<< Back

---

Second Team of Experts on Weapons to Go to Syria - New York Times Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:11:51 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Second Team of Experts on Weapons to Go to Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The organization responsible for ensuring the destruction of Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons said Tuesday that it was sending a second team of experts to the country, as the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and rebels seeking ... Kerry 'very pleased' at Syria compliance over chemical weaponsNBCNews.com (blog) UN chief outlines plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons, but not warCBS News Syria: Chemical weapons team faces many dangers, says UN chief BanCNN International NPR (blog) -Wall Street Journal all 993 news articles »

---

100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria Disarmament - New York Times Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:14:35 GMT

New York Times

100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria Disarmament New York Times One hundred specialists drawn from the United Nations and the organization that polices the global ban on chemical weapons will be sent to Syria over the next eight months to help dismantle and destroy its roughly 1,000-ton arsenal, an extremely ...

---

Rebels Attack Army Base in Northern Syria - ABC News Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:27:04 GMT

National Post

Rebels Attack Army Base in Northern Syria ABC News Rebel fighters dressed in camouflage uniforms carefully loaded mortar rounds, then with a loud boom and a burst of smoke the shells zipped off in the direction of a nearby government army base. "We are coming to get you, shabiha!" a man surrounded by ... Syria War: Army Bombs Rebel-Held Areas In NorthHuffington Post Syria fighting continues amid disarmament programAl Jazeera America In workshops, Syrians make homemade rebel armsFRANCE 24 Washington Free Beacon -San Angelo Standard Times all 38 news articles »

---

Lebanon rebukes Syria for cross-border raid - Aljazeera.com Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:34:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Lebanon rebukes Syria for cross-border raid Aljazeera.com The Arsal area is broadly supportive of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The mountainous area has long been a smuggling haven, with multiple routes into Syria that have been used since the conflict began in March 2011 to transport ... Sleiman denounces Syria attack on ArsalThe Daily Star all 3 news articles »

---

Second group of chemical weapons inspectors is heading to Syria - Los Angeles Times Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:54:03 GMT

Second group of chemical weapons inspectors is heading to Syria Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A second wave of chemical weapons inspectors is heading to war-battered Syria this week as the international effort to disarm President Bashar Assad's poison gas program races to meet its United Nations-ordered deadlines, officials said ...

---

2nd Chemical Weapons Team Heading for Syria - ABC News Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:22:49 GMT

2nd Chemical Weapons Team Heading for Syria ABC News The chief of the global chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday the organization is sending a second team of inspectors to Syria to expand its high-stakes, high-risk mission to rid Syria of its poison gas stockpile. Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the ...

---

Growing Unease Over Turkish Jihadists in Syria - Voice of America Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:52:57 GMT

www.worldbulletin.net

Growing Unease Over Turkish Jihadists in Syria Voice of America Al-Qaida affiliates in Syria such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra are making headway in persuading Turkish Sunnis to cross the border into Syria for jihad, Turkish officials acknowledge. Turkish officials said that ... Turkey says not aiding Qaeda-linked Syria rebelsGlobalPost Turkish Nationals Fighting On All Fronts in SyriaAl-Monitor Turkey never assists al-Qaida-linked rebels in Syria: FMAPA all 17 news articles »

---

Syria's Cultural Heritage Among Threatened Sites - ABC News Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:33:22 GMT

Syria's Cultural Heritage Among Threatened Sites ABC News The cultural heritage of the entire country of Syria and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are among the diverse cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect, overdevelopment or social, political and economic change, a preservation group announced Tuesday. Foundation highlights concern for Syria, Mali heritageFRANCE 24 all 19 news articles »

---

US credits Syria's Assad over chemical weapons destruction - BBC News Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:54:18 GMT

BBC News

US credits Syria's Assad over chemical weapons destruction BBC News Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government deserves credit for so far complying with a chemical weapons deal, the US secretary of state has said. John Kerry was speaking after international monitors began the destruction of Syria's stockpile. The ...

---

Russia and US reach 'common understanding' on eliminating Syria chemical ... - Haaretz Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:04:23 GMT

Haaretz

Russia and US reach 'common understanding' on eliminating Syria chemical ... Haaretz Russia and U.S. reach 'common understanding' on eliminating Syria chemical weapons. Putin says follow meeting with Kerry that he believes experts would be able to accomplish their goal of ridding Syria of its chemical arms within a year. By Reuters ...