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Syrian opposition reportedly blasts UN's Iran invitation to Switzerland talks - Fox News Mon, 20 Jan 2014 01:56:23 GMT

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Syrian opposition reportedly blasts UN's Iran invitation to Switzerland talks
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Iran has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers in Switzerland ahead of internationally brokered peace talks between Syria's warring factions, the United Nations said Sunday, a move that could potentially scuttle the war-torn nation's ...
UN Invites Iran to Syria Talks, Surprising American OfficialsNew York Times
Syria: Ban hails opposition group's 'courageous' decision to attend peace ...UN News Centre
Syria talks face immediate hurdle of Assad's refusal to step downThe Guardian
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Explaining the Geneva II peace talks on Syria - Aljazeera.com Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:50:30 GMT

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Explaining the Geneva II peace talks on Syria
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Much is resting on the so-called Geneva II peace conference on Syria to end the conflict in the country. The UN-backed talks, scheduled to begin on January 22 in Switzerland, are set to bring together representatives from both the government of ...


In Syria, Former Official Says, 'Nobody Is Winning' - New York Times Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:05:29 GMT

In Syria, Former Official Says, 'Nobody Is Winning'
New York Times
The following are excerpts from an interview with Jihad Makdissi, a former Foreign Ministry spokesman in Syria who fled in 2012 as the government of President Bashar al-Assad cracked down on antigovernment protesters. Mr. Makdissi, however, has not ...

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Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate - Reuters Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:22:41 GMT

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Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
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Assad was quoted as telling the visitors days ahead of an internationally sponsored peace conference on Syria that "if we wanted to give up, we would have done so at the very beginning. We are on guard for our country. This issue is not up for ...
Syria's Bashar al-Assad: Quitting not up for debateBBC News
Syria's Assad 'Not Ready To Give Up Power'Sky News
Syria's president says his departure is not up for discussion at Geneva talksThe Guardian
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UN invites Iran to Syria peace talks - BBC News Mon, 20 Jan 2014 02:15:16 GMT

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UN invites Iran to Syria peace talks
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon has invited Iran to take part in preliminary Syrian peace talks this week in Switzerland, an offer Tehran has accepted. Mr Ban said he had received assurances that Iran would play a positive role in securing a transitional government.

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Islamist rebels reject 'hollow' Syria peace talks - Reuters Sun, 19 Jan 2014 15:29:17 GMT

Islamist rebels reject 'hollow' Syria peace talks
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Syria's main political opposition group in exile, the National Coalition, agreed on Saturday to attend the talks beginning on Wednesday in Geneva, setting up the first meeting between President Bashar al-Assad's government and its foes. But the Islamic ...


Syria: 'Al-Qaeda peace call' to rivals after fighting - BBC News Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:25:09 GMT

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Syria: 'Al-Qaeda peace call' to rivals after fighting
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A call for reconciliation with rival Syrian rebels has been made by a group linked to al-Qaeda following fierce infighting, it has been reported. The message apparently comes from the chief of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) Abu Bakr al ...
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End infighting, say Syria extemistsIrish Independent
ISIS 'reaching out' to Syria rebels: audio messageThe Daily Star
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Minister: French Teens Go to Syria for Jihad - ABC News Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:28:16 GMT

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Minister: French Teens Go to Syria for Jihad
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The civil war to oust President Bashir Assad has attracted more French, and Westerners, than other battlegrounds like Afghanistan ever did. Thousands of Europeans are fighting in Syria and nearly 700 French citizens or residents are in some way ...
France warns Europe could be 'overwhelmed' by jihadis returning from SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
France alarmed by rise in young fighters headed for SyriaTimes of India
Growing fears for French teens en route to fight jihad in SyriaFRANCE 24
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How Syria talks were derailed before they started - CNN Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:36:00 GMT

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How Syria talks were derailed before they started
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A man reacts after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the al-Marja district of Aleppo on Monday, December 23. The United Nations estimates more than 100,000 people have been killed since the ...


Syria main opposition to attend Geneva talks - Aljazeera.com Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:56:12 GMT

Syria main opposition to attend Geneva talks
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The Syrian National Coalition, the main umbrella opposition body in exile, has agreed to participate in long-awaited peace talks planned for January 22 in Geneva. The Syrian National Coalition's media office said on Saturday that of 75 voters, 58 voted ...