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Movement Seen in Talks Over Syria, Despite Gap - New York Times Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:08:06 GMT

BBC News

Movement Seen in Talks Over Syria, Despite Gap New York Times GENEVA — After five days of deadlock and dispute in the Syrian peace talks, opposition negotiators on Wednesday seized on hints of government willingness to discuss political transition as evidence of progress. Yet the United Nations mediator dampened ... Syria Geneva talks take positive step - oppositionBBC News Negotiators at Syria Peace Talks Can't Even Agree on Humanitarian AidTIME Power transfer back on table in Syria talksAljazeera.com Al Jazeera America -RT -Fox News all 2,901 news articles »

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Turkish forces 'strike ISIL convoy in Syria' - Aljazeera.com Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:10:49 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkish forces 'strike ISIL convoy in Syria' Aljazeera.com Turkish troops opened fire on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in northern Syria after a mortar shell fired from Syria landed in Turkish territory during clashes between ISIL and the Free Syrian Army, broadcaster NTV reported. It ... Turkish troops fire on Al Qaeda-affiliated militants in SyriaLos Angeles Times Israeli General Says Al-Qaida's Syria Fighters Set Up in TurkeyVoice of America Turkish planes bomb al-Qaeda-linked convoy in SyriaThe Times of Israel The Times (subscription) -Reuters -Press TV all 62 news articles »

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Syrian Talks Disrupted by Congress's Approval of Aid to Rebels - New York Times Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:05:21 GMT

Syrian Talks Disrupted by Congress's Approval of Aid to Rebels New York Times GENEVA — New fireworks erupted at talks between the Syrian government and the opposition here on Tuesday, as the government sharply criticized a recent decision by the United States Congress to approve continued support for the Syrian rebels, and the ...

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Rebels in Syria Claim Control of Resources - New York Times Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:51:55 GMT

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Exclusive: Syria has shipped out less than 5 percent of chemical weapons - Reuters Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:12:49 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Exclusive: Syria has shipped out less than 5 percent of chemical weapons Reuters The deliveries, in two shipments this month to the northern Syrian port of Latakia, totaled 4.1 percent of the roughly 1,300 tonnes of toxic agents reported by Damascus to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said the ... Syria unlikely to meet deadline on its deadliest chemical agentsLos Angeles Times Syria still has 95% of chemical weapons arsenalRTE.ie Sources: Syria has shipped less than 5% of chemical armsAl-Arabiya all 176 news articles »

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Europeans are flocking to the war in Syria. What happens when they come home? - Washington Post Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:15:22 GMT

Washington Post

Europeans are flocking to the war in Syria. What happens when they come home? Washington Post Security officials say the several hundred Britons who are known to have joined the fight in Syria eclipses the totals for either Afghanistan or Iraq — two other conflicts that attracted radicalized young fighters from the West but that were more ... and more »

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Syria opposition demands government proposal for transition - BBC News Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:25:58 GMT

BBC News

Syria opposition demands government proposal for transition BBC News Syrian peace talks being held in Geneva have broken up early amid opposition demands that the government address the question of a transition of power. Opposition spokesmen said they wanted the Syrian government to have time to come up with a ...

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UK to act with 'urgency' over Syrian refugees says PM - BBC News Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:56:48 GMT

BBC News

UK to act with 'urgency' over Syrian refugees says PM BBC News The UK will act "with the greatest urgency" in offering the "most needy people" in Syrian refugee camps a "home in our country", says David Cameron. The prime minister told MPs he wanted to "particularly help those who have been victims of sexual ... Torture victims and homeless children from Syrian civil war will be allowed ...Mirror.co.uk Government U-turn over Syria: 500 of most vulnerable refugees to be let into ...The Independent UK resettling refugees must inspire wider action on SyriaScoop.co.nz (press release) Amnesty International -The Week UK -Daily Mail all 256 news articles »

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How Carl Campeau, abducted in Syria, escaped al-Qaeda's clutches - CBC.ca Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:35:47 GMT

How Carl Campeau, abducted in Syria, escaped al-Qaeda's clutches CBC.ca Campeau was in Syria as a legal adviser to a UN mission observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria. He was on his way from the border to Damascus, when he came across what appeared to be a group of six or seven gunmen on the road robbing a ...

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US spy chiefs say number of foreign militants in Syria rises - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:57:27 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

US spy chiefs say number of foreign militants in Syria rises NBCNews.com (blog) More than 7,000 foreign militants are fighting for the rebels in Syria's civil war and some are being trained to return home and conduct attacks, U.S. spy chiefs told lawmakers on Wednesday. The estimate, given at a Senate intelligence hearing, was ... Al-Qaida faction in Syria contemplating US attack, intelligence officials warnThe Guardian Intel Chief: Syria Becoming Hotbed for TerroristsTIME Intel Chiefs: Syria a 'Huge Magnet' for International…Foreign Policy (blog) Telegraph.co.uk -National Journal -U.S. News & World Report all 146 news articles »