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Weapons Inspection Team Begins Work in Syria - New York Times Thu, 03 Oct 2013 02:35:10 GMT

New York Times

Weapons Inspection Team Begins Work in Syria New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — After weeks of threats and negotiations over Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, an advance team of international weapons inspectors has begun to take the first steps toward dismantling the arsenal. Early indications suggest that ... Disarmament experts arrive in SyriaNBCNews.com (blog) Disarmament team begins Syria missionAljazeera.com Weapons Experts Start Syria Mission Amid ClashesABC News Voice of America -CBS News -BBC News all 789 news articles »

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UN Urges Immediate Humanitarian Access to Syria - ABC News Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:43:22 GMT

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UN Urges Immediate Humanitarian Access to Syria ABC News The U.N. Security Council moved quickly Wednesday to follow through on its newfound resolve to deal with Syria, issuing an urgent appeal for immediate access to all areas of the country to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to millions of ... Security Council to Syria combatants: Let in humanitarian aid, fastChristian Science Monitor UN Security Council urges 'unhindered humanitarian access' to SyriansNBCNews.com (blog) UN Security Council urges humanitarian access to SyriaBBC News Wall Street Journal -Huffington Post -Reuters UK all 77 news articles »

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The Army of Islam Is Winning in Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 03 Oct 2013 01:23:22 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Army of Islam Is Winning in Syria Foreign Policy (blog) The situation inside Syria has just gotten a lot more complex. Syria's exiled opposition and the United States have invested heavily in propping up the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as a counterweight to radical groups that emerged as key players in areas ... Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own AgendaNew York Times Iraq and Syria: cross infectionThe Guardian Welcome to the New Syria – RepriseScoop.co.nz all 49 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 jihadist volunteers than Iraq and Afghanistan were in ... and more »

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Syrian jihadists wreak havoc as violence spreads into Iraq - The Guardian Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:49:44 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian jihadists wreak havoc as violence spreads into Iraq The Guardian Across northern and eastern Syria, where the jihadist groups are strongest, talk of an Iraq-style awakening has been prevalent since the start of the year. While the resurgent violence in Iraq is nothing to aspire to, the four years of relative quiet ...

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Mother Agnes: Syria's detective nun who denies gas attack - BBC News Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:09:53 GMT

BBC News

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 ... Syria Chemical Weapons: Mother Agnes Mariam Attacked… By Human Rights ...Center for Research on Globalization all 2 news articles »

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Arab-Israeli's death in Syria raises security fears - BBC News Wed, 02 Oct 2013 09:05:41 GMT

BBC News

Arab-Israeli's death in Syria raises security fears BBC News In the town of Mushirfa in northern Israel, the quiet is only broken by the sound of crowing cockerels or the call to prayer from the local mosque. It seems a long way from the civil war in neighbouring Syria, where opposition forces have recently been ...

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Chemical Arms Team to Begin Talks With Syria - New York Times Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:50:57 GMT

Chemical Arms Team to Begin Talks With Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — An advance team from the organization charged with destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin talks with Syrian officials on how to carry out its difficult and politically charged task, a ...

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Turkish government seeks renewed mandate to send troops to Syria - Reuters Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:15:12 GMT

Turkish government seeks renewed mandate to send troops to Syria Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish parliament is likely to extend by a year a mandate authorizing the sending of troops into Syria if needed after the government said the possible use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad posed a threat to Turkey. Syria's al-Qaida operatives now threaten TurkeyWND.com Syria jihadists 'advance toward Turkey border post'Fox News Al-Qaeda fighters rout U.S.-backed rebels on Syria's borderHamilton Spectator ITV News -Tehran Times all 36 news articles »

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CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels - Washington Post Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:57:39 GMT

CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels Washington Post The CIA is expanding a clandestine effort to train opposition fighters in Syria amid concern that moderate, U.S.-backed militias are rapidly losing ground in the country's civil war, U.S. officials said. But the CIA program is so minuscule that it is ...