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Disarmament experts arrive in Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:25:44 GMT

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Disarmament experts arrive in Syria NBCNews.com (blog) Wading into the world spotlight, international inspectors arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin the monumental task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the middle of a civil war. The inspectors from a Netherlands-based ... Chemical Arms Team to Begin Talks With SyriaNew York Times Syria conflict: Chemical arms experts cross borderBBC News Weapons inspectors begin Syria missionAljazeera.com CNN International -Al Jazeera America all 578 news articles »

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Syria crisis: BBC crew returns to Aleppo - BBC News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:46:16 GMT

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Syria crisis: BBC crew returns to Aleppo BBC News The brutal conflict in Syria has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians and displaced millions, in and outside the country. Last month the BBC reported on an attack on a school in Syria when an incendiary bomb with 'napalm-like substance' was ... An English doctor in Syria: Pity the children - the horror I sawThe Independent all 4 news articles »

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Foreign extremists dominate Syria fight - Washington Post Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:41:58 GMT

Washington Post

Foreign extremists dominate Syria fight Washington Post BEIRUT — Foreign fighters from across the Arab world and beyond are playing an increasingly dominant role in the battle for control of Syria, which has emerged as an even more powerful magnet for jihadi volunteers than Iraq and Afghanistan were in the ... Q and A: Behind the accusations of rebel chemical weapons use in SyriaAljazeera.com all 14 news articles »

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Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own Agenda - New York Times Wed, 02 Oct 2013 02:10:08 GMT

New York Times

Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own Agenda New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighters from the fastest-growing Qaeda franchise in Syria have repeatedly clashed with other rebel brigades, seizing towns, replacing crosses on churches with black flags and holding classes to teach Syrian children about the ... The Army of Islam Is Winning in Syria - by Hassan HassanForeign Policy (blog) Insight: Saudi Arabia boosts Salafist rivals to al Qaeda in SyriaReuters all 46 news articles »

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'Foreign terrorists' fighting in Syria - Walid Muallem - BBC News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:52:14 GMT

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'Foreign terrorists' fighting in Syria - Walid Muallem BBC News Syria's foreign minister has claimed that "terrorists from more than 83 countries" are killing Syrian soldiers and civilians. In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Walid Muallem compared this "invasion" to the 9/11 attacks on New York. In a separate ...

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Syria Death Toll Tops 115000, Group Says - Huffington Post Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:42:27 GMT

Syria Death Toll Tops 115000, Group Says Huffington Post BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) - More than 115,000 people have been killed in Syria's two-and-a-half-year-old civil war, including tens of thousands of soldiers, rebels and civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The figure ... Group Says Syria Death Toll at 115000TIME UN weapons inspectors arrive in SyriaRTE.ie Syria Death Toll Tops 115000Arutz Sheva News24 all 12 news articles »

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Mother Agnes: Syria's detective nun who denies gas attack - BBC News Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:46:21 GMT

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Mother Agnes: Syria's detective nun who denies gas attack BBC News Russia says it believes the gas attack in Damascus on 21 August which left hundreds of people dead, was a "provocation" by Syrian rebels. Last week Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave his US counterpart John Kerry what he said was evidence to back up ...

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Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks - Reuters Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:38:13 GMT

Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks Reuters The doubts of Damascus's most important ally followed remarks in which the international envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said the target date of mid-November was "not 100 percent certain" and cited disunity among rebel forces. "Until recently we ...

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Citing Efforts to Prevent Attack on Syria, Group Nominates Putin for Peace Prize - New York Times Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:24:00 GMT

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Citing Efforts to Prevent Attack on Syria, Group Nominates Putin for Peace Prize New York Times Nevertheless, seizing on his proposal to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons stockpile and forestall a missile strike that had been threatened by President Obama, a Russian advocacy group said on Tuesday that it had nominated President Vladimir V. Putin ... Russian group backs Putin for Nobel peace prize over SyriaFox News 'Putin's Syria role deserving of Nobel Peace Prize'RT WILLIAMS: Obama's wild oscillations on Syria only advantage PutinWashington Times The Globe and Mail all 104 news articles »

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UN shifts Syria aid focus to prepare for long term - Jerusalem Post Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:56:28 GMT

UN shifts Syria aid focus to prepare for long term Jerusalem Post GENEVA- The United Nations is shifting its aid effort for Syria to prepare for long-term help to neighboring countries to cope with the humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. More than 100,000 people have been ... and more »