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Rebels View Coalition Leadership Outside Syria as Detached From the Suffering - New York Times Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:14:12 GMT

Haaretz

Rebels View Coalition Leadership Outside Syria as Detached From the Suffering New York Times ISTANBUL — With empty pockets and clothes smudged with dirt, the Syrian rebel fighter smuggled himself across the border and traveled 18 hours by bus to plead with Syrian opposition leaders meeting in a luxury hotel here to send help back home. Russia says West exploiting Syria deal to threaten forceReuters Syria: Facts & Figures in Arab Uprisings' Most Violent ConflictBloomberg Syria opposition coalition head ready for Geneva peace talksThe Voice of Russia all 13 news articles »

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Kremlin lashes out at US, says it's trying to wreck Syria deal - Los Angeles Times Mon, 23 Sep 2013 02:04:57 GMT

New York Times

Kremlin lashes out at US, says it's trying to wreck Syria deal Los Angeles Times The United States, Britain and France have all said they favor a resolution that would put some kind of pressure on Syria, possibly military action, if it does not comply with the agreement to turn over its chemical weapons. Syria has submitted an ... US 'blackmailing' Russia on Syria, Lavrov saysCNN International Syria Meets First Test of Accord on WeaponsNew York Times Russia says opposes any resolution threatening force against SyriaReuters Stuff.co.nz -Voice of America -Sky News all 1,172 news articles »

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Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say - Washington Post Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:56:57 GMT

Washington Post

Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say Washington Post 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 ... and more »

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US official: Syrian CW list more complete than anticipated - CNN International Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:32:34 GMT

US official: Syrian CW list more complete than anticipated CNN International (CNN) -- U.S. officials were pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the initial declaration that Syria has submitted to the world's chemical weapons watchdog outlining its inventory of the munitions, a senior administration official said Saturday. The ...

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Syria will comply with "90 percent" of US-Russia deal, Kissinger predicts - CBS News Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:34:14 GMT

Politico (blog)

Syria will comply with "90 percent" of US-Russia deal, Kissinger predicts CBS News (CBS News) The potential U.S. deal with Russia to put Syria's chemical weapons stock in international control "could be quite a good outcome," former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Sunday on "Face the Nation." The resulting outcome, he said ... Henry Kissinger predicts Syria will comply with 90 percent of chemical weapons ...Washington Post (blog) Kissinger: 'Good outcome' in Syria possiblePolitico (blog) Kissinger: Putin's Syria Deal Prompted by Radical Islam's Threat to RussiaNewsmax.com National Review Online (blog) all 6 news articles »

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Al Qaeda-Affiliate Chief Killed By Other Rebel Fighters In Syria - Business Insider Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:54:59 GMT

Business Insider

Al Qaeda-Affiliate Chief Killed By Other Rebel Fighters In Syria Business Insider A local leader of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was killed in clashes with other rebels in the Syrian province of Idlib on Sunday, a monitoring group said. Abu Abdullah al-Libi, a local chief of the group, was killed ... Commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria has been killedAl-Arabiya Al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel groups clash in Syria: NGOArab News Malaise Over SyriaThe Real News Network (blog) Focus News all 15 news articles »

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Syria 'submits chemical weapons data' to Hague watchdog - BBC News Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:21:23 GMT

BBC News

Syria 'submits chemical weapons data' to Hague watchdog BBC News The Syrian government has started handing over details of its chemical weapons to the international community's chemical weapons watchdog in the Hague. A spokesman for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said it had received an ...

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Russian offers troops to help remove Syria chemical arms - BBC News Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:22:19 GMT

Russian offers troops to help remove Syria chemical arms BBC News Russia can send its military personnel to help in the proposed operation to eliminate Syria's chemical arms, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. Mr Lavrov told Russian TV that military observers could help Syria destroy its stockpiles under a US ...

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Syria submits chemical arms data to watchdog - Aljazeera.com Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:20:31 GMT

Syria submits chemical arms data to watchdog Aljazeera.com Syria has disclosed the information on its chemical weapons programme that was expected under an agreed Saturday deadline, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said. "The Technical Secretariat is currently reviewing the ...

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Gas missiles 'were not sold to Syria' - The Independent Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:23:32 GMT

The Independent

Gas missiles 'were not sold to Syria' The Independent While the Assad regime in Damascus has denied responsibility for the sarin gas missiles that killed around 1,400 Syrians in the suburb of Ghouta on 21 August, information is now circulating in the city that Russia's new "evidence" about the attack ... and more »