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12 Sep 2014:Claims that strikes would violate sovereignty, as Syrian rebels welcome move and other Arab states offer 'appropriate' support
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11 Sep 2014: A year ago, Obama told the nation he was stepping back from military intervention. On Wednesday, he made a starkly different announcement: what amounted to a declaration of war
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11 Sep 2014:
Battling the jihadis in Syria without giving aid to Bashar al-Assad's regime will be a hugely complicated undertaking, writes Martin Chulov
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11 Sep 2014: Syrian National Coalition 'ready and willing' to help defeat Isis in the south – but urges Obama to also topple Assad regime
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11 Sep 2014: For expanded Isis strikes, president relies on legal authority he disavowed only a year ago
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9 Sep 2014:
Efforts made ahead of Barack Obama's announcement of new strategy to fight extremist group
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7 Sep 2014: Omar Almasri: The sport continues despite the death of a player, finance-strapped clubs, damaged facilities and an entire season being called off
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4 Sep 2014: Officials say Obama has a right to take unilateral action when US citizens are at risk, as Nato leaders ponder military intervention
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4 Sep 2014:
Cameron's assertion that Syrian president is 'part of the problem, not part of the solution' leaves Assad out in the cold
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4 Sep 2014: David Cameron ramps up case for UK action as he suggests support of Syria's president is not needed under international law
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25 Aug 2014: Ammar Abdulhamid: It’s time for him to do the right thing by arming moderate rebels, imposing a no-fly zone and expanding military action beyond Iraq
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Cartoon,
22 Aug 2014:
Western powers try to decide if their enemy's enemy is their friend
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22 Aug 2014: Ali Khedery: Three years ago, Islamic State did not exist – now it controls vast swaths of Syria and Iraq. How did we get here?
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22 Aug 2014: Foreign secretary rejects calls to enlist Syrian president in battle with extremists
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22 Aug 2014:
Mary Dejevsky: First thoughts: The killing of one man – James Foley – has had the power to change British and US foreign policy in a cataclysmic way
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