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West Faces Challenge in Moving Syrian Chemical Arms Through Battlefields - New York Times Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:23:26 GMT

New York Times

West Faces Challenge in Moving Syrian Chemical Arms Through Battlefields
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A plan announced over the weekend for getting the bulk of Syria's chemical weapons out of the country in coming weeks has raised major concerns in Washington, because it involves transporting the weapons over roads that are ...

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Syria fighting in Qalamoun triggers new exodus of refugees to Lebanon - Washington Post Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:54:23 GMT

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Syria fighting in Qalamoun triggers new exodus of refugees to Lebanon
Washington Post
A thousand families sought shelter between Friday and Sunday in the eastern Lebanese town of Arsal after government forces attacked their villages in Syria, according to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. epa03942587 A visitor walks ...
Syria government site in Damascus hit by huge bombBBC News
Fierce Syria clashes spark exodus to LebanonAljazeera.com
Thousands of Syrian Refugees Flood Into LebanonABC News
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Huge blast rocks Syria government building - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:13:43 GMT

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Huge blast rocks Syria government building
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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion on Sunday night took place in the suburb of Harasta, northeast of the capital. "Three generals and a brigadier-general were among 31 troops killed in a bomb attack that caused a ...


OPCW approves road map for Syria chemical weapons destruction - CNN International Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:15:35 GMT

OPCW approves road map for Syria chemical weapons destruction
CNN International
The U.N. Security Council resolution that authorized the mission set a deadline of mid-2014 for Syria to destroy its chemical weapons or face consequences. The OPCW's executive council met Friday at its headquarters in The Hague to finalize a detailed ...


Syrian Government's Forces Gain, but a Siege War Goes On - New York Times Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:57:07 GMT

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Syrian Government's Forces Gain, but a Siege War Goes On
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces have recently ousted rebels from a string of suburbs outside Damascus, threatening their yearlong control of territory south of the capital city, cutting supply lines and surrounding strongholds that one ...
Syrian rebel 'beheaded in case of mistaken identity'BBC News
Assad gains ground in Syrian civil warMail & Guardian Online
Assad's forces advance in northern Syria towards AleppoReuters
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Chemical arms watchdog adopts Syria stockpile plan - BBC News Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:31:24 GMT

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Chemical arms watchdog adopts Syria stockpile plan
BBC News
The global chemical weapons watchdog says it has now adopted a detailed plan for the destruction of Syria's stockpile by mid-2014. Friday had been the deadline for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to agree a final ...
Destroying Syria's chemical weapons: Will Albania say yes to toxic waste facility?NBCNews.com (blog)
Albania Won't Aid in Destruction of Syria's Chemical ArmsNew York Times
Albanians widely support refusal to dismantle Syria chemical weaponsWashington Post
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Polio in Syria: putting children above politics - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:35:49 GMT

Polio in Syria: putting children above politics
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The conflict has also had a devastating impact on Syria's health infrastructure: Across the country, it has been near impossible to deliver even the most basic of health services, with tragic results. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARC) is the ...
Pakistan polio outbreak in Syria a blow to global efforts to wipe out diseaseThe National

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Turkey confronts policy missteps on Syria with rise of al-Qaeda across the border - Washington Post Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:31:01 GMT

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Turkey confronts policy missteps on Syria with rise of al-Qaeda across the border
Washington Post
For more than a year, Turkey turned a blind eye as thousands of foreign volunteers from across the Muslim world streamed through the country en route to fight alongside Syria's rebels, perhaps calculating that the fighters would help accelerate ...
Turkey confronts policy missteps over SyriaThe Japan Times
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Beheading in Syria Is Called a Mistake - New York Times Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:57:18 GMT

Beheading in Syria Is Called a Mistake
New York Times
Jihadists from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a rebel group linked to Al Qaeda, discovered a man named Mohamed Fares Marroush in a hospital after a battle this week near Aleppo, in northern Syria. He was badly wounded and under anesthesia, ...


Overcrowded camps and anti-immigration protests were not what fleeing Syrians ... - TIME Sun, 17 Nov 2013 11:07:03 GMT

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Overcrowded camps and anti-immigration protests were not what fleeing Syrians ...
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Khaled stayed in Syria until the last possible moment. He had an important job to do, working with a clandestine network delivering aid to devastated Damascus neighborhoods. One by one, other members of the network had disappeared. Some were killed ...
Rich refugees pay thousands to flee war torn Syria in luxuryNational Post
Turkey and Syrian Refugees: The Limits of HospitalityBrookings Institution
EU states must not bar Syria refugees: UNHCRPress TV
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