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Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After UN Action - New York Times Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:40:24 GMT

New York Times

Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After UN Action New York Times The diplomatic drive to purge Syria of its chemical weapons accelerated Friday, as the full 15-member United Nations Security Council approved a breakthrough resolution to ensure Syrian compliance, and the organization responsible for carrying out the ... Security Council OKs Syria resolution, warns of consequencesCNN UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical armsReuters UN Security Council votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weaponsFox News The Guardian -Washington Post all 1,261 news articles »

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UN security council agrees wording of resolution on Syria chemical weapons - The Guardian Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:18:02 GMT

The Guardian

UN security council agrees wording of resolution on Syria chemical weapons The Guardian The five permanent members of the UN security council reached an agreement on Thursday over the wording of a "binding and enforceable" resolution to eliminate Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons. British and US officials announced the breakthrough ...

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Most of Syria's toxins can be destroyed more easily than officials initially ... - Washington Post Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:07:48 GMT

Washington Post

Most of Syria's toxins can be destroyed more easily than officials initially ... Washington Post U.S. and Russian officials now believe that the vast majority of Syria's nerve agent stockpile consists of “unweaponized” liquid precursors that could be neutralized relatively quickly, lowering the risk that the toxins could be hidden away by the ...

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UN Deal on Syrian Arms Is Milestone After Years of Inertia - New York Times Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:30:21 GMT

New York Times

UN Deal on Syrian Arms Is Milestone After Years of Inertia New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed on a resolution that will require Syria to give up its chemical weapons, but there will be no automatic penalties if the Syrians fail to comply, officials ...

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Syria 'determined' to destroy chemical arms - Aljazeera.com Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:05:17 GMT

Syria 'determined' to destroy chemical arms Aljazeera.com Meanwhile, talks at the world's chemical watchdog on a draft plan to dismantle Syria's chemical arsenal had stalled, Michael Luhan, spokesman for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) Executive Council, said on Friday.

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Key Syrian Rebel Groups Abandon Exile Leaders - New York Times Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:58:21 GMT

New York Times

Key Syrian Rebel Groups Abandon Exile Leaders New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — As diplomats at the United Nations push for a peace conference to end Syria's civil war, a collection of some of the country's most powerful rebel groups have publicly abandoned the opposition's political leaders, casting their lot ... Syrian Opposition Groups Stop PretendingNew Yorker (blog) Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadershipReuters US Syria plans face setback as key rebels break from coalitionMcClatchy Washington Bureau CBS News -The Independent -BBC News all 125 news articles »

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West Says UN Nears Syria Resolution - New York Times Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:53:10 GMT

West Says UN Nears Syria Resolution New York Times UNITED NATIONS — After months of crippling deadlock, members of the United Nations Security Council have inched closer to the details of a binding resolution on Syria, Western diplomats said Wednesday, though Russia, one of Syria's strongest allies, ...

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UN Investigates New Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria - New York Times Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:38:39 GMT

UN Investigates New Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria New York Times LONDON — As the pace of efforts to scrutinize Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles quickens, United Nations inspectors said on Friday that they were investigating reports that the weapons were used seven times in Syria, including three after an attack ...

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UN probes new alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria - BBC News Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:58:37 GMT

BBC News

UN probes new alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria BBC News UN inspectors are investigating seven alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria - three of which happened after the 21 August Damascus incident that led to threats of US military action. Little is known about the latest three alleged attacks, which the ...

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Syria's Good Soldier - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:49:28 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Syria's Good Soldier Foreign Policy (blog) 4, and the war drums were sounding in Syria. The United States appeared to be on the verge of launching strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Family members of the country's economic and political elite fled to Beirut, looking to avoid ...