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Spotlight UNITED STATES SYRIA Issue dated 13/05/2015

Washington shapes Syrian rebel force

The first US weapons and trainers arrived in Turkey at the beginning of May, headed for the NATO military base of Incirlik, in the south, and the central Anatolia Turkish base of Hirfani, to support ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels fighting to [...] (549 words)

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Financial intelligence probes IS funding

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Heads roll at DIA

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Air strikes in Syria hampered by serial issues

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Tehran's support for Assad becomes conditional

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US tracks Syrian intelligence

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