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Qaeda-Linked Group Is Seen Complicating the Drive for Peace in Syria - New York Times Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:18:11 GMT

BBC News

Qaeda-Linked Group Is Seen Complicating the Drive for Peace in Syria New York Times PARIS — Even as planning intensifies for a Geneva peace conference on the war in Syria, the emergence of a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has undermined the chances of negotiating an end to the conflict, a senior State Department official said on Monday. Assad sees no date for Syria talks, mulls re-electionReuters Syria conflict: London to host key opposition talksBBC News Why Syria peace conference is a tough sell for Kerry: Assad wants to comeChristian Science Monitor Los Angeles Times -CBC.ca all 354 news articles »

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Bomber Tied to Al Qaeda Kills Dozens in Syrian City - New York Times Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:34:46 GMT

New York Times

Bomber Tied to Al Qaeda Kills Dozens in Syrian City New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A suicide bomber detonated a truck filled with propane tanks at a crowded military checkpoint in central Syria on Sunday, killing more than 30 people, most of them civilians, in the second such attack by fighters linked to Al Qaeda ... Syria conference announced, as suicide bomb kills dozensThe Guardian Syria bombing kills dozens as diplomats struggle to set up talksLos Angeles Times Syria: UN aid chief calls for urgent ceasefire in MuadhamiyaBBC News NBCNews.com (blog) -Aljazeera.com all 299 news articles »

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Syria's Assad casts doubt over Geneva talks - Aljazeera.com Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:22:32 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria's Assad casts doubt over Geneva talks Aljazeera.com The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said that "factors are not yet in place" for peace talks despite efforts by world powers to convene a meeting next month. In an interview with on Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, broadcast on Monday, Assad ...

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Norway issues global alert for Syria-bound teenage sisters - The Guardian Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:22:07 GMT

The Guardian

Norway issues global alert for Syria-bound teenage sisters The Guardian Police and security officials in Norway have issued an international alert for two teenage sisters who disappeared from their home near Oslo and are believed to have travelled to Syria to assist Islamist forces. The pair, aged 16 and 19, disappeared ... Norwegian sisters, 16 and 19, 'travel to Syria to help Muslims'Daily Mail Norway Seeks Teen Sisters Bound for SyriaABC News Norway launches Interpol hunt for teenaged sisters bound for Syria to 'help ...The National Huffington Post all 20 news articles »

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In Syria, Doctors Risk Life and Juggle Ethics - New York Times Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:19:42 GMT

In Syria, Doctors Risk Life and Juggle Ethics New York Times WASHINGTON — Months before a chemical weapons attack killed hundreds of Syrians and prompted threats of an American military strike, an anesthesiologist named Majid heard an explosion near his home in a Damascus suburb. He rushed to the ...

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Senior Rebel commander killed in southern Syria - BBC News Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:28:57 GMT

BBC News

Senior Rebel commander killed in southern Syria BBC News A senior rebel commander in southern Syria has been killed while fighting government troops near the city of Deraa, activists and state media say. Yasser al-Abboud, a former Syrian army officer who defected, reportedly died while leading an assault on ... Senior Syria rebel chief killedSBS Senior Rebel Commander in Southern Syria KilledArutz Sheva all 18 news articles »

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US tries to calm Saudi anger over Syria, Iran - Reuters Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:24:08 GMT

Voltaire Network

US tries to calm Saudi anger over Syria, Iran Reuters PARIS/KUWAIT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought on Monday to calm rising tensions with Saudi Arabia, which has spurned a U.N. Security Council seat in fury at inaction over the crisis in Syria. Saudi Arabia rejected a coveted two ... Confusion over date for Syria peace talksMail & Guardian Online Lebanese hostages in Syria: decrypting a happy endingVoltaire Network US tries to quell Saudi anger over policy with Iran and SyriaDigitalJournal.com all 324 news articles »

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First Polio Cases Since 1999 Suspected In Syria - NPR (blog) Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:25:33 GMT

NPR (blog)

First Polio Cases Since 1999 Suspected In Syria NPR (blog) The World Health Organization is investigating a cluster of possible polio cases in an eastern province of Syria. If the cases are confirmed, they'd be the first ones in the war-torn nation in more than a decade. The country eliminated polio in 1999. Polio outbreak fears in war-ravaged SyriaBBC News Syria Sees Signs of Polio ResurgenceABC News Possible polio outbreak in Syria, World Health Organization saysCBS News TIME (blog) -Salon -Ottawa Citizen all 41 news articles »

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Syria's Grinding War Takes Toll On Children - NPR (blog) Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:57:53 GMT

NPR (blog)

Syria's Grinding War Takes Toll On Children NPR (blog) Alexandra Chen, a specialist in childhood trauma, is on her way from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to the southern town of Nabatiyeh, where she's running a workshop for teachers, child psychologists and sports coaches who are dealing with the Syrian ... and more »

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World powers to discuss Syrian conflict - Aljazeera.com Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:47:04 GMT

Aljazeera.com

World powers to discuss Syrian conflict Aljazeera.com European Union foreign ministers have arrived in Luxembourg for talks that will have the Syria conflict high on its agenda. Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, said on Monday that the delegates will discuss how the bloc should act on the ...