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Syrian Rebels Sketch Peace Plan That Omits Demand for Assad's Ouster - New York Times Thu, 13 Feb 2014 01:51:02 GMT

Washington Post

Syrian Rebels Sketch Peace Plan That Omits Demand for Assad's Ouster New York Times GENEVA — The Syrian opposition coalition on Wednesday presented its most detailed vision yet of a political transition to end Syria's conflict, in a 24-point plan that, strikingly, made no mention of President Bashar al-Assad or his ouster, while ... Syria killing accelerates as peace talks falterReuters Fighting rages in Syria despite peace talksAljazeera.com Surge in deaths as Syria talks founderWashington Post euronews -Sydney Morning Herald -Cyprus Mail all 271 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Aid and evacuations continue in Homs - BBC News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:54:54 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Aid and evacuations continue in Homs BBC News Meanwhile sharp words have been exchanged by Washington and Moscow after Russia again objected to a draft UN Security Council resolution - this time, one that would call on all sides to allow aid workers access across Syria. That was criticised by US ... Exclusive: Opposition plan for post-war Syria ignores AssadReuters Syria aid mission stalls amid talks deadlockAljazeera.com Syria: Evacuation in besieged Homs continues amid cease-fireLos Angeles Times CNN International -ABC News all 1,637 news articles »

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Diplomacy is failing in Syria, Obama acknowledges - Washington Post Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:58:40 GMT

Washington Post

Diplomacy is failing in Syria, Obama acknowledges Washington Post The Obama administration acknowledged Tuesday that diplomacy, the main pillar of its Syria policy, is failing even as civil war is destroying the country, leaving open the question of what the United States will or can do to stop the slaughter ... US spy chief: Syria is 'apocalyptic disaster'New York Daily News US Intel Chief Calls Syria Conflict 'Apocalyptic Disaster'Voice of America US Intelligence Chief Describes Syria as Apocalyptic DisasterArutz Sheva GlobalPost -CNN (blog) all 92 news articles »

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This map of Syria shows why the war will be so difficult to end - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:58:21 GMT

PBS NewsHour

This map of Syria shows why the war will be so difficult to end Washington Post (blog) PBS Frontline's Evan Wexler and Sarah Childress put together this map showing which of the four major groups in Syria control which territory, as part of Frontline's new hour-long program on fighting there. The map shows control divided between ... Frontline looks at rebel fight against jihadists in SyriaPBS NewsHour Witnessing Syria's War Through the Eyes Of Its ChildrenFRONTLINE More Suffering For Syria as Jihadists BattleVoice of America all 62 news articles »

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Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syria Insurgency - New York Times Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:14:38 GMT

Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syria Insurgency New York Times BAGHDAD — A series of daring but little noticed breakouts from Iraqi prisons has freed hundreds of hardened militants who are now among the leaders and foot soldiers of the radical Sunni groups operating in neighboring Syria and, increasingly, in Iraq ... and more »

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Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form - Reuters Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:11:12 GMT

The Guardian

Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form Reuters Since the civil war began in Syria in 2011, Russia and China have vetoed three Western-backed Security Council resolutions condemning Assad's government and threatening it with sanctions. Russia says it is not trying to prop up Assad but that he must ... Russia and China Skip Security Council Meeting on Humanitarian Aid to SyriaNew York Times UN Diplomat: Russia Tables Rival Syria ResolutionABC News Obama, Hollande blast Russia for opposing UN Syria resolutionFox News The Guardian -Voice of America -Chicago Tribune all 469 news articles »

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UK suicide bomber in Syria named as Abdul Waheed Majid - BBC News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:12:02 GMT

BBC News

UK suicide bomber in Syria named as Abdul Waheed Majid BBC News A British man thought to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria last week was Abdul Waheed Majid, the BBC has learned. The 41-year-old, from Crawley in West Sussex, is believed to have carried out a suicide truck bombing in the city of Aleppo last ... Abdul Waheed Majid suspected of being Syria prison suicide bomberDaily Mail UK Police Seek Info About Suicide Bomber in SyriaABC News Police raid Sussex home of suspected Syria suicide bomberTelegraph.co.uk 3News NZ -SBS all 165 news articles »

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OPCW: Only 11% of chemical weapons removed from Syria - CNN Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:16:12 GMT

CNN

OPCW: Only 11% of chemical weapons removed from Syria CNN (CNN) -- Syria has shipped out 11% of its chemical weapons stockpile -- falling far short of the February 5 deadline to have all such arms removed from the country, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told CNN Wednesday. The slow ... Syria to meet chemical disarmament deadline, despite delays due to securityRT Syria slams EU plan to use frozen funds for disarmamentgulfnews.com EU use of frozen funds for WMD irks SyriaUPI.com Channel News Asia all 33 news articles »

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Syria crisis: 'First UK jihadist' in suicide attack - BBC News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:50:18 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: 'First UK jihadist' in suicide attack BBC News UK officials believe a British man may have carried out a suicide bombing in the Syrian city of Aleppo last week. If confirmed, this would be the first known attack of its type by a Briton in Syria. The al-Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria, al-Nusra ... Suicide terrorism thriving in Syria, is threat to West, Israel new report warnsJerusalem Post U.K. Extremists Torture SyrianDaily Beast Brits 'Involved In Syria Executions And Torture'Sky News Daily Mail -Center for Research on Globalization all 41 news articles »

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Syria peace talks make little progress, says envoy - Reuters Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:38:28 GMT

Syria peace talks make little progress, says envoy Reuters Negotiations intended to end Syria's three-year-old civil war began with a week-long session last month and have resumed this week in Geneva. There had been hopes for Tuesday's talks after they began with a minute's silence for the 130,000 people ...