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Chemical Weapons Inspectors Visit 3 Syria Sites - ABC News Thu, 10 Oct 2013 23:49:15 GMT

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Chemical Weapons Inspectors Visit 3 Syria Sites ABC News International inspectors have so far visited three sites linked to Syria's chemical weapons program, a spokesman said Thursday, as the team races to destroy the country's stockpile and delivery systems amid a raging civil war. Underscoring the ... Syria inspections continue as war ragesAljazeera.com Battles Rage Around Syria Chemical Weapons SitesWall Street Journal Exclusive: US suggests destruction unit for Syria's chemical weaponsReuters Foreign Policy (blog) -The Australian all 232 news articles »

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Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says - CNN Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:52:22 GMT

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Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says CNN (CNN) -- The Syrian government is working constructively with the international team overseeing the destruction of the nation's chemical weapons, the chief of the world's chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday. Inspectors visited a first site earlier ... Chemical watchdog: Syria goal can be reachedAljazeera.com Syria crisis: Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW urges truceBBC News Second Team of Weapons Experts to Head to SyriaNew York Times Reuters -NBCNews.com (blog) -Sky News all 1,007 news articles »

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Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria - Wall Street Journal Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:29:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria Wall Street Journal Mr. Obama delivered what U.S. officials describe as an unusually blunt message: The U.S. believed Turkey was letting arms and fighters flow into Syria indiscriminately and sometimes to the wrong rebels, including anti-Western jihadists. Seated at Mr. Turkey building wall along border with SyriaPress TV Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course On Syria -2-Zawya (registration) all 9 news articles »

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An extremist group is ruffling feathers, including those of its Islamist peers - The Economist Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:14:34 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

An extremist group is ruffling feathers, including those of its Islamist peers The Economist THE civil war in Syria, a nightmare for most Syrians, is a dream come true for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the latter name being variously translated as “Greater Syria” or “the Levant”. The extremist group, formed in Iraq in 2006 as a ... The Middle East Channel: Rebel fragmentation in Syria and PalestineForeign Policy (blog) The Narrative Plot Against SyriaProject Syndicate Syria air raids on rebels 'kill 30'FRANCE 24 Defense One -Arutz Sheva all 28 news articles »

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Two regional powers play shadow warfare at bloody crossroads - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:14:50 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Two regional powers play shadow warfare at bloody crossroads U.S. News & World Report "Saudi Arabia sees Syria as an overwhelming Sunni Muslim country in which Shiite Iran has propped up a minority-dominated regime," says Frederic Hof, an ambassador and political appointee who served as special adviser to President Barack Obama for ... and more »

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Whose Problem is Syria? - Daily Beast Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:10:36 GMT

Daily Beast

Whose Problem is Syria? Daily Beast At the end of August when President Obama appeared close to authorizing limited air strikes in Syria, members of Congress and the commentary class compared the moment to the run up to the war in Iraq. But a long time veteran of the CIA and FBI says the ... and more »

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Watchdog Says Syria Has Been Cooperative on Weapons - New York Times Thu, 10 Oct 2013 03:36:01 GMT

Watchdog Says Syria Has Been Cooperative on Weapons New York Times GENEVA — The head of the international watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal said Wednesday that a team of 15 inspectors had begun to visit sites and that the Syrian authorities had been “quite constructive” and ...

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Syria Offline - The New Republic Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:44:13 GMT

Syria Offline The New Republic The Syrian city of Aleppo briefly regained access to the Internet yesterday, ending an information blackout that lasted well over a month. As of this afternoon, though, it looks like the city is back offline. During the brief window of access, people ...

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Media analysts in Syria debate have ties to defense contractors - Washington Post Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:32:07 GMT

Washington Post

Media analysts in Syria debate have ties to defense contractors Washington Post Military analysts who made frequent media appearances during the recent debate over a possible U.S. strike on Syria have ties to defense contractors and other firms with stakes in the outcome, according to a new study, but those links were rarely ...

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Arab league, OIC call for Eid ceasefire in Syria - Reuters Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:29:53 GMT

Arab league, OIC call for Eid ceasefire in Syria Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday urged Syrian government forces and fighters battling President Bashar al-Assad to stage a ceasefire during the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, which falls next ... and more »