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US, Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal - Washington Post Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:35:42 GMT

New York Times

US, Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal
Washington Post
GENEVA — The United States and Russia agreed Saturday on a plan to bring Syrian chemical weapons under international control, a rare diplomatic victory in a brutal civil war that appears to head off a punitive U.S. military strike on Syria in the near ...
US and Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria's Chemical ArmsNew York Times
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US, Russia agree framework on Syria chemical weapons - CNN Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:13:36 GMT

US, Russia agree framework on Syria chemical weapons
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(CNN) -- Russia and the United States announced Saturday that they have reached a groundbreaking deal on a framework to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. The announcement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...


Syria chemical weapons deal negotiated by US, Russia could swing momentum ... - Washington Post Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:17:23 GMT

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Syria chemical weapons deal negotiated by US, Russia could swing momentum ...
Washington Post
GENEVA — A diplomatic breakthrough Saturday on securing and destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpile averted the threat of U.S. military action for the moment and could swing momentum toward ending a horrific civil war. Marathon negotiations ...
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United Nations' Syria chemical weapons report "overwhelming," Secretary ... - CBS News Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:35:49 GMT

United Nations' Syria chemical weapons report "overwhelming," Secretary ...
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The secretary-general's candor shifts the balance because the U.N. has not accused Assad of war crimes during Syria's two-and-a-half-year-long civil war and the recent U.N. inspectors' mandate was to only establish if chemical weapons were used in last ...


Syria given week to declare chemical weapons - Aljazeera.com Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:51:25 GMT

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Syria given week to declare chemical weapons
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Syria has a week to declare its chemical weapons and must allow international inspections, the US Secretary of State John Kerry has said after talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The demands are part of a six-point plan aimed at eliminating ...


Covering Syria a feat full of risk for reporters - USA TODAY Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:19:55 GMT

Covering Syria a feat full of risk for reporters
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Syria has barred most international journalists since the onset in 2011 of the rebel uprising unleashed by the Arab Spring. Journalists without visas have since tried — with limited success — to enter the war-torn country despite the constantly ...

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US, Russia agree on Syria weapons, Obama says force still option - Reuters Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:28:42 GMT

US, Russia agree on Syria weapons, Obama says force still option
Reuters
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal on Saturday that by removing President Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal may avert U.S. military action against him. After three days of ...


Syria crisis: US and Russia agree chemical weapons deal - The Guardian Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:44:51 GMT

The Guardian

Syria crisis: US and Russia agree chemical weapons deal
The Guardian
The United States and Russia have agreed that Syrian chemical weapons will be placed under international control and destroyed in a process that will begin with a week. International inspectors from the Organisation of the Prevention of Chemical ...


US-Russia Talks on Syria's Arms Make Progress - New York Times Sat, 14 Sep 2013 03:15:55 GMT

New York Times

US-Russia Talks on Syria's Arms Make Progress
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama will not insist on a United Nations Security Council resolution threatening Syria with military action, senior administration officials said Friday, as American and Russian negotiators meeting in Geneva moved closer to an ...


In Syria, Israel finds a 'blessed war'€™ - Al Jazeera America Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:03:26 GMT

Al Jazeera America

In Syria, Israel finds a 'blessed war'€™
Al Jazeera America
The civil war in Syria has turned major population centers from Homs to Aleppo into rubble, degrading the Assad regime's military capacity. Its Lebanese client, Hezbollah, has suffered thousands of casualties in a counterinsurgency campaign across the ...
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