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UN confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria - CNN Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:42:58 GMT

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UN confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria
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(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 and UK suspend non-lethal aid into SyriaAljazeera.com
US halts 'non-lethal assistance' into northern Syria after Islamic Front ...NBCNews.com (blog)
Top Syrian rebel commander denies reports of fleeingHaaretz
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Syria crisis: French 'pessimism' over Geneva II talks - BBC News Sat, 14 Dec 2013 23:23:37 GMT

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Syria crisis: French 'pessimism' over Geneva II talks
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said he has little hope for planned peace talks over the Syrian conflict. Mr Fabius said France was working on making the talks scheduled for next month in Switzerland a success, but that there was "a great ...
France says "pessimistic" on Syria, has doubts about peace talksReuters
Syria's moderate opposition in 'serious difficulty'Yahoo News
Qatar resets its Syria policyAl-Monitor
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A war-damaged Roman-era mosaic: priceless Syrian archaeological and ... - RTE.ie Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:00:34 GMT

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A war-damaged Roman-era mosaic: priceless Syrian archaeological and ...
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The head of UNESCO has expressed alarm about widespread illegal archaeological excavations across war-ravaged Syria. The UN's cultural, education and science arm has warned auction houses museums and collections about the problem. More than ...
UNESCO sounds alarm about illicit Syria archeology digsReuters
UNESCO sounds alarm about illicit Syria archaeology digsHaaretz

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Syria: chemical weapons probably used in four more places, UN inspectors find - The Guardian Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:10:43 GMT

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Syria: chemical weapons probably used in four more places, UN inspectors find
The Guardian
Chemical weapons were probably used in four locations in Syria this year in addition to the confirmed attack near Damascus in August, United Nations inspectors said on Thursday. The report by UN chemical weapons experts, led by Swedish professor Ake ...
UN Chief Deplores Use of Chemical Weapons in SyriaABC News
UN confirms chemical weapons were used in Syria, repeatedlyNBCNews.com (blog)
UN confirms multiple Syria chemical attacksAljazeera.com
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Syria crisis: Time to rethink a future with Assad? - BBC News Sat, 14 Dec 2013 23:03:39 GMT

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Syria crisis: Time to rethink a future with Assad?
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Three months ago, the US was on the point of carrying out bombing raids on Syria. Washington's rhetoric about the Syrian president was increasingly harsh. Secretary of State John Kerry said that by using chemical weapons against his own population, ...
Syria: al-Qaida-linked rebels kidnap 120 Kurds, monitoring group saysThe Guardian
Russia voices concern over arms capture in SyriaPress TV
Syria conflict: collapse of authority during civil war to blame for Al-Qaeda ...Panorama.am
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Growing strength of Syria's Islamist groups undermines hopes of ousting Assad - The Guardian Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:38:14 GMT

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Growing strength of Syria's Islamist groups undermines hopes of ousting Assad
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The Bab al-Hawa crossing post sits under a low ridge on the Syrian-Turkish border, not far from the Turkish town of Reyhanli. There is a concrete canopy and a handful of buildings. It is important because of what lies not far away in the village of ...
Syria conflict: 'Islamist rebels' kill Adra civiliansBBC News
Moonwalking in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Britain's policy on Syria has just been sunk, and nobody noticedThe Independent
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Syria's child refugees face death and disease in winter storms, aid agencies warn - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:16:36 GMT

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Syria's child refugees face death and disease in winter storms, aid agencies warn
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Bringing high winds, blizzards and freezing temperatures, the Alexa storm, the worst to hit the Middle East in decades, has been devastating for millions of Syrians displaced from the ongoing civil war who are now living in tents and makeshift shelters.
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Syria refugees' plight worsened as harsh winter storm lashes over-packed campsCBS News
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Syria Latest Magnet for Jihadist Suicide Bombers - ABC News Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:37:53 GMT

Syria Latest Magnet for Jihadist Suicide Bombers
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With Syria now the latest conflict zone where suicide attacks have become a key tactic, AP reporters interviewed the families of Abdullah and another foreign suicide bomber in Syria, 22-year-old Mohammed Zaaneen from the Gaza Strip who died in ...

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Gaza fighters head to Syria as refugees flow in - BBC News Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:27:36 GMT

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Gaza fighters head to Syria as refugees flow in
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They joined rebel forces in Syria's civil war. Earlier this year, Fahd al-Habash from Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp recorded a message asking his family not to mourn him if he died. "If you hear that I have been killed and left this world, rejoice for me ...

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For Syrian Refugees Short of Food and Clean Water, Snow Is an Added Challenge - New York Times Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:00:23 GMT

For Syrian Refugees Short of Food and Clean Water, Snow Is an Added Challenge
New York Times
The stormy cold has descended over much of the Middle East. While snow is common in Lebanon and parts of Syria, some Cairenes saw snow for the first time in their lives and Jerusalem this week recorded the heaviest December snowfall since the 1950s.