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Syrian Peace Talks Open With Vitriol, as Official Rails at Rebels - New York Times Thu, 23 Jan 2014 02:18:19 GMT

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Syrian Peace Talks Open With Vitriol, as Official Rails at Rebels New York Times In an evening news conference here, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, said that stopping terrorism, not sharing power, needed to be the priority when Syrian government officials sat down with the Syrian opposition on Friday to ... Syria talks begin in rancor; foreign minister lashes out at Kerry, UN chief ...Washington Post US, Syrian Diplomats Spar as Conference BeginsWall Street Journal Syria defiant at conference; Kerry rules out al-AssadCNN Aljazeera.com -TIME -NBCNews.com (blog) all 6,710 news articles »

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Syria: Photos charging mass torture by regime 'fake' - CNN Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:58:05 GMT

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Syria: Photos charging mass torture by regime 'fake' CNN (CNN) -- Photos that allegedly show the Syrian regime committing mass torture are "fake," Syria's Justice Ministry said Wednesday. In a statement on the state news agency SANA, the Justice Ministry categorically denied allegations published in a new ...

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Special Report: Amid Syria's violence, Kurds carve out autonomy - Reuters Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:22:16 GMT

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Special Report: Amid Syria's violence, Kurds carve out autonomy Reuters QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) - In the northeast corner of Syria, a pocket of stability is emerging amid the country's civil war. Here the talk is of building, not bombing. Local leaders have launched projects to revive normal life and encourage people to ... Give Syria's dead a chance to speak outThe Daily Star Iraq Kurdish leader sees little gains at Syria conferencePublish Date: Jan 22 ...New Vision Syrian Kurds declare autonomy on eve of Geneva 2RT Hurriyet Daily News all 61 news articles »

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Syrian enemies may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony - Reuters Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:43:39 GMT

Syrian enemies may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony Reuters Russia said the rival sides had promised to start direct talks on Friday despite fears that a standoff over President Bashar al-Assad's fate would halt the push for a political solution to Syria's civil war, which has killed over 130,000 and made ...

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Syria Geneva II peace talks witness bitter exchanges - BBC News Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:13:18 GMT

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Syria Geneva II peace talks witness bitter exchanges BBC News Syria's government and main political opposition have traded bitter accusations on the first day of a major peace conference in Switzerland. The opposition and US said President Bashar al-Assad had no legitimacy and must step down from power. Syria's ...

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Syria rivals exchange blame in Geneva talks - Aljazeera.com Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:03:25 GMT

Syria rivals exchange blame in Geneva talks Aljazeera.com Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, vented their mutual hostility at a UN peace conference where world powers also offered sharply differing views on forcing out President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian information minister Omran al ...

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Syria peace talks stuck already? - USA TODAY Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:08:29 GMT

Syria peace talks stuck already? USA TODAY MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Syrian peace talks began Wednesday in Switzerland with a bitter clash over President Bashar Assad's future. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Assad's decision to meet peaceful dissent with brutal force had robbed him ...

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Syrian Allies Assail Decision to Disinvite Iran From Peace Talks - New York Times Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:52:55 GMT

Syrian Allies Assail Decision to Disinvite Iran From Peace Talks New York Times WASHINGTON — Allies of President Bashar al-Assad of on Tuesday assailed a decision by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, to withdraw an invitation to Iran to attend the long-awaited peace conference on Syria, which had seemed on the ...

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Syria peace talks kick off on a war footing - CBS News Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:55:47 GMT

Syria peace talks kick off on a war footing CBS News MONTREUX, Switzerland -- International peace talks to address Syria's almost three-year-old civil war opened in Montreux near Geneva on Wednesday with terse, defiant speeches from the regime of Bashar Assad and from the Western-backed opposition, ...

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Syria shows peril of Iran's growing power - CNN Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:07:02 GMT

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Syria shows peril of Iran's growing power CNN (CNN) -- If you want to see the impact of Iran's growing power in the Middle East, look no further than Syria. On Monday, three important developments occurred simultaneously: First, world diplomats scrambled anxiously to salvage plans for a conference ... Excluded Iran Says Its Role at Talks on Syria Will Be MissedNew York Times Dooming the Syria talks before they beginReuters Blogs (blog) Syrian opposition speaks at peace talksCBC.ca TIME -CCTV all 547 news articles »