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US to make new diplomatic push on Syria, talk to Iran: officials - Reuters Fri, 25 Sep 2015 23:16:00 GMT

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US to make new diplomatic push on Syria, talk to Iran: officials
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WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will try to launch a new initiative for a political solution in Syria during meetings in New York in the next week, starting with talks with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday, U.S. and other Western ...
US intelligence: Russia will launch attacks in SyriaLos Angeles Times
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Coalition-backed ​Syria commander gave equipment to al Qaeda affiliate - CBS News Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:09:00 GMT

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Coalition-backed ​Syria commander gave equipment to al Qaeda affiliate
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WASHINGTON -- A Syrian rebel commander who recently completed a U.S. training program, has told the U.S. military that he surrendered six coalition-provided trucks and ammunition to an intermediary linked to the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, known as ...
Pentagon says US-trained rebels gave weapons to militants in SyriaLos Angeles Times
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Syria's civil war prompts first 'Doomsday Vault' withdrawal - CNN Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:24:19 GMT

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Syria's civil war prompts first 'Doomsday Vault' withdrawal
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No seeds have ever been withdrawn, according to Lainoff, but Syria's civil war has brought such chaos that it has the guardians of the so-called "Doomsday Vault" sounding the doomsday alarm. "We just don't know what's going to happen," said Lainoff ...
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Syria war prompts withdrawal from "doomsday" vaultCBS News
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Refugee Crisis in Syria Raises Fears in South Carolina - New York Times Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:08:22 GMT

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Refugee Crisis in Syria Raises Fears in South Carolina
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Patriotic songs played on the stereo, a man in a blue blazer from the John Birch Society hovered by a well-stocked literature table, and Lauren L. Martel, a lawyer from Hilton Head, told the crowd that 25 Syrian refugees were already living among them.

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UK to extend surveillance aircraft use in Iraq and Syria - BBC News Fri, 25 Sep 2015 23:35:31 GMT

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UK to extend surveillance aircraft use in Iraq and Syria
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The UK is to extend the use of surveillance aircraft in Iraq and Syria until next year, the defence secretary has announced. The RAF Sentinel will continue to provide information to British and coalition forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants ...
Iraqi FM Wants More Airstrikes Against ISIS, Supports Russia's Role In SyriaHuffington Post

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Vladimir Putin addresses Russia's intentions in Syria - CBS News Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:08:13 GMT

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Vladimir Putin addresses Russia's intentions in Syria
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The White House said Thursday that President Obama will meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in New York. Syria's civil war will undoubtedly come up. Putin just sent a fleet of Russian warplanes to prop up the Assad ...
Syrian crisis forcing a New York meeting between Obama and PutinWashington Post
Putin, Obama to Meet at U.N. on SyriaU.S. News & World Report
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UN-backed truce deal reached for 2 front lines in Syria - Yahoo News Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:10:48 GMT

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UN-backed truce deal reached for 2 front lines in Syria
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BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N.-backed truce deal has been reached for two key Syrian battleground areas that will see the transfer of thousands of Shiite and Sunni civilians and fighters from one area to another, activists and a militant cleric said Friday.
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Senators want details of Syria train-and-equip review - The Hill (blog) Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:11:28 GMT

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Senators want details of Syria train-and-equip review
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The senators added on Friday that they want the briefing to include why the Defense Department believes President Obama currently has the "necessary authority for U.S. forces to engage Bashar al-Assad's forces in support of Syrian rebels.".

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Reality Check: Elizabeth May debates the crisis in Syria and fighting ISIS - Globalnews.ca Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:17:53 GMT

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Reality Check: Elizabeth May debates the crisis in Syria and fighting ISIS
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When Thursday night's French-language debate turned to the topic of combating ISIS, an international mission that Canada has now been involved in for just about a year, May turned the focus away from the militant group and to the “deadly record” of ...

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Syria: UN cites utter desperation behind 'tsunami' of refugees into Europe - UN News Centre Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:25:31 GMT

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Syria: UN cites utter desperation behind 'tsunami' of refugees into Europe
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25 September 2015 – Despair at appalling living conditions among the 4 million Syrians who have already fled to neighbouring countries is fuelling the current flood of refugees to Europe as they flee once more, this time from restrictions and under ...
The Syrian Refugee Crisis Shows Far More Young People Want to Flee War Than ...TIME
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