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Syria Reports 2 Attacks on Chemical Arms Sites - New York Times Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:58:11 GMT

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Syria Reports 2 Attacks on Chemical Arms Sites New York Times GENEVA — Syria's government said Wednesday that insurgents had assaulted two storage sites for some of the deadly chemical weapons components it has pledged to eliminate. It was the first time the Syrian authorities had reported such attacks in the ... Chinese ship arrives to help in removal of Syrian chemical weapons materialsCNN Watchdog body urges Syria to speed up chemical handoverReuters Syria chemical weapons: First consignment leaves LatakiaBBC News PBS -Aljazeera.com -Los Angeles Times all 583 news articles »

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Stretched thin, Syrian extremists are pressured - Washington Post Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:51:13 GMT

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Stretched thin, Syrian extremists are pressured Washington Post By Tuesday, the group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, appeared increasingly desperate, with its fighters pushed out of some towns and turning to suicide bombings in a bid to hold on to pockets of Raqqah, the large north-central city that was its ... Syria Rebels Seize Al-Qaida Base in NorthABC News The Syrian war within a warCNN Rebels Linked to al Qaeda Retreat in SyriaWall Street Journal Sacramento Bee -BBC News -New York Times all 1,306 news articles »

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New front in Syria's multiplying war - BBC News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:02:30 GMT

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New front in Syria's multiplying war BBC News Hassan Sheikh Omar stands in an olive grove in southern Turkey overlooking Syria, squints into the sun, and closes his eyes as he speaks. "We were surprised," says Mr Omar, a hospital director. "Several days ago ISIS and the rebels started fighting.". and more »

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UN: First chemical weapon materials removed from Syria - USA TODAY Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:32:49 GMT

UN: First chemical weapon materials removed from Syria USA TODAY THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first batch of Syrian poison gas precursor chemicals was loaded onto a Danish cargo ship and taken out of the war-torn country Tuesday — a week later than initially planned, the United Nations announced.

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Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks - New York Times Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:13:03 GMT

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Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks New York Times RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On his eighth trip to fight with the rebels in Syria, in August, Abu Khattab saw something that troubled him: two dead children, their blood-soaked bodies sprawled on the street of a rural village near the Mediterranean coast ... Syria Government 'Barrel Bombs' CityGuardian Liberty Voice all 67 news articles »

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Russia blocks UN condemnation of Syria raids - Aljazeera.com Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:56:10 GMT

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Russia blocks UN condemnation of Syria raids Aljazeera.com Russia has blocked a new UN resolution denouncing the Syrian government's air strikes on rebels in the city of Aleppo with missiles and barrel bombs that have killed more than 700 people. The AP news agency on Thursday quoted an unnamed diplomat as ... Russia Blocks Another UN Resolution Condemning SyriaVoice of America Russia again blocks UN Security Council from condemning Syria attacksReuters Russia Again Vetoes Security Council Resolution on SyriaArutz Sheva Channel News Asia all 86 news articles »

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First Batch of Deadly Chemicals Exported From Syria - New York Times Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:58:02 GMT

First Batch of Deadly Chemicals Exported From Syria New York Times The first batch of the most dangerous materials in Syria's banned chemical weapons stockpile was exported from the country on Tuesday, loaded onto a Danish commercial vessel in the Syrian port of Latakia in an operation overseen jointly by the United ...

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Abducted Swedish Journalists Released in Syria - ABC News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:15:17 GMT

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Abducted Swedish Journalists Released in Syria ABC News Two Swedish journalists who were abducted in Syria have been released after a month and a half in captivity, Swedish and Red Cross officials said Wednesday. One of them told a Swedish newspaper he had been shot in the leg during a failed escape ... 2 Swedish journalists freed in Syria amid concern for hostagesSacramento Bee Kidnapped Journalists Magnus Falkehed, Niclas Hammarstrom Freed In SyriaHuffington Post all 98 news articles »

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Kerry seeking cease-fire, aid for Syria - Washington Post Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:03:21 GMT

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Kerry seeking cease-fire, aid for Syria Washington Post WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading abroad to rally international support for ending the three-year civil war in Syria and help its victims. But the main opposition group that is seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad still ... Eyeing Syria talks, Iran may put Assad ties in playReuters Iran not invited to Syria peace talksAljazeera.com Kerry faces pushback after floating role for terror sponsor Iran in Syria talksFox News Channel 4 News all 636 news articles »

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Syria rebels capture ISIS headquarters in Aleppo - BBC News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:54:00 GMT

Syria rebels capture ISIS headquarters in Aleppo BBC News Islamist rebels have captured the headquarters of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear what had happened to the jihadists who had ...