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Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime: Amnesty
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Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime: Amnesty

Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed,…
Islamic State shelling of Syrian school area kills nine
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Islamic State shelling of Syrian school area kills nine

Islamic State militants shelled a school district in eastern Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine students and wounding around…
Refugee and migrant arrivals in EU pass 1 million in 2015: UN
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Refugee and migrant arrivals in EU pass 1 million in 2015: UN

The number of refugees and migrants arriving by land and sea in the European Union has passed 1 million this…
Islamic State forced onto the defensive
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Islamic State forced onto the defensive

Stretched thin and under pressure by increasing air strikes, the Islamic State group has been forced into a defensive position…
Syria opposition wants transition without Assad: coordinator of negotiating body
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Syria opposition wants transition without Assad: coordinator of negotiating body

Syria's opposition wants a political transition without President Bashar al-Assad, said Riad Hijab, who was chosen by Syrian opposition groups…
CNN: Feds say NY store owner who plotted to send jihadists to Syria pleads guilty
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CNN: Feds say NY store owner who plotted to send jihadists to Syria pleads guilty

A man who owns an upstate New York food store has pleaded guilty to trying to provide material support to…
Merkel says aiming to resolve Syria conflict without Assad
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Merkel says aiming to resolve Syria conflict without Assad

The goal of diplomatic efforts to end the four-year-old conflict in Syria is to reach a long-term solution that does…
US: Republicans clash on Syria, ISIS in year-end debate
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US: Republicans clash on Syria, ISIS in year-end debate

Republican presidential hopefuls seeking a year-end boost in national polls clashed Tuesday night over regime change in Syria and the…
Kerry seeks ‘real progress’ on Syria at Moscow talks
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Kerry seeks ‘real progress’ on Syria at Moscow talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry said he wanted to use a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to make "real…
Israel prefers ‘devil we know’ in Syria: analysts
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Israel prefers ‘devil we know’ in Syria: analysts

Israel would rather see Syria’s Assad regime stay in power as "the devil we know" than deal with the specter…
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