Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri

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  Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem

  A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly ... 

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  US officials: More in favor of arming Syria rebels

  Discussions within the Obama administration in favor of providing arms to the Syrian rebels are gaining ground amid new indications that President ... 

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  Syrian president showing renewed confidence

  Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the civil war is shifting in their favor, due in part ... 

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  Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria

  Syria's president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country's civil war, warning it will pay a price "in the heart" of Europe ... 

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  Tensions emerge in al-Qaida alliance in Syria

  Tensions emerged Wednesday in a newly announced alliance between al-Qaida's franchise in Iraq and the most powerful Syrian rebel faction, which said ... 

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  Syrian militant group unites with al-Qaida in Iraq

  Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq and the most powerful rebel extremist group in Syria have officially joined ranks against President Bashar Assad to forge ... 

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  Syrians find makeshift homes in ancient structures

  Like countless other Syrians fleeing their country's civil war, Sami was eager to escape the bombs and artillery shells falling on his village.