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Lakhdar Brahimi works to revive Syria peace plan - Los Angeles Times Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:56:35 GMT

Voice of America

Lakhdar Brahimi works to revive Syria peace plan Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi made a new push Thursday to draw Syrian officials and rebels into negotiations, aiming to revive a plan for a transitional government and elections that faltered because of disagreements over the future of ... Peace Envoy Calls for Transition in SyriaVoice of America As Syria suffering spirals, envoy hopes for political transitionCNN UN Envoy Calls for a Transitional Government in SyriaNew York Times Reuters -Washington Post all 4,174 news articles »

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Taking Syria back from the extremists - Washington Post Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:11:37 GMT

Taking Syria back from the extremists Washington Post They have shockingly few resources: Because of protocols governing how supplies can enter Syria, the council is able to scrape together enough ammunition for a day's fighting about every two weeks. Forces loosely affiliated with the FSA make up about ... and more »

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Fleeing Civil War, Syria's Kurds Enter Another Geo-Political Minefield - TIME Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:18:19 GMT

TIME

Fleeing Civil War, Syria's Kurds Enter Another Geo-Political Minefield TIME Samira Selo cradled her two-year-old on her hip and looked across the low valley towards Syria, a country that until a month ago she called home. Some sheep and goats grazed nearby. Behind her, in the old, tiny tent she, her husband and three kids call ... QUICKTAKE: Autonomy for Kurds and Alawi in SyriaMiddle East Voices all 54 news articles »

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Russia says time running out for Syria peace deal - Yahoo! News (blog) Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:13:42 GMT

Russia says time running out for Syria peace deal Yahoo! News (blog) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister told a senior Syrian diplomat on Thursday that the crisis in Syria must be resolved by dialogue rather than force and warned time was running out to reach a peaceful settlement. Sergei Lavrov emphasized the ...

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UN envoy calls for interim Syria government - Aljazeera.com Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:38:50 GMT

Aljazeera.com

UN envoy calls for interim Syria government Aljazeera.com The envoy unveiled his initiative in Damascus on Thursday as Russia, the most powerful ally of Syria's government, denied the existence of a joint peace plan with the United States, amid a flurry of year-end diplomatic activity on the crisis. "Change ...

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Al Jazeera guide killed by sniper in Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:48:35 GMT

Al Jazeera guide killed by sniper in Syria Aljazeera.com A team of Al Jazeera journalists, reporting from Syria's western province of Hama, has suffered a barrage of sniper fire that has killed a local guide who was working with the group. Abu Yezen al-Hamoui, a local Syrian journalist who had been working ... and more »

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Israeli PM meets Jordanian king on Syria: Media - Times of India Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:09:29 GMT

International Business Times

Israeli PM meets Jordanian king on Syria: Media Times of India JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had held talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on the violence in Syria and the country's chemical weapons stock, Israeli media said on Thursday. Public radio and several local newspapers said ... Israel and Jordan held talks on Syria's access to chemical weaponsIrish Times US preparing for “Possible Military Intervention” in SyriaCenter for Research on Globalization Israel says closely monitoring developments in SyriaXinhua International Business Times -Arutz Sheva -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 95 news articles »

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New jihadist group emerges in Syria - Long War Journal Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:47:19 GMT

New jihadist group emerges in Syria Long War Journal Jund al Sham (Soldiers of the Levant), a new Salafi jihadist group in Syria, announced its formation in the Syrian city of Homs on Dec. 23, in a statement published on the group's Facebook page, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. Jund al Sham's ... and more »

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Syria's health system crumbles while UN humanitarian appeal runs dry - The Guardian Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:41:01 GMT

Syria's health system crumbles while UN humanitarian appeal runs dry The Guardian The nearly two-year conflict in Syria has claimed tens of thousands of lives, destroyed entire neighbourhoods and sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing. More quietly, however, it has eaten away at the country's healthcare system. Pharmaceutical ...

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Syria crisis: Brahimi calls for unity government - BBC News Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:51:41 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: Brahimi calls for unity government BBC News The international envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has called for the formation of a Syrian national unity government with full executive powers until elections can be held. Speaking in Damascus, Mr Brahimi said there needed to be "real change" and a ...