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7 STRATEGIES TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE IN 2016

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ASSAD MAD, DELUDED, A LIAR? OR ALL 3?

SYRIA NEWS ASSAD TELLS BBC “THERE ARE NO BARREL BOMBS” – 1470 KILLED OR WOUNDED IN FEBRUARY ALONE: TIMELINE – 11th FEBRUARY 2015 14.03 GMT: FOR MORE SYRIA

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ASSAD REGIME BATTLES TO RETAKE IDLIB PRISON AFTER FSA RELEASE 300 PRISONERS:

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REFUGEES FLOOD INTO JORDAN AS FSA GAINS

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WAR CLOSES IN ON DAMASCUS

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ASSAD PRESIDING OVER “SINKING SHIP”

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ASSAD REGIME IN FRENZY Of ATTACKS

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UN Monitors Allowed Into Site of 4th Massacre Only After “Attempted Cover-up”?

AFTER 2 DAYS UN OBSERVERS REACH SITE OF 4th MASSACRE TO STILL FIND BODY PARTS AND THE STENCH OF BURNT FLESH: HOURS OF FIGHTING AS FSA STRIKES BACK

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