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Israeli planes strike Syrian military base, US official says - CNN Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:16:44 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Israeli planes strike Syrian military base, US official says CNN (CNN) -- Israeli warplanes struck a military base near the Syrian port city of Latakia this week, an Obama administration official told CNN on Thursday. An explosion at a missile storage site in the area was reported in the Middle Eastern press, but an ... Israeli attack destroys Russian missiles headed from Syria to Hezbollah, US ...NBCNews.com (blog) Officials: Israeli airstrike inside SyriaUSA TODAY Syria military base blasts said to be Israeli strikeReuters BBC News -CBS News -ABC News all 233 news articles »

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Inspectors Visit All but 2 of Syria's Declared Chemical Sites - New York Times Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:36:20 GMT

The Guardian

Inspectors Visit All but 2 of Syria's Declared Chemical Sites New York Times GENEVA — International inspectors have completed verification of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal at 21 of the 23 sites identified by the government, but they have been unable to visit the other two because they are in contested areas in Syria's civil ... Syria has filed details of chemical weapons programme, watchdog saysThe Guardian Syria files weapons destruction planAl Jazeera America Syria's ability to launch chemical attack said to be limited after key ...Washington Post USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor all 456 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

New York Times

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 ... Syria's chemical weapons inspectors prepare for unprecedented missionCNN International Syria violence kills dozens; some rebels split from opposition groupLos Angeles Times Syria chemical weapons inspectors hail progressBBC News ABC News -CBC.ca -Aljazeera.com all 3,682 news articles »

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Syria Destroys Chemical Sites, Inspectors Say - New York Times Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:14:20 GMT

New York Times

Syria Destroys Chemical Sites, Inspectors Say New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria's ability to produce chemical weapons has been destroyed and its remaining toxic armaments secured, weapons inspectors said Thursday, as President Bashar al-Assad has offered unexpectedly robust cooperation, at least so far, ... Syria meets deadline to destroy chemical production facilitiesReuters Syrian chemical weapons equipment destroyedUSA TODAY Syria chemical weapons facilities 'destroyed'Aljazeera.com CBS News -New York Daily News all 341 news articles »

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Syria Fires Official Who Tried to Broker Peace - New York Times Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:06:48 GMT

New York Times

Syria Fires Official Who Tried to Broker Peace New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government on Tuesday fired a deputy prime minister who has lately been its most outspoken voice in favor of reform and who recently held meetings with American and Russian officials about peace talks that world leaders ... Syria has met first chemical weapons destruction deadline, OPCW saysCNN US peace talks on Syria over before start?USA TODAY Syria envoy in Damascus, but prospects for peace talks dimReuters Al Jazeera America -CBS News -Washington Post all 415 news articles »

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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

Washington Post (blog)

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 ... One of Syria's top commanders killed during fightingLos Angeles Times Good news from Syria (really): Chemical weapons being dismantled on scheduleWashington Post (blog) Syrian Official Says Geneva Peace Talks Nov. 23-24ABC News The Guardian -The Economist all 361 news articles »

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Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says - CNN Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:40:20 GMT

FRANCE 24

Syria 'cooperative' on chemical weapons, OPCW chief says CNN A U.N. Security Council resolution gives Syria until mid-2014 to destroy that arsenal, which the United States estimated at about 1,000 tons of blister agents and nerve gas. The Syrians provided an initial declaration of its stockpile and must submit a ... Two more French journalists held in SyriaReuters Two French journalists held hostage in SyriaFRANCE 24 Two French reporters taken hostage in Syriaeuronews all 35 news articles »

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Hardships Mounting for Refugees Inside Syria - New York Times Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:46:39 GMT

Hardships Mounting for Refugees Inside Syria New York Times The long civil war has forced two million Syrians outside the country's borders, but more than twice that number face mounting privations at home, and the toll keeps rising. The deepening humanitarian crisis threatens to set the country's development ... and more »

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Swap Frees Lebanese Held by Syrian Rebels in Exchange for Turks - New York Times Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:04:37 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Swap Frees Lebanese Held by Syrian Rebels in Exchange for Turks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A flurry of back-room Middle East diplomacy led to an ambitious international prisoner swap on Saturday that freed Lebanese citizens held by Syrian rebels and Turkish pilots kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen. Arab League: Syria Conference Set for Nov. 23-24ABC News Syria negotiation leads to Lebanese abductees freedomChristian Science Monitor 9 Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria freedCTV News Aljazeera.com -Los Angeles Times -RT (blog) all 403 news articles »

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Syria mounting anti-polio campaign in wake of suspected outbreak - CNN Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:15:15 GMT

Washington Post

Syria mounting anti-polio campaign in wake of suspected outbreak CNN (CNN) -- The Syrian government has been mounting a campaign to boost vaccination among children in Syria after at least 20 suspected cases of polio were reported -- from government and opposition sources -- near the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. Though ... UN Confirms an Outbreak of Polio in SyriaNew York Times UPDATE 4-Polio outbreak in Syria threatens whole region, WHO saysReuters World Health Organization confirms polio outbreak in SyriaWashington Post NBCNews.com -The Guardian -CBS News all 272 news articles »