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 Arms US, Russia agree to framework on Syria chemical weapons Syria's chemical stockpile easy to find, hard to get to |
US, Russia agree framework on Syria chemical weapons CNN (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 ... |
Washington Post | 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 ... Syria's chemical weapons Elite Syrian Unit Scatters Chemical Arms Stockpile US and Russia revive hopes for wider Syria peace process |
United Nations' Syria chemical weapons report "overwhelming," Secretary ... CBS News 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 ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria given week to declare chemical weapons Aljazeera.com 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 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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... Israel awaits Kerry arrival as US, Russia strike deal on Syria War in Syria: The stakes for Lebanon Kerry to brief Israel's wary leaders Sunday on Syria deal |