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Syria crisis: US condemns Aleppo barrel bomb raids - BBC News Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:26:27 GMT

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Syria crisis: US condemns Aleppo barrel bomb raids
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the use of barrel bombs in the Syrian city of Aleppo by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Mr Kerry said it was the "latest barbaric act of the Syrian regime". Aleppo has been divided since rebels ...
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Syria chemical weapons: Delay claims denied by regime - BBC News Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:14:13 GMT

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Syria chemical weapons: Delay claims denied by regime
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Syria says international accusations that it is delaying the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile are "absolutely unjustified". Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad told the BBC "Syria is doing its best" to comply with the timetable to ...
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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

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Al Qaeda Breaks With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting
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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.
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Russia to block UN deal on Syria - The Australian Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:32:30 GMT

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Russia to block UN deal on Syria
The Australian
Since negotiations between Syria and world powers halted last weekend without concrete results, Western nations and some Arab countries backing the Syrian opposition have drafted a text they hope to bring before the council this week, diplomats said.
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Treasury's Charge Sees Tehran Enabling al Qaeda in Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:58:40 GMT

Treasury's Charge Sees Tehran Enabling al Qaeda in Syria
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration charged that Tehran has allowed senior al Qaeda members operating from Iranian soil to facilitate the movement of Sunni fighters into Syria. Nusra Front militants patrol in Deir el-Zour, Syria, on Wednesday.

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Russia Opposes a Humanitarian Resolution on Syria - ABC News Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:30:46 GMT

Russia Opposes a Humanitarian Resolution on Syria
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Russia said Wednesday it opposes a new U.N. Security Council resolution on the humanitarian plight in Syria, an announcement that is likely to torpedo a Western and Arab-backed draft that would pressure the government and opposition to allow ...


Syrian rebels declare new assault on Aleppo after Assad gains - Reuters Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:39:48 GMT

Syrian rebels declare new assault on Aleppo after Assad gains
Reuters
The largest Syrian rebel coalition, known as the Islamic Front, joined forces with the Nusra Front, al Qaeda's franchise in Syria, to launch an assault dubbed "The promise of truth approaches", a reference to a Koranic verse about Judgment Day ...


Syria: At least 50 Americans have joined extremist units, US says - Los Angeles Times Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:42:27 GMT

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Syria: At least 50 Americans have joined extremist units, US says
Los Angeles Times
Intelligence officials say the Syrian civil war has become one of the biggest magnets for Islamic extremists around the globe since CIA-backed militants fought to oust Soviet troops from Afghanistan in the 1980s, a war that ultimately gave rise to Al ...
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Syria Puts a Crude Weapon to Deadly Use - ABC News Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:40:33 GMT

Syria Puts a Crude Weapon to Deadly Use
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In their early incarnations, they had a simple wick that a crewman lit before the canister was pushed out, said Elliot Higgins, who has analyzed amateur videos to track the use of weapons in Syria and runs the Brown Moses Blog. The Syrians tinkered ...


Deal reached to evacuate civilians trapped in Syrian city of Homs - Los Angeles Times Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:49:50 GMT

Deal reached to evacuate civilians trapped in Syrian city of Homs
Los Angeles Times
DAMASCUS, Syria -- An agreement has been reached to evacuate civilians trapped in the battle-scarred remnants of the Old City of Homs, Syria's third-largest city, the state news agency reported Thursday. The accord would also allow the delivery of ...