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International Peace Envoy to Meet With Syrian Leader - New York Times Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:14:31 GMT

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International Peace Envoy to Meet With Syrian Leader
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is scheduled to meet with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Saturday, the United Nations said, as he tries to find a way to end the Syrian conflict, which has killed thousands.
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Visiting Lebanon, pope denounces arms transfers to Syria - Los Angeles Times Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:33:03 GMT

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Visiting Lebanon, pope denounces arms transfers to Syria
Los Angeles Times
The pontiff, calling himself "a pilgrim of peace," denounced as a "grave sin" the transfer of weapons from any country to Syria, where rebels armed in part with smuggled weapons are waging a violent campaign to oust President Bashar Assad. "The import ...
Pope says import of arms to Syria a "grave sin"Reuters
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Pope Benedict XVI heads to Lebanon with peace message for entire regionWashington Post
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In Turkey, Alawite sect sides with Syria's Assad - Washington Post Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:57:33 GMT

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In Turkey, Alawite sect sides with Syria's Assad
Washington Post
Although Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown his support behind the Syrian rebels in their armed uprising against Assad, the Turkish street is revealing itself to be more divided about what is happening in Syria and along its borders.
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Syria's neighbours must ensure stranded refugees are allowed access to safetyAmnesty International
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Iraq's Maliki says backs Syrian people's wish for reform - Reuters Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:01:21 GMT

Iraq's Maliki says backs Syrian people's wish for reform
Reuters
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a Syrian opposition delegation on Friday Baghdad supports the Syrian people's wish for legimate change, saying Iraq's power-sharing experience after the 2003 invasion could offer ...

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REFILE-US: Syria must end nuclear go-slow, conflict no excuse - Reuters Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:21:35 GMT

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REFILE-US: Syria must end nuclear go-slow, conflict no excuse
Reuters
Israel bombed suspected Syria reactor site in 2007. * U.S. suspects it was meant to produce bomb-grade plutonium. * Damascus says Deir al-Zor was conventional military site. By Fredrik Dahl. VIENNA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The United States accused Syria ...
US: Syria must end nuclear go-slow, conflict no excuseChicago Tribune
Syria showing 'contempt' for UN nuclear agency: USAFP

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Under Syrian Shells - New York Times Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:29:44 GMT

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Under Syrian Shells
New York Times
As I write these lines, Syrian forces are shelling the village outside Aleppo where I am staying. Earlier this day, fighter jets bombed the hamlet, forcing people to take shelter with their crying children in stairwells and cellars while the earth ...
Al Qaeda leader urges support for ousting Syria's AssadReuters

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Syria's displaced fear homelessness as school year starts - Chicago Tribune Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:12:01 GMT

Syria's displaced fear homelessness as school year starts
Chicago Tribune
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Syrians who moved into schools after air strikes and fighting drove them from their homes will be on the move again on Sunday when the government plans to start the school year despite unrelenting violence.

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Syria rebel: Sunni jihadists after Shiite hostages - NUjournal Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:38:26 GMT

Syria rebel: Sunni jihadists after Shiite hostages
NUjournal
AZAZ, Syria (AP) — A Syrian rebel commander holding 10 Lebanese Shiites hostage said Thursday he is willing to release the men but fears doing so could set off a wave of reprisal attacks by Sunni extremists. What began as an effort to force Lebanon's ...

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Syria No-Fly Zone Proposal Lacks Support - Voice of America Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:50:07 GMT

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Syria No-Fly Zone Proposal Lacks Support
Voice of America
If an international coalition decides to impose and enforce a no-fly zone over Syria, it does not necessarily need the United Nations to approve the action to give it legitimacy. Experts say there was no U.N. Security Council resolution establishing ...


Syrian opposition group to visit China next week - Reuters Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:48:37 GMT

Syrian opposition group to visit China next week
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Members of a Syrian opposition group will visit China next week, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday, weeks after an envoy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visited, as Beijing steps up diplomacy to help resolve the crisis ...

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