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Head al Qaeda representative in Syria killed, rebels say - CBS News Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:04:49 GMT

BBC News

Head al Qaeda representative in Syria killed, rebels say CBS News BEIRUT - Two suicide bombers killed a senior al Qaeda operative on Sunday, blowing themselves up inside the militant leader's compound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists said. Abu Khaled al-Suri was the representative of al ... Syria rebel leader Abu Khaled al-Suri killed in AleppoBBC News Senior al-Qaeda commander killed in SyriaAljazeera.com Al-Qaeda's top envoy in Syria is killed by suicide bombTelegraph.co.uk ABC News -Wall Street Journal -The Guardian all 86 news articles »

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UN Orders Both Sides in Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid - New York Times Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:19:35 GMT

CNN

UN Orders Both Sides in Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid New York Times UNITED NATIONS — In a rare show of unity among world powers, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday ordering the warring parties in Syria to stop blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid, though without the ... Kerry sees Russia, China agreeing on UN resolution on Syria as possible ...Fox News UN Security Council passes Syria aid resolutionCNN Syria crisis: UN Security Council agrees aid resolutionBBC News Reuters -ABC News -The Hindu all 445 news articles »

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Syria field hospital hit by car bomb near Turkey - BBC News Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:57:53 GMT

BBC News

Syria field hospital hit by car bomb near Turkey BBC News Several people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb near a field hospital in northern Syria, close to the border with Turkey. Activists said the blast happened in the rebel-held town of Atmeh, which hosts a camp for thousands of people ... Bomb attack in Syria kills 14RTE.ie Bomb hits Syria field hospital near Turkish borderYahoo News Blast kills 12 near Syria-Turkey borderTimes of India all 98 news articles »

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Why US should care about Syria crisis - CNN (blog) Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:27:02 GMT

Kathimerini

Why US should care about Syria crisis CNN (blog) Editor's note: Nader Hashemi is director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His latest book is The Syria Dilemma. The views expressed are his own. The moral case for ... Syria's conflict: No end in sight?Aljazeera.com Nothing will change in Syria unless US actsgulfnews.com Mr. Kerry's futile Syria initiativeWashington Post Los Angeles Times -The National -Foreign Policy (blog) all 21 news articles »

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Nearly 30 Die as Kurds Take a Syrian Town - New York Times Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:28:49 GMT

DigitalJournal.com

Nearly 30 Die as Kurds Take a Syrian Town New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Kurdish group captured a town in Syria from Islamists fighting in Syria's civil war on Saturday in a battle that killed 28 fighters, most of them Islamists, a monitoring group reported. If the Kurds can hold on to the town, Tell ... European Christians fighting with Syria Kurdish factionsAl-Monitor Kurds and Christians cooperate in parts of northern SyriaDigitalJournal.com all 40 news articles »

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Iran boosts military support in Syria to bolster Assad - Reuters Fri, 21 Feb 2014 06:06:44 GMT

Iran boosts military support in Syria to bolster Assad Reuters LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - As Syria's war nears the start of its fourth year, Iran has stepped up support on the ground for President Bashar al-Assad, providing elite teams to gather intelligence and train troops, sources with knowledge of military ...

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Top Military Body Against Syria's Assad Is in Chaos, Undermining Fight - New York Times Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:32:05 GMT

Top Military Body Against Syria's Assad Is in Chaos, Undermining Fight New York Times ANTAKYA, Turkey — It appeared to be a huge step forward for the scattered rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad of Syria: the creation of a central body of top insurgent commanders who would coordinate military campaigns, direct ...

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Syrian militant linked to Al Qaeda is killed in bombing, activists say - Los Angeles Times Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:08:20 GMT

Syrian militant linked to Al Qaeda is killed in bombing, activists say Los Angeles Times The attack in the northern city of Aleppo was the latest apparent incident of infighting among rebel factions ostensibly united in their commitment to ousting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Intra-rebel battles have raged in recent ...

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As long as Bashar Assad thinks he is winning, diplomacy will fail - The Economist Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:50:15 GMT

The Independent

As long as Bashar Assad thinks he is winning, diplomacy will fail The Economist WHEN a man as patient and pragmatic as Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN's special envoy on Syria, sounds close to despair, it is a sign of how bad things are. Nobody had high hopes of success for the talks in Geneva convened to find a political settlement to ... Syria submits new 100-day plan for removal of chemical weaponsReuters Syria's uncontainable threatWashington Post Robert Fisk: Ukraine's future is tied up with Syria's – and Vladimir Putin is ...The Independent Huffington Post all 288 news articles »

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Rebels: Senior Al-Qaida Fighter Killed in Syria - ABC News Sun, 23 Feb 2014 13:03:42 GMT

Rebels: Senior Al-Qaida Fighter Killed in Syria ABC News A spokesman for a rebel coalition says a suicide bombing has killed a senior al-Qaida operative in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Islamic Front spokesman Akram al-Halabi said the militant, known as Abu Khaled al-Suri, was killed on Sunday. Al ...