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Syrian Official Says Peace Talks Could Be Held in Late November - New York Times Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:07:02 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian Official Says Peace Talks Could Be Held in Late November
New York Times
LONDON — A Syrian government official said on Thursday that long-postponed peace talks under international auspices — known in diplomatic shorthand as Geneva II — could be held in late November, raising speculation about who would attend and who ...
Russia, US deny date set for Syria peace conferenceReuters
Syrian official: Talks in Geneva by year's endCNN
Syrian Official Says Geneva Peace Talks Nov. 23-24ABC News
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The Historic Scale of Syria's Refugee Crisis - New York Times Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:58:31 GMT

New York Times

The Historic Scale of Syria's Refugee Crisis
New York Times
The Syrian refugee crisis has exploded from about 270,000 people a year ago to today's tally of more than two million who have fled the country. The pace of the diaspora has been characterized by the United Nations as the worst since the Rwandan ...
Syria – Refugees (Q&A - Excerpt from the daily press briefing - October 17, 2013)France Diplomatie (press release)
As Neighbors Strain, Other States Grant Syria's Refugees Cold ReceptionThinkProgress
Egypt: End deplorable detention and deportation of refugees from SyriaAmnesty International
Middle East Monitor
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Syria's chemical weapons inspectors prepare for unprecedented mission - CNN International Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:37:50 GMT

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Syria's chemical weapons inspectors prepare for unprecedented mission
CNN International
OPCW inspectors have been tasked with cataloguing and monitoring the destruction of all of Syria's chemical weapons. They have been in hostile environments before, but never as a war is still raging on the ground. The conflict in Syria has claimed at ...
Syria chemical weapons inspectors hail progressBBC News
'Now it is impossible to defeat Syria'RT
Chemical weapons watchdog says confident on Syria deadlinesReuters
Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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Erdogan, Syria Rebels' Leading Ally, Hesitates, 31 Months In - New York Times Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:53:22 GMT

New York Times

Erdogan, Syria Rebels' Leading Ally, Hesitates, 31 Months In
New York Times
ISTANBUL — From the start of Syria's civil war, rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad have had no better ally than Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has effectively kept Turkey's border with Syria open, allowing fighters a haven in ...
Al Qaeda's rise in northern Syria leaves Turkey in a dilemmaReuters UK
Islamism: Syria's Growing CancerHuffington Post
Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edgeFox News
UPI.com -Jerusalem Post
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Scattered by War, Syrians Struggle to Start Over - New York Times Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:00:10 GMT

Scattered by War, Syrians Struggle to Start Over
New York Times
MAFRAQ, Jordan — Watering the plants on her balcony back home in Syria this spring, Wedad Sarhan took delight in how they were stirring to life after the winter months. A jasmine tree filled the small balcony with its sweet scent. An apricot tree ...


Syria minibus explosion leaves many dead - The Guardian Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:10:58 GMT

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Syria minibus explosion leaves many dead
The Guardian
The explosion was reported in rebel-held territory in Syria's Deraa province but army troops are also stationed in the nearby base of Tel al-Jumaa, which is besieged. The UK-based Observatory reported clashes in most provinces on Wednesday and said war ...
Minibus blast kills 21 in southern Syria: activistsReuters
Syria minibus blast: Mine 'kills 21' in Deraa provinceBBC News
Syria Minibus Bombing Kills 21 In NoaHuffington Post
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Rebel snipers kill high-ranking Syrian general - Reuters Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:31:46 GMT

Rebel snipers kill high-ranking Syrian general
Reuters
The Britain-based Observatory, which has a network of activists across Syria, said snipers shot Jama'a in the midst of a battle with rebel units that it said included some forces linked to al Qaeda. According to the Observatory, Jama'a was investigated ...


Canadian UN adviser freed after 8 months in captivity in Syria - CTV News Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:09:29 GMT

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Canadian UN adviser freed after 8 months in captivity in Syria
CTV News
Carl Campeau went missing in the Golan Heights along the Syrian-Israeli border in February. He was working at the time as a legal adviser to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has been monitoring the area since 1974.
Canadian UN adviser escapes Syrian captorsThe Globe and Mail
Canadian lawyer held in Syria for eight months escapes after captor leaves ...National Post
Canadian UN worker released in Syria 2:35CBC.ca
FRANCE 24 -The Times of Israel
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State TV: Top Syrian army general killed in battle with rebels in eastern Syria - Washington Post Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:02:32 GMT

Washington Post

State TV: Top Syrian army general killed in battle with rebels in eastern Syria
Washington Post
BEIRUT — One of Syria's most powerful military officers was killed in fighting with al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists in an oil-rich eastern province largely controlled by the rebels, Syrian state-run television said Thursday. The fighting came amid ...
One of Syria's top commanders killed during fightingLos Angeles Times
Top Syrian army officer killed in eastern SyriaXinhua
Syria rebels kill top intelligence officer: state TVGlobalPost
McClatchy Washington Bureau -The Daily Star
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Syrian opposition under pressure to attend Geneva peace conference - The Guardian Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:08:45 GMT

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Syrian opposition under pressure to attend Geneva peace conference
The Guardian
Pressure is mounting on Syria's fractured opposition to attend a peace conference in Geneva next month despite only slim chances that it will succeed in finding an exit from the country's bloody conflict. Qadri Jamil, Syria's deputy prime minister ...