CNN | Syria Talks Appear Deadlocked as Sides Disagree Over Goals New York Times GENEVA — The first face-to-face peace talks by antagonists in the Syria conflict appeared to deadlock on Monday, with enormous differences over the basic purpose of negotiations as well as a government relief gesture for civilians that the opposition ... New hope for some of Syria's trapped and suffering Syria talks bring offer of exit from siege of Homs Syria talks deadlocked over power transfer |
The Times of Israel | Evidence points to secret Israeli strike on Syrian missile launchers Fox News HAIFA, Israel – Growing evidence suggests that the Israeli Air Force carried out a secret mission in Syria Sunday night, targeting Russian-made missile launchers deployed by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. A few minutes before midnight, a ... Israeli expert on Syria: The West and Israel are not in hurry to get rid of Assad Israeli planes said to hit missile site in Syria Israel Denies Attack on Syria |
Al-Arabiya | Second Cargo of Chemical Agents Leaves Syria as Pace Is Criticized New York Times The second cargo of Syria's most toxic chemical weapons was exported by ship on Monday for eventual destruction at sea, officials overseeing the effort reported. But the slow pace of removal, which is way behind schedule and has missed one deadline ... More toxic chemicals leave Syria UN says second chemical shipment removed from Syria Syria chemical weapons, MV Cape Ray: US ship departs on mission to destroy ... |
Syria Assad regime and opposition sit face-to-face, briefly and without any ... CBS News GENEVA -- The first meeting meant to discuss the contentious issue of a Syrian transitional government broke up less than an hour after it began Monday following a tense session that one delegate described as "a dialogue of the deaf." The Syrian ... |
Syria talks: 'Impasse' at Geneva on power transfer BBC News The Syrian peace talks in Geneva are deadlocked over the divisive issue of transferring power to a transitional government. The sides cannot agree on the future role of President Bashar al-Assad. UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said there "was apparently ... |
Syria War Foes Discuss Political Transition As Aid Stalls Bloomberg 23, 2014. The United Nations pleaded with Syria's warring sides to allow a humanitarian convoy into the besieged city of Homs, as peace talks in Geneva failed to make progress even on issues both have committed to addressing. “I'm still begging, asking ... |
CNN | Syria talks: Hope for starving families in Homs? CNN Syria's government has agreed to let women and children leave the old city of Homs. And other civilians "are also welcome to leave, but the government needs a list of their names first," the U.N. envoy leading talks between Syria's warring sides said ... |
Syria Willing to Let Some Leave Area It Barricaded New York Times GENEVA — The Syrian government said on Sunday at peace talks here that it was willing to allow women and children to leave a blockaded area of the city of Homs at any time, suggesting a small step forward in confidence-building measures that the ... |
Key Al-Qaida Militant Reportedly Killed in Syria ABC News A senior figure in an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria has been killed in a bloody dispute with rival rebel factions that has raged for more than three weeks across opposition-held parts of the country, activists and an Iraqi intelligence official said ... |
At Last, Good News for Syrians Daily Beast No news is what passes for breaking news coming out of the Syria talks that started in Geneva over the weekend. It's like watching a poker game where the cards are dealt, then re-dealt, then examined, but nobody makes a serious bet. And, oh, by the way ... |