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Syria conflict: Opposition agrees framework for peace talks - BBC News Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:02:39 GMT

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Syria conflict: Opposition agrees framework for peace talks
BBC News
A meeting of Syrian opposition politicians and rebels in Riyadh has produced a statement of principles to guide peace talks with the government. The statement calls for a new "pluralistic regime that represents all sectors" in Syria, Reuters report.
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Western Officials: Iran Retreating From Syria Fight - Bloomberg View Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:31:35 GMT

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Western Officials: Iran Retreating From Syria Fight
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Iran is beginning to withdraw its elite fighters from the Russian-led military campaign in Syria, according to U.S. and other Western military officials, suggesting a fissure in what President Barack Obama derided last month as a "coalition of two." U ...
Iran recruits Pakistani Shi'ites for combat in SyriaReuters

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Syrian refugee loses wife and 7 children when boat sank near Greece - Daily Mail Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:06:21 GMT

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Syrian refugee loses wife and 7 children when boat sank near Greece
Daily Mail
The smugglers are traitors. 'Don't come. Stay in Syria no matter how difficult it is.' The bodies of some of his children have been retrieved from the sea, but other members of his family are still missing. His eldest was nine and the youngest just 20 ...

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Putin bogging down in Syria - Politico Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:54:44 GMT

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Putin bogging down in Syria
Politico
As Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow next week to meet with Vladimir Putin, U.S. and Israeli officials say Putin's intervention in Syria is showing slower results than the Russian president had hoped, possibly making Putin more willing to ...
Russia calls Turkey's accusations of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria groundlessCBC.ca
Turkish accusations of Russia's 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria groundless – MoscowRT
Turkey PM accuses Russia of wanting 'ethnic cleansing' in SyriaBBC News
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Syria imposes 'shawarma tax' among raft of measures to pay for war - The Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:12:00 GMT

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Syria imposes 'shawarma tax' among raft of measures to pay for war
The Guardian
“Last week I had to pay 220 Syrian pounds (US$1) for my shawarma sandwich instead of 200 and the restaurant owner told me it was because there's a new 10% 'reconstruction tax' that's being imposed on each sandwich,” 50-year-old Damascus resident ...
Syria government scrapes barrel as economic woes biteChannel News Asia

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Syrian Opposition Groups Agree on Plan for Talks - Voice of America Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:26:15 GMT

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Syrian Opposition Groups Agree on Plan for Talks
Voice of America
More than 100 representatives of Syria's political and armed factions wrapped up an unprecedented meeting in Riyadh on Thursday with a plan to move forward on efforts to hold talks. The group still needs to pick its representatives for a negotiating team.

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Gains Made Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq, Coalition Spokesman Says - Department of Defense Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:15:00 GMT

Gains Made Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq, Coalition Spokesman Says
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2015 — Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant continue to make progress, including with the killing of three ISIL leaders, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today. "Across Iraq and Syria, we ...

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Millennials Increasingly Support Ground War In Syria, Not Joining Military - TIME Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:02:37 GMT

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Millennials Increasingly Support Ground War In Syria, Not Joining Military
TIME
A new survey of young voters finds increasing support for a ground war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) after the attacks in Paris, though the vast majority of the same voters say they have no interest in serving in the military.

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To the newcomers from Syria: Welcome to Canada: Editorial - Toronto Star Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:10:03 GMT

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To the newcomers from Syria: Welcome to Canada: Editorial
Toronto Star
The people of Toronto are honoured to greet the very first group of 25,000 Syrians who will be arriving in this country in the next few months, and who have chosen to make a new life here. It's been a long trek, but you are no longer refugees. Your ...

Unrest in Syria, Ukraine are Focal Points of Latest Kerry Trip - Voice of America Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:20:00 GMT

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Unrest in Syria, Ukraine are Focal Points of Latest Kerry Trip
Voice of America
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that in spite of differences with the United States over the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia has been “constructive” in the multinational effort to find a political settlement for Syria ...

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