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Month: September 2013

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6 Sep 2013

In Syria, Neglecting Local Councils Would Play in the Hands of Extremist Groups

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By Nasser Weddady Ms K is a young Syrian from the Idlib province in Northern Syria I met in Turkey this summer. She is part of a local group of 29 women who are trying to set up a local coordination unit in her area to address the needs of orphaned children. Local and international…

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5 Sep 2013

Syrian Chemical Weapons Use Videos

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Attached are 13 videos compiled by the Intelligence Community (IC) from videos taken in Damascus, Syria following the use of chemical weapons on August 21, 2013.

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5 Sep 2013

Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces

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WASHINGTON — President Obama has directed the Pentagon to develop an expanded list of potential targets in Syria in response to intelligence suggesting that the government of President Bashar al-Assad has been moving troops and equipment used to employ chemical weapons while Congress debates whether to authorize military action.

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5 Sep 2013

Cairo Bombing Spurs Crackdown

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Attempt on Minister Prompts Cabinet to Threaten Anti-Islamist Reprisals; ‘Reconciliation’ Is Shunned

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5 Sep 2013

Syrian Chemical Weapons Use Videos

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Attached are 13 videos compiled by the Intelligence Community (IC) from videos taken in Damascus, Syria following the use of chemical weapons on August 21, 2013.

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4 Sep 2013

France to debate Syria strikes ahead US vote; Israel and US, with eye on Syria, test missile

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BEIRUT –  The French parliament will debate Wednesday whether the nation should launch strikes against Syria, though France’s president says he will wait for a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action against Bashar Assad’s regime.

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4 Sep 2013

Rockets in Syrian Attack Carried Large Payload of Gas, Experts Say

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A new study of images apparently from the Syrian attack last month concludes that the rockets delivering toxic sarin gas to neighborhoods around Damascus held up to 50 times more nerve agent than previously estimated, a conclusion that could solve the mystery of why there were so many more victims than in previous chemical attacks.

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4 Sep 2013

Split Senate Panel Approves Giving Obama Limited Authority on Syria

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WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate committee voted Wednesday to give President Obama limited authority to use force against Syria, the first step in what remains a treacherous path for Mr. Obama to win Congressional approval for a military attack.

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4 Sep 2013

Syrian rebel leader says any American strike on regime targets should be ‘powerful’

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BEIRUT — The chief of the rebel Free Syrian Army said Wednesday that he hoped any U.S. attack against Syria would be “powerful and effective” enough not only to prevent further chemical weapons attacks but also to end the Syrian airstrikes and ballistic missile raids that continue to target areas under rebel control.

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4 Sep 2013

Egyptians Hail Military Order as Calm Returns to Streets

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‘If It Takes the Army to Return Egypt to Normal, I’ll Support It’ CAIRO—Much of Egypt is under an all-night curfew. An emergency law, the hallmark of a nearly 30-year dictatorship, has resumed, sweeping hundreds of people into detention. Television news channels have rebranded the military’s ouster of the nation’s first freely elected president as…

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29 Apr

The American Islamic Congress (AIC) Extends the Deepest Sympathy to the Jewish Community

(Washington, D.C., 04/27/19) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) extends the deepest sympathy to the Jewish community following the shooting that took place on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Congregation Chabad in Poway, in California. AIC expresses solidarity with the victims and their families. We condemn the violent attacks and encourage resilience and the…

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New Zealand Shooting
15 Mar

AIC Extends Sympathy to the Victims of Christchurch

AIC Extends Sympathy to the Victims of Christchurch Mosques in New Zealand’s Shooting, Their Families, and the Whole Muslim Community Around the World. (Washington, D.C. 03/15/2019) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC), first and foremost, extends the deepest condolences to the Muslim community following the shooting that took place today at two different mosques in…

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Project Nur 2018 Leadership Conference
1 Dec

2018 Leadership Conference Was a Success!

We thank the attendees, speakers, and supporters for helping to make the 2018 Project Nur Leadership Conference successful.  

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