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In message to Pope, Syrian President says he's ready for peace talks - CNN Sun, 29 Dec 2013 03:26:15 GMT

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In message to Pope, Syrian President says he's ready for peace talks
CNN
(CNN) -- In a message to Pope Francis, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to participate in next month's peace talks but noted outside countries must stop supporting what he called terrorist groups in the country's civil war ...
Syria's Assad sends private message to Pope Francis, Vatican saysNBCNews.com (blog)
Syria's Assad sends private message to Pope FrancisJerusalem Post
Syria's Assad sends message to PopeSky News Australia
Irish Independent
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New Study Refines View of Sarin Attack in Syria - New York Times Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:12:15 GMT

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New Study Refines View of Sarin Attack in Syria
New York Times
A new analysis of rockets linked to the nerve-agent attack on Damascus, Syria, in August has concluded that the rockets were most likely fired by multiple launchers and had a range of about three kilometers, according to the two authors of the analysis.
A chemical weapons attack kills 1400 in SyriaThe Guardian

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Syria conflict: Strike on Aleppo market 'kills 21' - BBC News Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:29:44 GMT

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Syria conflict: Strike on Aleppo market 'kills 21'
BBC News
A Syrian government airstrike on a crowded market in the northern city of Aleppo has killed at least 21 people, activists say. Videos uploaded by activists showed extensive damage to the market and corpses being pulled from cars. Many more were ...
Syria: barrel bomb dropped on Aleppo market kills at least 25The Guardian
Syria government accused of deadly barrel bomb airstrike on Aleppo marketeuronews
Syria 'barrel bombs' leave dozens dead in Aleppo airstrikesDeutsche Welle
Sky News -RYOT -The Voice of Russia
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Removal of chemical weapons from Syria will miss deadline: watchdog - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 29 Dec 2013 01:28:15 GMT

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Removal of chemical weapons from Syria will miss deadline: watchdog
NBCNews.com (blog)
As more reports of savage attacks surface amid Syria's civil war, UN weapons inspectors, in a statement to NBC NEWS, say the "transportation of the most critical chemical material before December 31 is unlikely." NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
Syria urged to step up efforts to ship chemical weaponsBBC News
Syria unlikely to meet chemical arms deadlineAljazeera.com
Chemical Weapons Won't Be Out of Syria by Dec. 31, UN and OPCW SayABC News (blog)
FRANCE 24 -ABC Online -Washington Post
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Syria: A failure for humanity - Aljazeera.com Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:53:39 GMT

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Syria: A failure for humanity
Aljazeera.com
Last month, an armed Tunisian man stormed into a makeshift hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. He pulled a wounded man in agony from the operation table to the street and chopped his head off without any hesitation. Kids playing in the ...
As time goes by: Turkey's role in Syria's unfolding crisisRT (blog)
What to Do Next About SyriaHuffington Post
New report exposes digital front of Syria's civil warAl Jazeera America (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk -thejournal.ie -Deutsche Welle
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Beirut blast kills prominent critic of Syria - Dallas Morning News Sat, 28 Dec 2013 04:58:51 GMT

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Beirut blast kills prominent critic of Syria
Dallas Morning News
The allegations were electric in a country that is deeply divided over Syria, with Hariri's Future bloc, the main Sunni party, backing the opponents of President Bashar Assad, and Hezbollah, the Shiite militia and Lebanon's most powerful political ...
Bomb in Beirut Kills Politician, a Critic of Syria and HezbollahNew York Times
How the conflict in Syria is spreading division and violence in LebanonPBS NewsHour
Anti-Syria politician Mohamad Chatah among dead in Beirut car bombingNEWS.com.au
Al-Arabiya -Christian Science Monitor -Voice of America
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Preparations to remove Syria's chemical weapons - BBC News Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:17:53 GMT

Preparations to remove Syria's chemical weapons
BBC News
Representatives from Russia, the United States, Syria and the UN have met in Moscow to work out how to safely remove Syria's chemical weapons. The BBC's Anna Holligan has been given exclusive access to a Norwegian ship which is transporting the first ...

Cameron, Clegg and Miliband unite for Syria appeal - BBC News Sat, 28 Dec 2013 08:20:50 GMT

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Cameron, Clegg and Miliband unite for Syria appeal
BBC News
The leaders of Britain's three main political parties have issued a joint statement urging more support for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war. David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg said four million children were caught up in the civil conflict ...
British political leaders unite in plea to help SyriansTelegraph.co.uk
Syria: David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg unite to appeal for end to ...Mirror.co.uk
Political leaders urge nations to donate more to SyriaITV News
MSN UK -Herald Scotland
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US aid to Syrian refugees generally stops at the border - Washington Post Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:01:12 GMT

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US aid to Syrian refugees generally stops at the border
Washington Post
Only a tiny number of the more than 2 million refugees fleeing Syria's civil war can meet the requirements to be resettled in the United States, frustrating international relief officials who say the numbers needing help could nearly double in the ...
The Middle East Media Research Institute: The Tragedy Of Syria's Child RefugeesCrossmap
'No room at the inn': Britain condemned for turning its back on Syria's refugeesThe Independent
In numbers: Britain's contribution to Syria aidITV News

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town flies national flag for food - Aljazeera.com Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:53:39 GMT

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town flies national flag for food
Aljazeera.com
The Syrian national flag of red, black and white stripes with two green stars could be seen flying over a water tanker, according to a Lebanon-based news channel. That flag is often associated with the ruling Baath party and many opposition fighters ...