<< Back


Syria backs Russian proposal for regime to hand over chemical weapons - Los Angeles Times Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:51:21 GMT

New York Times

Syria backs Russian proposal for regime to hand over chemical weapons
Los Angeles Times
“We, for the sake of protecting our people and children and country and due to our trust in the Russian efforts, will cooperate fully with Russia in this regard so as to take away the excuses of this aggression,” Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem ...
How Kerry's off-hand remark put a deal on Syria in playChicago Tribune
Russia proposes Syria put weapons under international control in attempt to ...NBCNews.com (blog)
Obama says Russian Syria proposal could be a breakthroughUSA TODAY
New York Times -Al Jazeera America -Washington Post
all 4,702 news articles »

Syria Islamist rebels take control of historic Christian town of Maaloula - CNN Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:18:42 GMT

euronews

Syria Islamist rebels take control of historic Christian town of Maaloula
CNN
(CNN) -- An al Qaeda-linked rebel group has wrested control of the historic Christian town of Maaloula from regime forces, opposition groups said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the hardline Islamist rebels of the al-Nusra Front ...
America's Christians mobilize against Syria strike ahead of Hill votesNBCNews.com
Syria: al Qaeda linked fighters take strategic town of Maaloulaeuronews
Al Qaida fighters among rebels who seize Christian village in SyriaMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Bloomberg -ChristianityToday.com -SBS
all 181 news articles »

Syria Welcomes Russian Proposal To Put Chemical Weapons Under ... - Huffington Post Mon, 09 Sep 2013 20:45:01 GMT

Syria Welcomes Russian Proposal To Put Chemical Weapons Under ...
Huffington Post
MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Syria welcomes a Russian proposal to place the nation's chemical weapons under international control, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday after talks in Moscow, praising the Kremlin for seeking to ...

and more »

Fox News Poll: Despite chemical weapons, voters oppose US action in Syria - Fox News Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:51:08 GMT

Business Insider

Fox News Poll: Despite chemical weapons, voters oppose US action in Syria
Fox News
A Fox News poll released Monday also finds disapproval of Obama's handling of Syria has jumped to 60 percent, up from 40 percent in May. And more voters describe him as a “weak and indecisive leader” on foreign policy (48 percent) than a “strong and ...
Majority opposes military attack on Syria, poll saysCBS News
Syria Poll Finds Airstrike Opposition Rising Dramatically (UPDATE)Huffington Post
Poll: Opposition to Syria strike growsWashington Post (blog)
National Journal -Business Insider
all 35 news articles »

US Mulls Over More Possible Targets For Syria Strike - NPR Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:31:52 GMT

NPR

US Mulls Over More Possible Targets For Syria Strike
NPR
As U.S. lawmakers weigh whether to support an attack on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, military planners have expanded the target list for a potential strike. The Pentagon had been focused on attacking Syria with so-called standoff ...
Pentagon adjusts plans for more intense attacks on SyriaLos Angeles Times
Syria is pushing the 'Longest War' off radarPolitico
3-day op: Reports that Pentagon aiming at heavier Syria strikeRT (blog)

all 70 news articles »

Syria's Assad denies chemical weapons use; US presses case for strike - Reuters Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:57:28 GMT

Syria's Assad denies chemical weapons use; US presses case for strike
Reuters
The Obama administration faces a crucial test vote set for Wednesday in the U.S. Senate and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough made the rounds of five Sunday talk shows to argue for a resolution authorizing a limited strike on Syria. In Paris ...

and more »

Three positions on the Syria crisis - Al Jazeera America Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:12:06 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Three positions on the Syria crisis
Al Jazeera America
Kosovo is often cited as a moral precedent for action, but in between Kosovo in 1999 and Syria in 2013, the world has learned much about the blind spots of humanitarianism. I worked as an intern at the Clinton White House during the Kosovo strikes.

and more »

Senate delays Syria test vote - NBCNews.com Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:43:26 GMT

Business Recorder

Senate delays Syria test vote
NBCNews.com
By Kelly O'Donnell, Kasie Hunt and Carrie Dann, NBC News. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is delaying a Senate test vote to authorize the use of force against the Syrian regime. Reid said Monday evening that he would not take a procedural step that ...
Hitchhiker's Guide to Syria on Capitol Hill this weekFox News
Senate Delays Test Vote on SyriaABC News (blog)
Harry Reid Delays Syria Test Vote In SenateHuffington Post
National Journal -BuzzFeed -Washington Post (blog)
all 131 news articles »

Russia urges Syria to cede control of chemical arms - Reuters Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:12:24 GMT

Russia urges Syria to cede control of chemical arms
Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Syria on Monday to put its chemical weapons under international control in the hope that this would avert U.S. military strikes over an alleged gas attack, and President Bashar al-Assad's government said it welcomed the ...


After Bold Step on Syria, French Leader Finds Himself Dismissed as Lackey - New York Times Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:38:32 GMT

New York Times

After Bold Step on Syria, French Leader Finds Himself Dismissed as Lackey
New York Times
PARIS — As portrayed in a satirical television show here this week, President François Hollande is left behind to hold President Obama's coat while the American leader and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia hold private talks. Mr. Hollande gullibly ...
Syria crisis: US and France heal Iraq woundsBBC News
France And Syria: The American President's TrailerBusiness Insider

all 173 news articles »