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The brutal, Al Qaeda-linked group rebels "invited" into Syria to help topple President Bashir Assad has virtually taken over northern Syria, raising fears that its brand of indiscriminate terror could spill into neighboring Turkey, where some 300 U.S. soldiers are based to protect Turkish airspace from Syrian missile attacks.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/15/jihadists-flooding-into-northern-syria-put-turkey-on-edge/



Pressure Mounts on Turkey

Turkey continues to deny that it is lenient with radical groups fighting to establish an Islamic regime in Syria, let alone actively supporting them, and the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now much more open in its criticism of these groups than was initially the case.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/turkey-must-control-jihadists-entering-syria.html



Syria conflict: Christians 'fleeing homes'

A senior Church leader in Syria has said almost a third of the country s Christians have fled their homes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24547263



Saudis struggling to supply Syrian rebels

'We are not in the arms dealing business': The International Crisis Group reported that Saudi Arabia, deemed the leading ally of the Sunni rebels, was finding it difficult to maintain the flow of effective weapons in the war against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/10/13/saudis-struggling-to-supply-syrian-rebels-we-are-not-the-the-arms-dealing-business/



Experts Warn of Al Qaeda Biological Weapons Threat

Experts warn of "grave danger" to global security over Syrian bioweapons; say Al Qaeda may already possess lethal agents.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/172897#.Ul7ivRafdhA



Training of Syrian insurgents steps up in Saudi Arabia

Free Syrian Army (FSA) units are receiving intensive training from US Marine Corps personnel in Saudi Arabia, a senior FSA source has told IHS Jane s.

http://www.janes.com/article/28498/training-of-syrian-insurgents-steps-up-in-saudi-arabia



It Took Decades for Truth to be Revealed in Algeria. How Long Will it Take Syria?

By Robert Fisk

The real story of the much more recent Algerian war, between the Islamists and the government in the 1990s (total deaths 250,000, a hundred thousand more than in Syria today), still cannot be told by Algerian historians.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36597.htm



Counting The Dead: From England, One Man Feeds Western Media On Syria

By The Associated Press

It boggles the mind that a man living in Coventry is somehow able to count and categorize the dead in Syria hour by hour, every day of the week. "Something is going on which is quite fishy,"

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36591.htm



The Obama Administration s 'Worst Case Scenario' Is Happening In Syria

The overall war continues to be largely a military stalemate, but the FSA is losing ground and fighters to better-funded and better-equipped jihadists.

http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-case-scenario-for-the-us-in-syria-2013-10



Al-Qaeda strives to build Islamic state in northern Syria

Al-Qaeda is attempting to forge an Islamic caliphate across Syria, arresting any who resist the terrorist network, intimidating local businesses and restructuring courts and schools. The way it seized control of a key town in northern Syria illustrates its methods.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3904962.ece



Children going hungry in Syria war zones: UN

The United Nations' food aid agency said on Friday that it feared a rise in malnutrition among children trapped in besieged communities in Syria where fighting has halted supply convoys.

http://gulftoday.ae/portal/7959c9a7-57bd-4926-bdea-cced395ad51d.aspx



50 displaced Syrians 'die of starvation' near Jordan border

Fifty Syrian refugees trapped along the Jordanian-Syrian border by ongoing shelling died of starvation and malnutrition on Monday and Tuesday, activists and border region residents said.

http://jordantimes.com/share-content/50-displaced-syrians-die-of-starvation-near-jordan-border.html



'Syria Is Not A Revolution Any More, This is Civil War'

By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

"There will be either Allawites or Sunnis. Either them or us. Maybe in 10 years we will all be bored with fighting and learn how to coexist." He paused, then added: "In 10 years maybe, not now."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36899.htm



Inside Syria: Al-Qaeda Was Here

A tour through the newly won territory gives a rare look at life under the extremists and a window into their vision for Syria. "It's a black-and-white world for them. You can become their enemy very fast."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/inside-syria-al-qaeda-was-here



Sex Tapes, Riots, and Corruption: Things Aren t Great in Turkey

Violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police broke out in the heart of Istanbul this weekend, following a series of revelations about corruption within the Turkish government.

http://www.vice.com/read/the-akp-corruption-scandal-could-bring-down-the-turkish-government?utm_source=vicetwitterus



The Perfect Storm In Turkey: Corruption, Conflict, Conspiracy

By Michael Collins

The Obama administration and NATO powers will be tempted to meddle to control the outcome. We all know how well that works out.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37298.htm



Erdogan pushing Internet censorship forward

The Turkish government plans to further tighten its firm grip on the Internet by monitoring user activity and blocking sites for *privacy violations.* Activists are calling this a reaction to anti-government protests.

http://www.dw.de/erdogan-pushing-internet-censorship-forward/a-17355251


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