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Russia Calls UN Chemical Report on Syria Biased - New York Times Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:16:06 GMT

New York Times

Russia Calls UN Chemical Report on Syria Biased New York Times MOSCOW — Russia sharply criticized the new United Nations report on Syria's chemical arms use on Wednesday as biased and incomplete, hardening the Kremlin's defense of the Syrian government even while pressing ahead with a plan to disarm its ... Russia says UN report on Syria attack biasedReuters Syria's al-Assad says he welcomes return of UN inspectorsCNN International Syria will give its chemical weapons away, Bashar al-Assad tells Fox NewsThe Guardian NPR (blog) -BBC News -Washington Post all 4,381 news articles »

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Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama on Syria - New York Times Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:11:23 GMT

Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama on Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama's first two defense secretaries publicly questioned the administration's handling of the Syrian crisis on Tuesday night and expressed skepticism about whether Russia can broker a deal to remove Syria's chemical weapons. Former defense secretaries criticize Obama over SyriaFox News Former US defense secretaries disagree with Obama's Syria movesUPI.com Meet Obama's Newest Syria Critics: His Secretaries of DefenseMediaite Wall Street Journal (blog) -Huffington Post -Reason (blog) all 25 news articles »

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Security Council Returns to Role in Syria Conflict - New York Times Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:23:38 GMT

New York Times

Security Council Returns to Role in Syria Conflict New York Times Thrust back into a central role in resolving the Syrian conflict, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday to negotiate a draft resolution that would hold Syria to its pledge of identifying all chemical weapons ...

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Russia Today Airs Dubious Video Of Syria Chemical Attack Claiming To Show ... - Huffington Post Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:35:26 GMT

The Star Online

Russia Today Airs Dubious Video Of Syria Chemical Attack Claiming To Show ... Huffington Post A Russian news outlet has aired a series of videos purporting to show Syrian rebels using sarin gas in the Aug. 21 chemical attack. Problem is, nobody can seem to verify their legitimacy. The footage was posted online on Monday by Brown Moses, a ... Battles rage in Syria ahead of talks at the United NationsReuters all 50 news articles »

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Syria crisis: deadly bomb blast hits Turkish border crossing - The Guardian Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:38:50 GMT

The Guardian

Syria crisis: deadly bomb blast hits Turkish border crossing The Guardian A car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 20, the Turkish news agency Dogan said. The explosion occurred at a roadblock manned by hardline ... Turkey Says It Shot Down Syrian Military Helicopter Flying in Its AirspaceNew York Times Syria says downed helicopter was in Turkish airspace but 'not on combat mission'euronews Amid Explosions and Clashes, Volatile Turkey-Syria Border Gets More DangerousTIME Washington Post -Aljazeera.com -The Hindu all 216 news articles »

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Rebel-on-Rebel Violence Seizes Syria - Wall Street Journal Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:18:02 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Rebel-on-Rebel Violence Seizes Syria Wall Street Journal In recent months, ISIS has become a magnet for foreign jihadists who view the war in Syria not primarily as a means to overthrow the Assad regime but rather as a historic battleground for a larger Sunni holy war. According to centuries-old Islamic ... Syrian border town overrun by al-Qaeda groupAljazeera.com Syria crisis: Rebels turn on each other in border city of AzazThe Independent Syria's New EnemyThe Times (subscription) all 21 news articles »

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Yes, We've Been Talking a Lot More About Twerking Than Syria on Twitter - Wired Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:08:33 GMT

Yes, We've Been Talking a Lot More About Twerking Than Syria on Twitter Wired It's a good question. And the answer is pretty simple. It was an attempt to get you to click on CNN.com so that we could drive up our web traffic, which in turn would allow us to increase our advertising revenue. There was nothing, and I mean nothing ... and more »

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US and Allies Push for Strong UN Measure on Syria's Arms - New York Times Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:21:34 GMT

US and Allies Push for Strong UN Measure on Syria's Arms New York Times PARIS — Secretary of State John Kerry and the foreign ministers of France and Britain said on Monday that they would not tolerate delays in dismantling Syria's chemical weapons and would press ahead with a strong resolution in the United Nations ...

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Christian villagers cast doubt on Syria jihadist 'threat' - BBC News Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:34:25 GMT

BBC News

Christian villagers cast doubt on Syria jihadist 'threat' BBC News The rebel attack earlier this month on the Syrian village of Maaloula heightened worries that the conflict there is becoming increasingly sectarian, with some members of the historic Christian community there fleeing and saying churches had been ...

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Syria's civil war far from over despite US-Russia deal - BBC News Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:12:35 GMT

BBC News

Syria's civil war far from over despite US-Russia deal BBC News The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has spent the past three weeks in Damascus. Here, he gives his impressions of watching Syria go from facing US military action to agreeing with the international community to hand over its chemical weapons.