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Syria Proposes Aleppo Cease-Fire as Opposition Weighs Attending Peace Talks - New York Times Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:08:15 GMT

Voice of America

Syria Proposes Aleppo Cease-Fire as Opposition Weighs Attending Peace Talks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government on Friday proposed a cease-fire with rebel forces in the city of Aleppo and said it was willing to exchange detainee lists with the opposition to pave the way for a possible prisoner exchange. The proposals ... How Syria talks were derailed before they startedCNN Kerry slams Syria ceasefire offerAljazeera.com Syria proposes cease-fire ahead of peace talksLos Angeles Times Voice of America -BBC News -Washington Post all 1,187 news articles »

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Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus - euronews Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:11:34 GMT

euronews

Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus euronews This is the dramatic footage of a Syrian regime helicopter plummeting to the ground, according to opposition figures. Free Syrian Army say they shot down the chopper over the besieged town of Daraya, near the capital Damascus. The footage shows the ... Helicopter falls from sky in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk all 14 news articles »

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Exclusive: Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria's Assad - sources - Reuters Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:57:38 GMT

Exclusive: Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria's Assad - sources Reuters Moscow, which is trying to raise its diplomatic and economic influence in the Middle East, has been a major provider of conventional weapons to Syria, giving Assad crucial support during the three-year civil war and blocking wider Western attempts to ...

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Syria conflict: Government offers prisoner exchange - BBC News Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:32:32 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Government offers prisoner exchange BBC News Syria's foreign minister has said Damascus is ready to offer a prisoner exchange with rebels. Speaking in Moscow, Walid Muallem also said he had presented a ceasefire plan for the second city Aleppo to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. The moves ...

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Syria regime proposes ceasefire in Aleppo - Aljazeera.com Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:53:29 GMT

Syria regime proposes ceasefire in Aleppo Aljazeera.com Syria's foreign minister has said he has handed Russia plans for a ceasefire in Aleppo, and was ready to exchange lists with rebel forces on a possible prisoner swap. In a news conference on Friday in Moscow, Walid al-Moualem said he had handed his ...

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Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near - New York Times Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:18:28 GMT

Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near New York Times WASHINGTON — As the Syrian opposition neared a decision on whether to attend an international peace conference next week, Secretary of State John Kerry offered a public assurance on Thursday that the Obama administration had not pulled back from its ...

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'Syria terror' arrests: Two men charged, police say - BBC News Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:19:52 GMT

Harwich and Manningtree Standard

'Syria terror' arrests: Two men charged, police say BBC News 'Syria terror' arrests: Two men charged, police say. Two men have been charged on suspicion of travelling to Syria for terrorism, West Midlands Police have said. Yusuf Sawar and Mohammed Ahmed, both 21, from Handsworth, Birmingham, were arrested at ... Briton Arrested Over 'Syria Terror Training'Sky News Two British men charged with travelling to Syria for terrorismIrish Independent Two Britons charged with Syria terrorism offencesABS CBN News Business Standard all 109 news articles »

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Syria Proposes Aleppo Cease-Fire, Prisoner Swap - ABC News Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:12:14 GMT

Syria Proposes Aleppo Cease-Fire, Prisoner Swap ABC News Syria's top diplomat said Friday his country is prepared to implement a cease-fire in the shattered city of Aleppo and exchange detainees with opposition forces as a confidence-building measure before a peace conference opens next week in Switzerland.

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Flow of Westerners to Syria Prompts Security Concerns - New York Times Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:18:26 GMT

BBC News

Flow of Westerners to Syria Prompts Security Concerns New York Times FRANKFURT — A week before international peace talks on Syria are to begin in Switzerland, Western leaders and intelligence officials are reacting with alarm to what they say are the rising numbers of young people leaving Europe and the United States ... Syria says West talks to Damascus about Islamist rebelsBBC News Syria opposition calls for more armsFinancial Times Syria Says Western Intel Talking With DamascusMilitary.com all 211 news articles »

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In Syria, few conciliatory signs as peace talks loom - BBC News Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:31:47 GMT

BBC News

In Syria, few conciliatory signs as peace talks loom BBC News The government has struck a deal with the armed opposition there, the Free Syrian Army (FSA). The FSA is returning heavy weapons - such as tanks - which they captured from the government, and in turn are allowed to become a civil police governing the ...