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Syria Says It Will Stay in Peace Talks as Homs Evacuation Begins - New York Times Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:18:45 GMT

BBC News

Syria Says It Will Stay in Peace Talks as Homs Evacuation Begins New York Times ISTANBUL — The Syrian government announced on Friday that it would participate in next round of Geneva peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, as civilians trapped in a rebel-controlled part of Homs, one of the conflict's urban epicenters ... Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs centreReuters Syria crisis: Evacuation operation in Homs beginsBBC News Elderly, Children Evacuated from Blockaded Syrian CityVoice of America The Guardian -CNN -ABC News all 719 news articles »

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Homeland security secretary: Syria conflict a threat to US - CBS News Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:59:39 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Homeland security secretary: Syria conflict a threat to US CBS News WASHINGTON -- The civil war in Syria has become a matter of U.S. homeland security over concerns about a small number of Americans who have gone to fight with Syrian rebels and returned home, new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said ... Syria a US homeland security threat: DHS chiefReuters all 90 news articles »

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Syria Jail Attack Suicide Bomber 'Was British' - Sky News Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:15:05 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria Jail Attack Suicide Bomber 'Was British' Sky News A British citizen is believed to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria, according to a leading research unit. If confirmed it would be the first suicide attack carried out by someone who has travelled from the UK to fight in the conflict. Sky's ... Syria: 'British fighter' killed in suicide attackTelegraph.co.uk 'First British suicide bomber in Syria' believed to have struck Aleppo prisonThe Independent "Lol, the first British brother!" Syria prison attack suicide bomber 'was UK ...Mirror.co.uk CNN -Daily Mail -The Times (subscription) all 79 news articles »

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Analysis: Is Syria now a direct threat to the US? - Reuters Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:08:45 GMT

Firstpost

Analysis: Is Syria now a direct threat to the US? Reuters Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper told members of Congress last week that Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaeda aligned group in Syria, "does have aspirations for attacks on the homeland." American and Egyptian officials expressed alarm this ... Is Syria a direct threat to the US?Firstpost all 8 news articles »

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

BBC News

Syria crisis: US condemns Aleppo barrel bomb raids BBC News 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 ... UN Report Details Abuse of Children in Syrian WarNew York Times Kerry: Fresh barrel bomb attack shows Syrian regime's 'true colors'CNN Syria Undecided on Next Round of Peace TalksABC News Voice of America -USA TODAY all 788 news articles »

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Syria government will join next round of Geneva peace talks: Syrian TV - Reuters Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:58:58 GMT

Syria government will join next round of Geneva peace talks: Syrian TV Reuters The 'Geneva 2' peace conference, which had its first round of talks earlier this month, brought Syria's warring sides together for face-to-face negotiations for the first time since the nearly three-year-old conflict began. State news agency SANA cited ... Deputy FM Faisal Mekdad says Damascus will attend second round of peace ...Asharq Alawsat English Syria to join next round of Geneva talksEyewitness News all 93 news articles »

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Syria misses chemical weapons handover deadline - Reuters Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:34:28 GMT

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Syria misses chemical weapons handover deadline Reuters Under a deal reached in October between Russia and the United States, which helped avert a U.S.-led missile strike against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria agreed to give up its entire stockpile of chemical weapons by February 5. Syria chemical weapons: Delay claims denied by regimeBBC News Syrian City to Receive Aid, Officials SayNew York Times Syrian Regime Benefits by Missing Chemical Weapons DeadlineTIME The Guardian -USA TODAY all 702 news articles »

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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 Al-Qaeda disavows ISIS militants in SyriaBBC News CNN -Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk (blog) all 454 news articles »

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Russia Opposes a Humanitarian Resolution on Syria - ABC News Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:25:31 GMT

Russia Opposes a Humanitarian Resolution on Syria ABC News 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 ...

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Some 200 civilians expected to leave besieged part of Syria's Homs: governor - Reuters Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:49:41 GMT

Some 200 civilians expected to leave besieged part of Syria's Homs: governor Reuters Delegates from Syria's warring sides met face to face for the first time at the "Geneva 2" peace conference last week, but were unable to agree anything, even a humanitarian deal for Homs that diplomats had hoped could be a relatively easy first step.