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Syrian Talks, Ending First Round, Fail Even to Agree on Easing Aid Blockade - New York Times Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:27:51 GMT

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Syrian Talks, Ending First Round, Fail Even to Agree on Easing Aid Blockade New York Times GENEVA — The first round of the Syria peace talks ended on Friday without achieving even its most modest goal: easing the Syrian government's blockade on the delivery of food and medicine to besieged communities. Secretary of State John Kerry and ... Syria crisis: Geneva peace talks end in recriminationsBBC News Syria talks end first round, government not committed to returnReuters Syria talks adjourn with little promise but some hopeLos Angeles Times Washington Post -Voice of America -USA TODAY all 581 news articles »

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Syrian government non-committal on more talks - CNN International Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:33:54 GMT

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Syrian government non-committal on more talks CNN International (CNN) -- A first round of Syrian peace talks didn't go too well, and now the government delegation won't commit to a second round. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has failed to turn over its known chemical weapons stockpiles on ... Russia backs Syria on chemical weapons planAljazeera.com Clamor Grows for Syria to Deliver on Chemical Arms PledgeNew York Times US accuses Syria of stalling on chemical arms handoverReuters CNN -Sacramento Bee -RT (blog) all 635 news articles »

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Opposing sides in Syria conflict share moment of silence - NBCNews.com (blog) Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:45:46 GMT

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Opposing sides in Syria conflict share moment of silence NBCNews.com (blog) GENEVA – Opposing sides in Syria's civil war stood together in silence to honor victims of the three year conflict on Thursday, but week-old peace talks were still stuck on the question of how to proceed with just one day left before they head home ... Syrian Talks Disrupted by Congress's Approval of Aid to RebelsNew York Times Syria talks deadlocked over power transferAljazeera.com 'Nothing substantive' from Syria talks - BrahimiBBC News all 3,348 news articles »

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Indonesian Militants Join Foreigners Fighting in Syria - New York Times Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:27:51 GMT

Indonesian Militants Join Foreigners Fighting in Syria New York Times JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians have joined the thousands of foreign fighters who have traveled to Syria to help extremist groups trying to create an Islamic state there, according to a new report, a finding that analysts said Friday could help ... and more »

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Indonesian Militants Join Fight in Syria - New York Times Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:10:27 GMT

Indonesian Militants Join Fight in Syria New York Times JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians have joined the thousands of foreign fighters who have traveled to Syria to help extremist groups trying to create an Islamic state there, according to a new report, a finding that analysts said Friday could help ...

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US accuses Syria of stalling on chemical plan - Aljazeera.com Fri, 31 Jan 2014 04:04:50 GMT

US accuses Syria of stalling on chemical plan Aljazeera.com The United States has called on Syria to take immediate action to comply with a UN resolution to remove its chemical weapons materials, noting just four percent of Syria's declared chemical stock has been eliminated. Efforts to remove these materials ...

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Europeans are flocking to the war in Syria. What happens when they come home? - Washington Post Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:57:40 GMT

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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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Syrian government 'demolished thousands of homes' - BBC News Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:13:51 GMT

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Syrian government 'demolished thousands of homes' BBC News The Syrian government has been "deliberately and unlawfully" demolishing thousands of homes, a new report by Human Rights Watch says. Satellite images appear to show large-scale demolitions with explosives and bulldozers in opposition strongholds in ... Syrian government demolished thousands of homes, report saysCNN War crimes and peace talksThe Economist (blog) Report: Syria government has razed neighborhoodsYahoo News Irish Examiner all 168 news articles »

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Syria peace talks due to end in Geneva - BBC News Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:15:34 GMT

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Syria peace talks due to end in Geneva BBC News The current round of peace negotiations on Syria is due to end in Switzerland later on Friday, with little or no progress expected on core issues. After a week of talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva, the opposing sides are still stuck on the ...

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Activists: 1900 killed in Syria during talks - Yahoo News Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:17:09 GMT

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Activists: 1900 killed in Syria during talks Yahoo News In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center (AMC), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man carrying the body of a ... Group Says Almost 1900 Dead in Syria During Peace TalksTIME 1900 die in Syria during peace talks, activists sayCBS News Monitoring group: Over 1800 people killed in Syria during 'Geneva 2' peace talksJerusalem Post GlobalPost -The Daily Star -Haaretz all 137 news articles »