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Noting 'crucial details' implicating Syria, Kerry pushes for urgent UN action - CNN International Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:46:34 GMT

New York Times

Noting 'crucial details' implicating Syria, Kerry pushes for urgent UN action CNN International (CNN) -- America's top diplomat pressed hard Thursday for international action in Syria in the wake of last month's chemical weapons attack, saying "the U.N. Security Council must be prepared to act next week" given a report he says shows Syria's ... Kerry Presses Security Council to Act on Syrian ArsenalNew York Times Syria crisis: Minister says civil war has reached stalemateBBC News Syria chemical weapons attack: How could accountability be delivered? (+video)Christian Science Monitor Aljazeera.com -Washington Post -Wall Street Journal all 5,077 news articles »

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Russia Calls UN Chemical Report on Syria Biased - New York Times Thu, 19 Sep 2013 06:16:28 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 ...

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Putin sees hope in Syria deal; Kerry says it's vital that UN acts - Reuters Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:17:10 GMT

The Guardian

Putin sees hope in Syria deal; Kerry says it's vital that UN acts Reuters MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he could not be 100 percent certain a U.S.-Russian plan for the destruction of Syrian chemical arms would be carried out successfully, but he saw reason to hope it ... America, Russia and SyriaThe Economist Putin: Syria Chemical Attack Sly Rebel ProvocationABC News Vladimir Putin expresses doubts over Syria's disposal of chemical weaponsThe Guardian Los Angeles Times -Forbes -Aljazeera.com all 405 news articles »

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Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama on Syria - New York Times Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:03:36 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.

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ISIS seizure of Syria's Azaz exposes rebel rifts - BBC News Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:57:09 GMT

BBC News

ISIS seizure of Syria's Azaz exposes rebel rifts BBC News The Free Syrian Army is driven out of a town on the Turkish border. Several of their men are killed, perhaps as many as 100 captured. Inside the town, there are arrests of opposition activists and citizen-journalists. Members of the Sharia court are ... Syrian rebels, Qaeda group clash near Turkish border crossingReuters Al-Qaida Militants Capture Town in Northern SyriaABC News Islamist blitzkrieg in Syria: Jihadists wiping out moderate rebelsRT Sydney Morning Herald -Foreign Policy (blog) -MiamiHerald.com all 133 news articles »

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Syria Civil War 'At Stalemate,' Deputy PM Says - Huffington Post Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:42:30 GMT

Syria Civil War 'At Stalemate,' Deputy PM Says Huffington Post The Syrian government believes the civil war ravaging the country has reached a stalemate and would call for a ceasefire if long-stalled peace talks in Geneva were to take place, the deputy prime minister told Britain's Guardian on Thursday. "Neither ... and more »

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Syria's Assad: Removing chemicals a sensitive operation - USA TODAY Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:39:07 GMT

Syria's Assad: Removing chemicals a sensitive operation USA TODAY Syrian President Bashar Assad wants to cooperate with diplomatic agreements that would compel his country to be rid of chemical weapons within a year, but there are technical issues to consider about such a sensitive operation, he said Wednesday night ...

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France suggests it is ready to give weapons to Syria rebels - Reuters Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:20:01 GMT

France suggests it is ready to give weapons to Syria rebels Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande suggested for the first time on Thursday that Paris could arm Syrian rebels in a "controlled framework," given that they were now caught between the Syrian government on one side and radical ... and more »

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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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Christian villagers cast doubt on Syria jihadist 'threat' - BBC News Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:04:14 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 ...