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Al Qaeda Breaks With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting - New York Times Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:58:07 GMT

Washington Post

Al Qaeda Breaks With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting New York Times ISTANBUL — Al Qaeda's central leadership has officially cut ties with a powerful jihadist group that has flourished in the chaos of the civil war in Syria and that rushed to build an Islamic state on its own terms, antagonizing the wider rebel movement. Why al-Qaeda Kicked Out Its Deadly Syria FranchiseTIME Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with radical Islamist ISIS group in Syria, IraqWashington Post At last some good news from Syria: civil war has broken out within al-QaedaTelegraph.co.uk (blog) New York Daily News -BBC News -Los Angeles Times all 454 news articles »

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UN Report Details Abuse Of Children In Syria War - New York Times Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:58:52 GMT

UN News Centre

UN Report Details Abuse Of Children In Syria War New York Times The report, the first to assess the impact of the nearly three-year-old Syria war on children, was quietly presented to the Security Council last week, as Syrian government and opposition representatives met in Switzerland for peace talks under the ... First UN report on children in Syria's civil war paints picture of ...UN News Centre UN report details child abuses by Syria rebels, government troopsReuters all 21 news articles »

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Russia Says Syria Will Export Chemicals by March 1 - New York Times Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:08:22 GMT

The Times of Israel

Russia Says Syria Will Export Chemicals by March 1 New York Times Seeking to mollify international officials impatient with Syria for missing deadlines to destroy its chemical weapons, Russia said on Tuesday that the Syrian government planned to send a large shipment out of the country this month and to export its ... Top intelligence chiefs warn Syria could become base for attacks against USFox News Syria-trained US militants pose threat, officials sayLos Angeles Times US Intel Community Sour on Syria OutlookDefenseNews.com The Times of Israel -AINA -Press TV all 10 news articles »

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Russia says Syria will ship chemical weapons - Aljazeera.com Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:00:55 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Russia says Syria will ship chemical weapons Aljazeera.com Russia has said its ally Syria will soon ship more chemical weapons abroad for destruction after the government of President Bashar al-Assad was accused of dragging its feet on disposing of the arms. Syria has failed to meet its deadline to eliminate ... Russia says Syria to ship chemical arms as civilians flee bombsReuters Syria 'to complete chemical weapon shipments by March'BBC News Syria holding onto chemical weapons?USA TODAY The Guardian -Al-Arabiya all 260 news articles »

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Kerry: Our Syria Policy Is Failing - Daily Beast Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:49:14 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Kerry: Our Syria Policy Is Failing Daily Beast In a closed-door meeting, two senators say, the Secretary of State admitted to them that he no longer believes the administration's approach to the crisis in Syria is working. Peace talks have failed, he conceded, and now it's time to arm the moderate ... Senators say John Kerry admitted US failure in SyriaWashington Post Has Syria policy failed? Some see signs of a more forceful US posture.Christian Science Monitor Kerry Tells Senators That Obama Syria Policy Is CollapsingBloomberg NPR (blog) -NBCNews.com -Reuters all 176 news articles »

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Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home - Reuters Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:15:19 GMT

Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home Reuters "God willing, we will come back and trample over your dead bodies until we reach Halabja," he said, threatening the region's "infidel" ruling parties in a video made en route to Syria and posted on social media sites. "Just wait and see". Ako is one of ... and more »

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Russia says Syria to ship more chemical arms, attend talks - Reuters Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:48:26 GMT

Russia says Syria to ship more chemical arms, attend talks Reuters Syria plans to send a large shipment of toxic agents out of the country this month and can complete the removal process by March 1, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said. "Literally yesterday the Syrians announced that the removal of a ...

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Activists say 5 killed, including children, as Syria regime hits Aleppo mosque ... - CBS News Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:37:36 GMT

CNN

Activists say 5 killed, including children, as Syria regime hits Aleppo mosque ... CBS News BEIRUT -- Syrian forces dropped a crude bomb on a mosque that was being used as a school in a rebel-held neighborhood of a key northern city on Tuesday, killing at least five people, including children, activists said. The bombing -- one of at least ... Dozens reportedly die in bomb attacks by Syria regimeFox News Dozens reported killed in Syria air raidsAljazeera.com Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in AleppoNew York Times CNN -BBC News -Yahoo News all 610 news articles »

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Syria's Assad 'starving and killing own civilians' - euronews Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:30:32 GMT

Naharnet

Syria's Assad 'starving and killing own civilians' euronews The Geneva 2 talks last week having failed, now the high-level working group on the humanitarian challenges of the Syrian crisis, meeting, in Rome, sets out to stop the suffering being inflicted on Syrian civilians. Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino ... UN bemoans failure in getting aid into SyriaKhaleej Times Syria meeting in Rome endorses immediate action to ensure humanitarian accessFox News Italy Slams International Community Failure in Getting Aid into SyriaNaharnet all 75 news articles »

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Meet Chechclearr, the Web-savvy foreign Islamic militant in Syria - Los Angeles Times Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:01:04 GMT

Meet Chechclearr, the Web-savvy foreign Islamic militant in Syria Los Angeles Times Welcome to the virtual world of Chechclearr, the Internet handle of a self-described Islamic militant who says he is fighting as an Islamist rebel in Syria but also has time to post a copious amount of pictures and comments on the Internet. Although ...