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Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
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Fighting escalates on the Syria- Turkey border in 2016 as U.S. Special Forces support Syrian rebels with the help of Turkish artillery to take border areas from Islamic State. Turkey was not willing to support Kurdish rebels in the fight against ISIS, leading to the shift to support Syrian rebels with the help of U.S. airstrikes. The result is a new flow of refugees to Turkey. The Turkish government created a zone on the Syrian side of the border for new refugees and called on the U.S. to create a safe zone.
The Syria- Turkey border in 2016
04/16/2016
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Wall Street Journal 07/28/2015
Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2016
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks capture key border stronghold from ISIS
Washington Post 08/24/2016
Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
The Guardian 03/09/2017
Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
DW.COM 03/09/2017
The evolution of the war in Syria in different phases after the Arab Spring- 2011-2017
11/18/2015
Liz Sly of the Washington Post provides an excellent account of the different phases of the war in Syria from its beginning in the Arab Spring in 2011 as a democracy protest movement, to rebels fighting the Assad regime, the entry of Russia and Iran into the conflict, to current situation with the Islamic State and other rebel groups in control of different areas in Syria. The war ends up turning half of the Syrian population of 22 million into refugees or displaced status, with millions in refugee camps in Turkey, and hundreds of thousands moving towards Germany for asylum. As the conflict evolves it becomes more complicated than when pro-democracy rebels were fighting the government in Damascus- as Russia intervenes in the conflict and the U.S. stays on the sidelines, the Kurds defending their areas with Turkey worried about Kurdish autonomy, and the Shia-Sunni sectarian aspect dividing the Shia Iran supported government in Iraq and Sunnis in Iraq, and France under Hollande switching earlier policy to conduct an air campaign after terrorist attacks in 2015.
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The long war against Islamist extremism has become more complicated than ever - The Washington Post
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Washington Post 11/19/2015
NATO faces new Mideast crisis after downing of Russian jet by Turkey - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/24/2015
Moscow promises retribution after Turkey downs military jet - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2015
Range of Frustrations Reached Boil as Turkey Shot Down Russian Jet
New York Times 11/25/2015
On the Front Line Against Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2015
The Syrian refugee crisis
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Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
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Syrian Refugees in Jordan Struggle to Survive
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New York Times 05/05/2013
Middle East Strains Under the Weight of Syria's Two Million Refugees
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2013
Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
New York Times 11/23/2013
Buried in foreign soil | The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/16/2013
Syrian refugees reach the 2 million mark in August 2013
09/03/2013
Most of the refugees are in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan. UN officials say the figure could reach 3.5 million by the end of 2013. About 4.25 million are displaced by the fighting in Syria by 2013.
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Middle East Strains Under the Weight of Syria's Two Million Refugees
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Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
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Buried in foreign soil | The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/16/2013
Washington Post 12/16/2013
U.S. to greatly expand resettlement for Syrian refugees - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/01/2014
Turkey Votes to Allow Operations Against ISIS
New York Times 10/02/2014
Turkey's new role in the Syria-Iraq crisis in 2014-2016 as it faces a large influx of refugees
10/02/2014
Turkey's parliament authorizes the government in October 2014 to take all steps needed for national security as it faces Islamic State (ISIS) forces on its borders. Islamic State is trying to take a Kurdish town of Kobani near the Turkish border leading to 160,000 refugees fleeing the fighting.
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Turkey Votes to Allow Operations Against ISIS
New York Times 10/02/2014
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New York Times 10/07/2014
Oil Gives Kurds a Path to Independence, and Conflict With Baghdad
New York Times 10/25/2014
Germany Pledges Aid to Countries Sheltering Refugees From Syria
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014
Iraq faces new crisis as winter descends on millions uprooted by Islamic State - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/27/2014
Outlook Darkens for Syria Refugees in Turkey
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2014
Stories of the Syrian refugees as 3000 leave Syria each day
10/14/2014
The changing face of the Middle East as refugees resettle in different countries.
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Washington Post 10/14/2014
Germany Pledges Aid to Countries Sheltering Refugees From Syria
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014
Iraq faces new crisis as winter descends on millions uprooted by Islamic State - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/27/2014
60 Million People Fleeing Chaotic Lands, U.N. Says
New York Times 06/18/2015
Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2016
DW.COM 10/07/2016
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