Sky News Australia | Amid rare unity, UN Security Council mulls action on Syria aid Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After adopting a hard-fought, Russian-backed resolution to rid Syria of chemical weapons, the U.N. Security Council is now turning its attention to the country's dire humanitarian crisis, putting to the test its fragile ... UN considers cross-border Syria aid |
The Guardian | UN inspectors prepare to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons cache The Guardian A 20-strong international team of engineers, chemists and paramedics leave the Netherlands for Syria on Monday to embark on the most hazardous mission in the history of disarmament: to dismantle one of the world's biggest chemical weapons arsenals, ... Chemical Weapons Inspectors Outline Syria Plan Syria's Bashar Assad vows to comply Syria's Assad says he will abide by UN agreement |
Aljazeera.com | Students reported killed in Syria air attack Aljazeera.com At least 12 people, most of them students, have been killed in an air attack that hit a secondary school in the rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa, opposition activists say. Graphic amateur video said to be filmed on Sunday in Raqqa, in northeastern Syria ... At least 10 students killed in Syrian jet fighter attack, opposition activists say Syria air strike kills 16 in high school Air strike kills 16 in Syria high school |
The Guardian | Syria: the strategy has backfired The Guardian What a curious turn of events: from the very brink of a military intervention in Syria that might have precipitated a wider regional conflagration, we have moved to one of those rare "points of inflection" over Iran which seems fecund with potential ... |
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 ... |
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday that demands the eradication of Syria's chemical weapons but does not threaten automatic punitive action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government if it ... |
RT | Syria govt 'ready to go to Geneva for dialogue, not to hand over power to ... RT The Syrian government is ready for peace talks with the opposition, but the legitimacy of President Assad “isn't up for discussion,” Syrian FM Walid Muallem said. It comes as the Syrian opposition remains undecided on who will represent them at Geneva. Syria will respect UN accord on chemical weapons, says Assad Syria's foreign minister says Assad stays despite UN threats Syria's crisis could end within weeks if halting support to rebels: FM |
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 ... |
Syrian refugees blame Hezbollah, Syria's main allies for their plight Jerusalem Post ON THE TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER – Syrian refugees, who have gone to great lengths to escape President Bashar Assad's bombing campaign, attribute a large part of the violence in their country to the regime's allies. In interviews at refugee camps on the ... |
Syria Chemical Weapons: UN Resolution Passed Sky News A "historic" resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons has been passed unanimously by the United Nations Security Council. All 15 members of the council voted in favour of the resolution, which was widely seen as a compromise between the US and ... |