszaman.com
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