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UN confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria - CNN Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:39:33 GMT

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UN confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria CNN (CNN) -- In a much-anticipated report, the United Nations has concluded that chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict. Experts investigated seven instances of alleged use and found that chemical weapons were either used, or likely used, ... US halts 'non-lethal assistance' into northern Syria after Islamic Front ...NBCNews.com (blog) US and UK suspend non-lethal aid into SyriaAljazeera.com Top Western-backed rebel commander denies reports of fleeing SyriaRT New York Times -Fox News -Reuters all 527 news articles »

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UN confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria - Reuters Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:32:05 GMT

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UN confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published ... UN Inspectors Confirm Syria Chemical AttackABC News Syria chemical arms 'probably used' in five cases, UN findsBBC News UN inspectors confirm chemical attacks in SyriaCBS News Sky News -Aljazeera.com all 191 news articles »

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Snow sweeps across war-torn Syria - BBC News Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:29:20 GMT

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Snow sweeps across war-torn Syria BBC News Wintery storms have swept across Syria forcing roads and schools to close and blanketing refugee camps with snow. Amateur videos uploaded to YouTube show many parts of the war-torn country are now deserted, as people take cover from the cold.

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EU failing Syria refugees, says Amnesty International report - BBC News Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:26:16 GMT

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EU failing Syria refugees, says Amnesty International report BBC News European leaders should be ashamed by the paltry numbers of refugees from Syria they are prepared to resettle, human rights group Amnesty says. Only 10 member states have offered to take in refugees and even then only 12,000, it complains. The UK and ... Syria: Thousands More Refugees Need EU HelpSky News Winter storm lashes Syria refugees in LebanonAljazeera.com Rare snowstorm near Syria-Lebanon border brings havoc, disrupts aid (PHOTOS)RT The Independent (blog) -USA TODAY -The Daily Star all 292 news articles »

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Media urge Syrian rebels to stop journalist kidnappings - BBC News Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:40:21 GMT

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Media urge Syrian rebels to stop journalist kidnappings BBC News Major international news organisations have urged armed Syrian rebel groups to stop kidnapping journalists, and to free those who are currently held. The 13 organisations, including the BBC, have signed a letter to the rebels warning that the ... Syria urged to halt abductionsIrish Independent News Outlets Urge Syria Rebels to Halt AbductionsABC News all 66 news articles »

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U.S. to Reevaluate Contribution to Syria After Withdrawing Aid - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:27:32 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

U.S. to Reevaluate Contribution to Syria After Withdrawing Aid U.S. News & World Report The U.S announced Thursday it would cease military aid to Syrian rebels as the conflict becomes increasingly "complicated and dangerous," according to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The U.S. took a step back in its support of the Syrian opposition ... Obama's Syria policy is pretty much dead and there are few good optionsChristian Science Monitor With Islamists now in firm control of Syria rebellion, civil war might last yearsSacramento Bee Islamic Front in Syria deals another blow to rebel allianceCNN (blog) Monterey County Herald -National Review Online (blog) all 182 news articles »

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Lebanon's Tripoli microcosm for Syria conflict - Al-Monitor Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:16:23 GMT

Lebanon's Tripoli microcosm for Syria conflict Al-Monitor Tripoli, the so-called capital of northern Lebanon, is regarded as the flash point that clearly shows the extent of the Syrian crisis' impact on its smaller neighbor. Since the outbreak of the events in Syria, the security situation has worsened in ... and more »

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Islamist Wave Is Driving Out Syria's Revolutionaries - Huffington Post Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:52:14 GMT

Islamist Wave Is Driving Out Syria's Revolutionaries Huffington Post A popular and well-known opposition activist and citizen journalist, al-Abdo once had free rein over the liberated countryside he called home, in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. "When the liberation happened, it was like a release -- we felt we ...

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'She Was My Mandela' — Famous Syrian Activist Gets Abducted - TIME Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:51:30 GMT

'She Was My Mandela' — Famous Syrian Activist Gets Abducted TIME For more than a decade Razan Zaitouneh, Syria's celebrated 36-year-old human-rights lawyer and activist stood her ground against the depredations of President Bashar Assad's regime. But her strength was no match for the masked men who abducted her, ...

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Iran, Saudi Arabia to attend Syria peace conference – diplomats - RT Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:29:08 GMT

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Iran, Saudi Arabia to attend Syria peace conference – diplomats RT The UN-backed Syria peace conference, a follow up to a July 2012 action group meeting, is determined to bring together the opposing sides in the Syrian Civil war to map out a peaceful political transition in the nearly three-year conflict which has ... Film taking aim at Saudi monarchy opens in SyriaMiamiHerald.com Iran, Saudi among 30 countries invited to Syria talksHurriyet Daily News Obama's Syria Strategy at a CrossroadsConsortium News all 56 news articles »