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Syria kidnappings make perilous aid work even more difficult - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:58:28 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Syria kidnappings make perilous aid work even more difficult NBCNews.com (blog) Some organizations said that the situation in Syria was so delicate, in light of the kidnappings, that they could not discuss their operations. But others around the world warned that their work, vital but perilous, was clearly becoming more difficult. In Syria, four of seven kidnapped Red Cross, Red Crescent aid workers are ...Washington Post Three Red Cross workers still held in SyriaAljazeera.com Some aid workers freed in Syria, risks to humanitarian effort growReuters The Guardian -CBS News -ABC News all 402 news articles »

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Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites - New York Times Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:05:29 GMT

Washington Post

Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites New York Times LONDON — Pressure intensified on Syrian rebels on Monday to permit access to chemical weapons sites in areas under their control, as officials said the rapidly shifting lines in the civil war made it difficult for inspectors to reach some locations ... Deadly car bomb hits northern Syrian cityAljazeera.com Syria: Car bomb strikes rebel-held town, killing at least 27 peopleLos Angeles Times Tough Job for Team Destroying Syria Nerve AgentsABC News CBS News -Ninemsn all 455 news articles »

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Rival al-Qaeda-linked groups fortifying in Syria with mix of pragmatism and ... - Washington Post Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:14:18 GMT

Washington Post

Rival al-Qaeda-linked groups fortifying in Syria with mix of pragmatism and ... Washington Post GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Shortly before its operatives killed 14 Iraqi Shiite children in a school bombing this month, the group once known as al-Qaeda in Iraq sent guerrillas into northern Syrian villages with orders to reopen local Sunni classrooms. In a ... Syria's Civil War: Will The Jihadists Overreach?Business Insider U.S. allies let funds flow to al Qaeda in SyriaWashington Times Jihadists see Syria insurgency as just the beginning of a Middle East revolutionThe Independent Al Jazeera America all 18 news articles »

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Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires - BBC News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:24:03 GMT

BBC News

Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires BBC News The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to sites through some rebel-held areas. Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, called for local, short-term ... Four aid workers released in SyriaRTE.ie Battles Rage Around Syria Chemical Weapons SitesWall Street Journal Syria inspections continue as war ragesAljazeera.com ABC News -Reuters -Novinite.com all 1,562 news articles »

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In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War - New York Times Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:18:51 GMT

New York Times

In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War New York Times NORTH OF DAMASCUS, Syria — Along the road that winds over Mount Qasioun on the way out of Damascus, concrete archways lead to gated military bases, and sentry posts perch atop the slopes and rises of the dry, scrabbly hills. From behind sand berms ...

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Syria: Seven Red Cross workers abducted, aid group says - Los Angeles Times Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:19:51 GMT

Syria: Seven Red Cross workers abducted, aid group says Los Angeles Times BEIRUT -- Gunmen waylaid a humanitarian convoy in northern Syria on Sunday and abducted seven people working with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the aid group said. It was the latest in a series of kidnappings of both foreign nationals ...

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Kerry Says Calls for 'Urgent' Conference on Syria - ABC News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:26:21 GMT

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Kerry Says Calls for 'Urgent' Conference on Syria ABC News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.N-Arab League envoy for Syria said Monday that an international conference to set up a Syrian transitional government must be organized urgently and held as soon as possible. "There has to be a transition ... Kerry Calls For Urgent Peace Conference On SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty John Kerry Calls For 'Urgent' Syria ConferenceHuffington Post Kerry, Brahimi call for urgent Syria peace talks in GenevaGlobalPost all 79 news articles »

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In Rare Cease-Fire, Hundreds Evacuate Rebel-Held Syrian Town - New York Times Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:18:51 GMT

New York Times

In Rare Cease-Fire, Hundreds Evacuate Rebel-Held Syrian Town New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hundreds of people were allowed to leave a besieged, rebel-held suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Sunday in a rare cease-fire, according to the government and its opponents. But aid workers said they were still unable to ...

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Three Red Cross staff freed in Syria - BBC News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:41:54 GMT

BBC News

Three Red Cross staff freed in Syria BBC News Three out of six kidnapped Red Cross members and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer have been "released safe and sound" in Syria, the ICRC says. The organisation says it is awaiting information on the remaining three. The workers were abducted by ...

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Red Cross workers kidnapped in Syria - BBC News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:08:08 GMT

BBC News

Red Cross workers kidnapped in Syria BBC News The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says gunmen have abducted six of its workers and one Red Crescent volunteer in north-west Syria. The aid agency has had no contact with the gunmen, an ICRC spokesman says. Earlier, Syrian state ...