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Extremist Militant Group in Syria Retakes Ground Lost to Rival Rebels - New York Times Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:43:22 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Extremist Militant Group in Syria Retakes Ground Lost to Rival Rebels New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Making good on threats to contest attacks by former allies on its power and claimed turf, the extremist militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has retaken significant parts of the territory in northern Syria that rival ... Nearly 700 killed in Syria rebel infightingCNN International Report: Al-Qaeda Syria unit executes rivalsAljazeera.com Syria's civil war leaves at least 40 dead at beseiged campCBC.ca Yahoo News UK -News & Observer -Huffington Post all 837 news articles »

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Syrians May Allow the Delivery of Some Aid - New York Times Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:40:41 GMT

BBC News

Syrians May Allow the Delivery of Some Aid New York Times PARIS — The Syrian government has told Russia that it is prepared to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to some besieged areas in Syria, including East Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus where 160,000 people have been without assistance for a year, ... Syria peace talks: Opposition 'risks US-UK support'BBC News US and Russia say Syria aid access and local ceasefire possibleReuters US and Russia call for Syria truceAljazeera.com Voice of America -Washington Post -CBC.ca all 477 news articles »

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William Hague: British warship to aid Syria chemical weapons disposal - BBC News Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:35:44 GMT

BBC News

William Hague: British warship to aid Syria chemical weapons disposal BBC News British warship HMS Montrose is to join a convoy transporting the first consignment of chemical weapons from Syria, William Hague has said. The foreign secretary hailed the disposal of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile as a "strong example of ... UK pledges $4mn in equipment to speed up destruction of Syria chemical arsenalRT US ship ready to destroy Syria's weaponsThe Hill (blog) Interview: Progress made in eliminating Syria's chemical stockpilesXinhua Department of Defense -Telegraph.co.uk all 120 news articles »

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Syria deaths: Family despairs after couple killed in rebel infighting - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:30:19 GMT

The Guardian

Syria deaths: Family despairs after couple killed in rebel infighting Sydney Morning Herald Relatives of Ms Ali, the first Australian woman to die in the Syrian conflict, tried to persuade her against going to the war-torn country but said she was ''desperate'' to help women and children. The daughter of a Lebanese father and Kiwi-Australian ... Australian woman dies on Syrian 'humanitarian' missionNinemsn Australian killed in Syria 'had links to arrested ringleader'The Australian Service held for husband and wife, Yusuf and Amira Ali, thought to have died ...Yahoo!7 News The Guardian -SBS -ABC Online all 42 news articles »

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Syria crisis: US and Russia discuss possible ceasefires - BBC News Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:21:06 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: US and Russia discuss possible ceasefires BBC News The US and Russia have discussed the possibility of "localised ceasefires" in Syria ahead of peace talks to be held in Switzerland next week. Russia also said Syria was considering opening humanitarian access to besieged rebel areas. A prisoner ...

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Syria opposition pressed to attend talks - Aljazeera.com Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:58:08 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Syria opposition pressed to attend talks Aljazeera.com "I am confident personally that the Syrian opposition will come to Geneva," Kerry said after a meeting of the 11-nation "Friends of Syria" group that was attended by Coalition leader Ahmad Jarba. The bloc is under intense pressure to confirm its ... More wishful thinking on SyriaChristian Science Monitor Top Envoys Insist Syria Peace Talks Must ProceedABC News Friends of Syria urges opposition to attend talksRTE.ie Reuters -Center for Research on Globalization all 709 news articles »

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Captagon: the amphetamine fuelling Syria's civil war - The Guardian Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:45:21 GMT

The Guardian

Captagon: the amphetamine fuelling Syria's civil war The Guardian As Syria sinks ever deeper into civil war, evidence is starting to emerge that a brutal and bloody conflict that has left more than 100,000 people dead and displaced as many as two million is now also being fuelled by both the export and consumption of ... Syria's civil war sparks boom in drug trade as both sides get high on ...National Post Syria's brutal civil war opens door to drug tradeThe Globe and Mail Syria's civil war being fought with fighters high on drugsTelegraph.co.uk Reason (blog) -Reuters UK all 25 news articles »

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Syria Rebels Turn Against Most Radical Group Tied to Al Qaeda - New York Times Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:48:45 GMT

Syria Rebels Turn Against Most Radical Group Tied to Al Qaeda New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — As a government warplane soared over the northern Syrian city of Raqqa recently, a fighter from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the country's most radical group linked to Al Qaeda, watched from behind an antiaircraft gun mounted ...

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Treading Water on Syria - New York Times Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:08:48 GMT

Treading Water on Syria New York Times Nearly three years after the fighting began, many of the most dire predictions about Syria's civil war have come true. The conflict has not only engulfed the country, killing more than 130,000 people and forcing more than nine million civilians out of ...

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Fighting halts polio vaccination in northern Syria - Reuters Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:17:06 GMT

Fighting halts polio vaccination in northern Syria Reuters The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) condemned the halt of the immunization campaign in Raqqa province due to intense fighting in Syria's civil war. Polio poses a "serious risk" in Syria and the region and all ... and more »