Washington Post | Inspectors from obscure agency ready to destroy Syrian chemical weapons Washington Post THE HAGUE — The phone calls have been overwhelming and the late nights unusual at a quiet organization charged with an unprecedented task: disarming Syria of its chemical weapons in the middle of a civil war. The Organization for the Prohibition of ... UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms Security Council OKs Syria resolution, warns of consequences Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After UN Action |
Aljazeera.com | Syrian rebels capture border post near Jordan Aljazeera.com Syrian rebels, including members of an al-Qaeda-linked group, have captured a military post on the border with Jordan after four days of fighting, according to an activist group. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 26 government ... |
Press TV | Syrian rebels face growing threat from foreign jihadists Fox News JARABULUS, Syria – The man's face was badly mangled and he was unconscious when fellow Syrian rebels brought him on a gurney from the outskirts of this small village across the border to the neighboring Turkish town Karkamis. His name and prognosis ... Terror fears over Syria split Qaeda tells Syria schoolgirls to wear Islamic clothes: NGO Syria FSA militants declare war on al-Qaeda linked ISIL |
Washington Post | UN Security Council unanimously passes Syria chemical weapons resolution Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously late Friday to approve an ambitious plan requiring Syria to surrender its chemical weapons for destruction, the first major diplomatic milestone reached more than two years after the start ... |
UN Investigates More 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 ... |
Aljazeera.com | UN unanimously adopts Syria arms resolution Aljazeera.com The vote late on Friday was the first resolution passed on the Syrian conflict since it began in March 2011, after Russia and China had previously vetoed three Western-backed resolutions pressuring President Bashar Assad's regime to end the violence. |
Syria Vows to Abide by UN Resolution ABC News Syria will cooperate fully with U.N. inspectors charged with securing and destroying the country's chemical weapons stockpile, the nation's prime minister said Saturday. The comments from Wael al-Halqi came a day after the United Nations Security ... |
Chemical weapons watchdog to begin Syria inspections next week Reuters AMSTERDAM | Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:11am EDT. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog will begin inspecting Syria's stockpile of toxic munitions by Tuesday, according to an agreement passed in The Hague on Friday. |
Wall Street Journal | Syria's War Viewed Almost in Real Time Wall Street Journal Videos have poured in from all sides of the war in Syria, part of a social-media struggle to document events and ultimately to influence them. According to Hassan, a young Syrian documentary filmmaker who moved last month to the U.S. to join family and ... |
Boston Globe | Syria's FM: No Transition Plan Without Assad ABC News Syria's government will not accept any transition peace plan that excludes President Bashar Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday. He spoke on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, ... Syria official says peace plan must include Assad Syria's foreign minister says Assad stays despite UN threats Syria's crisis could end within weeks if halting support to rebels: FM |