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Syria warns against foreign intervention after Obama speech

DAMASCUS - Any foreign intervention in Syria would be an act of aggression unless it is approved by Damascus, a Syrian government minister said on Thursday, after the United States said it was prepared to strike against Islamic State militants in the country.

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For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others 10:24pm BST

BEIRUT - By striking Islamic State in Syria, the United States would be weakening one of President Bashar al-Assad's major enemies. But the new U.S. strategy may still unnerve Assad by helping other opponents determined to overthrow him.

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For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others 8:20pm BST

BEIRUT - By striking Islamic State in Syria, the United States would be weakening one of President Bashar al-Assad's major enemies. But the new U.S. strategy may still unnerve Assad by helping other opponents determined to overthrow him.

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Syria's Nusra Front releases U.N. peacekeepers in Golan 6:57pm BST

GOLAN HEIGHTS - Dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, released by al Qaeda-linked group Nusra Front in Syria, arrived in Israeli-held territory on the Golan Heights on Thursday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

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Britain not ruled out air strikes against Islamic State in Syria - PM's spokesman 5:46pm BST

BERLIN/LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron has not ruled out military action against Islamic State militants in Syria, his spokesman said on Thursday after Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Britain would not take part in any air strikes there.

Syria warns against foreign intervention after Obama speech 3:09pm BST

DAMASCUS - Any foreign intervention in Syria would be an act of aggression unless it is approved by Damascus, a Syrian government minister said on Thursday, after the United States said it was prepared to strike against Islamic State militants in the country.

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Russia says air strikes in Syria would be act of aggression without U.N. vote 3:07pm BST

MOSCOW/PARIS - Russia said on Thursday air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria without a U.N. Security Council mandate would be an act of aggression, raising the possibility of a new confrontation with the West in coming weeks.

White House to press U.S. lawmakers for support to fight Islamic State 3:06pm BST

WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers pledged broad support for President Barack Obama's plan to expand the military fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, but fears of an open-ended conflict could complicate a vote to back the effort.

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Obama orders U.S. airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State 12:46pm BST

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria and more attacks in Iraq in a broad escalation of a campaign against the Islamic State militant group. | Video

China gives cautious response to Obama's Islamic State call 9:35am BST

BEIJING - China responded cautiously on Thursday to a call by U.S. President Barack Obama for a broad coalition to root out Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the world should fight terror but that the sovereignty of countries must be respected.

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Americans in New York sound off on President Obama and the Islamic State

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 Americans in New York sound off on President Obama and the Islamic State

Americans in New York comment on President Barack Obama's upcoming speech in which he is expected to lay out plans to fight Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.(No reporter narration).

Timeline: recent developments in Syria