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A Nun Lends a Voice of Skepticism on the Use of Poison Gas by Syria - New York Times Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:21:15 GMT

New York Times

A Nun Lends a Voice of Skepticism on the Use of Poison Gas by Syria
New York Times
ADONIS, Lebanon — When Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, wanted to bolster his argument that rebels had carried out the poison gas attacks near Damascus on Aug. 21, he pointed to the work of a 61-year-old Lebanese-born nun who had ...

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Syria Meets First Test of Accord on Weapons - New York Times Sat, 21 Sep 2013 06:29:02 GMT

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Syria Meets First Test of Accord on Weapons
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A senior Obama administration official said Friday that the United States was encouraged by the initial inventory that the Syrian government had submitted of its chemical weapons arsenal.
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Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say - Washington Post Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:52:07 GMT

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Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The stream of U.S. weapons heading to moderate rebel groups in Syria is being offset by a fresh torrent of cash for Islamist extremists, much of it from small networks of Arab donors who see the Syrian conflict as a step toward a ...

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Syria submits chemical weapons inventory to international watchdog - The Guardian Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:21:16 GMT

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Syria submits chemical weapons inventory to international watchdog
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Syria has submitted an inventory of its chemical weapons to an international watchdog body in The Hague, but the submission was incomplete and Damascus is expected to provide further details in the coming days. The Syrian declaration, marking its first ...


Syrian Christians may get pulled into war - USA TODAY Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:57:47 GMT

Syrian Christians may get pulled into war
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The town has managed to stay out of the Syrian conflict between Sunni Muslim rebels and the regime of dictator Bashar Assad, as have most of Syria's 2 million Christians. But worsening violence has forced the community into a corner: Continuous clashes ...


The heroes inside Syria - Washington Post Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:11:44 GMT

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The heroes inside Syria
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These principles may not have always been put into best practices by our elected officials — a sentiment that, if I lived in Syria or Russia, I could be imprisoned for expressing. But the American people have been, and should continue to be, a force ...


Syria: Christiane Amanpour on US military intervention - BBC News Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:26:16 GMT

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Syria: Christiane Amanpour on US military intervention
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Western powers did not want to intervene in Syria's civil war for more than two years, but the use of chemical weapons brought President Obama "kicking and screaming into doing something", said Christiane Amanpour. The London-based broadcaster for ...


Quick Turn of Fortunes as Diplomatic Options Open Up With Syria and Iran - New York Times Sat, 21 Sep 2013 02:10:56 GMT

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Quick Turn of Fortunes as Diplomatic Options Open Up With Syria and Iran
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WASHINGTON — Only two weeks after Washington and the nation were debating a unilateral military strike on Syria that was also intended as a forceful warning to Iran about its nuclear program, President Obama finds himself at the opening stages of two ...
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Syria: Bashar al-Assad's forces kill at least 15 in Sunni Muslim village - The Guardian Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:21:16 GMT

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Syria: Bashar al-Assad's forces kill at least 15 in Sunni Muslim village
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The British-based group, which monitors violence in Syria through a network of activists and medical and security sources, said the killings followed attacks by rebels on military checkpoints in the area over the previous two days. It said 26 people ...
Syria troops, militia kill 15 in Sunni village: NGOYahoo News

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Syria chemical weapons data received by OPCW - BBC News Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:59:16 GMT

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Syria chemical weapons data received by OPCW
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The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has received "the expected" account by Syria of its chemical arms programme. The announcement by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) comes before a deadline set for ...