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Syria says two attempted attacks on chemical weapons convoys: UN - Reuters Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:22:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria says two attempted attacks on chemical weapons convoys: UN Reuters The United States has sent the MV Cape Ray, a ship outfitted with special equipment to neutralize the worst of Syria's chemicals at sea, and says it will need 90 days to complete the destruction. "Measurable progress has been made over the last months ... Syria Ships Mustard Gas to Port to Be DestroyedNew York Times Syria Slow in Meeting Obligations, DOD Spokesman SaysDepartment of Defense Syria weapons chemicals will come to Ellesmere Port by landLiverpool Echo all 139 news articles »

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Kerry Sees Syrian Retaliation Against Rivals in Talks - New York Times Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:34:07 GMT

Indian Express

Kerry Sees Syrian Retaliation Against Rivals in Talks New York Times WASHINGTON — The State Department accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of retaliating against the Syrian opposition's representatives to the Geneva peace talks by arresting their family members. There have been two rounds of unproductive ... In Syria, a moment of reckoningIndian Express Mountain Pass Offers Safety as Syria Battles After TalksBloomberg Syria: why Russia and the US should take negotiations seriouslyThe Conversation Montreal Gazette -The Hindu -The Daily Star all 62 news articles »

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Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in Raqqa - BBC News Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:54:05 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: ISIS imposes rules on Christians in Raqqa BBC News A jihadist group in Syria has demanded that Christians in the northern city of Raqqa pay a levy in gold and accept curbs on their faith, or face death. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) said it would give Christian residents "protection ... Militant Islamist group in Syria orders Christians to pay protection taxTelegraph.co.uk Syria militants claim Christians agreed to pay taxYahoo News all 131 news articles »

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Syria says 175 fighters killed near Damascus - Aljazeera.com Thu, 27 Feb 2014 01:12:26 GMT

Modesto Bee

Syria says 175 fighters killed near Damascus Aljazeera.com Syrian army troops have killed 175 opposition fighters, many of them linked to al-Qaeda-linked groups, in an ambush described as one of the deadliest attacks by government forces near Damascus, according to state media. An opposition group alleged that ... Hezbollah takes lead in pounding Syrian rebelsUSA TODAY Proxy war between Iran, Saudi Arabia playing out in SyriaWashington Times Syria State Media Says Army Kills 175 RebelsABC News Modesto Bee -Voice of America -The Times of Israel all 477 news articles »

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Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush: Syrian state media - Reuters Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:56:35 GMT

Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush: Syrian state media Reuters The attack was led by the Lebanese Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which has joined the government in a increasingly sectarian conflict that is pulling in fighters from across the region and destabilizing Syria's neighbors, said activists. Lebanon's ...

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US: Syria Leads Human Rights Violations in 2013 - ABC News Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:31:47 GMT

BBC News

US: Syria Leads Human Rights Violations in 2013 ABC News A chemical weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday. The report by the State Department also foreshadowed the ... US singles out Syria in rights reportUSA TODAY Syria civil war 'horrors' lead US human rights reportBBC News Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report saysPBS NewsHour all 205 news articles »

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Syria Conflict in Photos - ABC News Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:34:32 GMT

The Guardian

Syria Conflict in Photos ABC News This picture taken on Jan. 31, 2014, and released by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), shows residents of the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk queuing to receive food supplies in Damascus, Syria. Queue for food in Syria's Yarmouk camp shows desperation of refugeesThe Guardian This photo from Syria is horrifying, but does seeing it change anything?Washington Post (blog) Syria crisis: Tide of desperation in Yarmouk campBBC News PBS NewsHour -Business Insider -CBS News all 194 news articles »

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Al Qaeda branch in Syria issues ultimatum to splinter group - CNN Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:31:09 GMT

Al Qaeda branch in Syria issues ultimatum to splinter group CNN (CNN) -- The head of an al Qaeda-inspired militia fighting in Syria is giving a radical splinter group five days to end infighting and accept arbitration from Sunni clerics or face expulsion from the region, according to an audio message posted online ...

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With Syria, Diplomacy Needs Force - New York Times Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:38:40 GMT

With Syria, Diplomacy Needs Force New York Times CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — THE conventional wisdom about Syria is that nothing can be done. It is said that military action would be either perverse — bringing the jihadists in the opposition to power — or futile, failing to tip the balance against the ...

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Syria army ambush kills scores near Damascus - Aljazeera.com Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:58:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria army ambush kills scores near Damascus Aljazeera.com The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group based in the UK which has a network of contacts inside Syria, told the AFP news agency that dozens were killed in the ambush. "Dozens of Islamist fighters were killed and wounded in an ambush by loyalist ...