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Nuns held by rebels in Syria are freed, arrive at border: witnesses - Chicago Tribune Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:04:04 GMT

CNN

Nuns held by rebels in Syria are freed, arrive at border: witnesses Chicago Tribune JDAIDAT YABBOUS, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian ... Reports: 13 nuns freed by kidnappers in SyriaCNN Nuns yet to reach Syria after reported release by rebelsReuters Nuns kidnapped in Syria's Maaloula set freeRT CBS News -BBC News all 107 news articles »

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Save the Children describes healthcare disaster in Syria - Reuters Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:43:22 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Save the Children describes healthcare disaster in Syria Reuters The report, issued by charity Save the Children, said some 60 percent of Syria's hospitals have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the three-year-old conflict and nearly half of its doctors have fled the country. Over 140,000 people have died ... Report Cites 'Devastating Toll' on Health of Syria's ChildrenNew York Times Children given unnecessary amputations as Syria's health system disintegratesSydney Morning Herald Syria's health system at point of collapseABC Online all 16 news articles »

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Canadian reportedly killed in Syria - CBC.ca Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:28:37 GMT

Canadian reportedly killed in Syria CBC.ca A Canadian freelance photographer was killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday after a crude bomb exploded near where he and firefighters were standing, said activists and his sister. Ali Moustafa was killed alongside seven other people ... Canadian Freelance Photographer Killed in SyriaTIME Friends mourn Toronto photographer killed in SyriaToronto Star Canadian freelance photographer killed in Syria bomb attack, family saysCTV News Washington Post all 48 news articles »

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Syria government forces seize strategic town near Lebanon border - Los Angeles Times Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:03:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria government forces seize strategic town near Lebanon border Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — After weeks of fighting, the Syrian military has wrested control of a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border in the strategic province of Homs, military and opposition representatives said Saturday. The seizure of Zara, close to the main ... Syria activists say rebels killed in clashesAljazeera.com Syria government forces take village near Lebanese borderReuters Syria takes over key rebel townAl Jazeera America The Independent all 279 news articles »

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Canadian freelance photographer killed in Syria bomb attack, sister says - CTV News Sun, 09 Mar 2014 20:50:14 GMT

Today's Zaman

Canadian freelance photographer killed in Syria bomb attack, sister says CTV News BEIRUT -- A Canadian freelance photographer was killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, his sister and activists said, the latest journalist to be killed covering a brutal war that has become the deadliest place in the world for them to ... Aid groups demand humanitarian access in war-torn SyriaToday's Zaman Nearly 130 organizations call for immediate humanitarian access in SyriaOttawa Citizen all 49 news articles »

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Syria submits new plan to ship chemicals arms by April - BBC News Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:08:04 GMT

BBC News

Syria submits new plan to ship chemicals arms by April BBC News The OPCW has also verified that Syria destroyed more than 93% of its stock of isopropanol, a dual-use chemical that is one of two key ingredients for sarin, a nerve agent used in the attack on several suburbs of Damascus on 21 August that left hundreds ... Syria and Security Council Criticized by Rights PanelNew York Times March 'critical month' for Syria disarmamentAljazeera.com US State Department says June deadline on Syria chemical weapons at riskReuters ABC News -The Daily Star all 436 news articles »

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Syria's Assad expresses support for Putin on Ukraine - euronews Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:15:39 GMT

euronews

Syria's Assad expresses support for Putin on Ukraine euronews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seconds Russia's position in the Ukraine crisis, reported Syria's state news agency SANA on Thursday. In a message addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Assad expressed his solidarity, on behalf of the Syrian ... Despite Ukraine Tensions, Russia Still Involved in SyriaNational Journal Assad taking advantage of US-Russia splitConcord Monitor Syria's Assad hails Russia's takeover of CrimeaTimes of India gulfnews.com all 28 news articles »

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Among the Wounded in Syria's War: Ancient History - New York Times Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:45:38 GMT

Among the Wounded in Syria's War: Ancient History New York Times PARIS — For the French archaeologists Pierre Leriche, 73, and Jean-Claude Margueron, nearly 80, who both spent decades uncovering Syria's rich past, it is almost too painful to look at its grim present. The civil war there has long made work ... and more »

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France Convicts 3 for Wanting to Fight in Syria - ABC News Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:05:40 GMT

Independent Online

France Convicts 3 for Wanting to Fight in Syria ABC News The convictions by a Paris court were thought to be the first in France of potential jihadi fighters for Syria. The prison sentences show that justice intends to be tough on the scores of young French Muslims drawn to the Syrian civil war — even if ... French Court Convicts 3 Who Tried to Join Militants in SyriaNew York Times Why European Muslims fight in SyriaThe National all 71 news articles »

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'Reconciliation' takes hold in embattled Syria town - Los Angeles Times Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:01:53 GMT

'Reconciliation' takes hold in embattled Syria town Los Angeles Times TAL KHALAKH, Syria — For more than a year, Ghassan Eid didn't speak to his son, Khaled, who abandoned his job as a policeman and joined the armed rebels. "I was ashamed," recalled the father, a shop owner in Tal Khalakh, long renowned as a ...