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Syria talks in Switzerland produce only a decision to keep talking - Washington Post Sat, 15 Oct 2016 21:53:40 GMT

Washington Post
Syria talks in Switzerland produce only a decision to keep talking
Washington Post
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Talks in Switzerland on stemming the bloodshed in Syria resulted in no breakthrough Saturday, but the discussions did yield a decision to keep seeking ways to achieve a truce and resume negotiations. Secretary of State John F.
Nine-Nation Meeting on Syria Ends With Fresh Ideas, But No Agreement or PledgesWall Street Journal
Amid Syria's Violence, Diplomats Produce Ideas but No TruceNew York Times
Syria: US, Russia, regional powers fail to reach breakthrough in talks on conflictCNN
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Syria conflict: Rebels advance on IS stronghold of Dabiq - BBC News Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:58:21 GMT

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Syria conflict: Rebels advance on IS stronghold of Dabiq
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Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolic stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle, and features heavily in its propaganda. The operation began as ...
Syria: Turkish-backed rebels advance on ISIL-held DabiqAljazeera.com
Turkish-backed fighters continue Syria offensive as peace talks stallSBS
Turkey pushes for safe zone plan in SyriaSky News
Reuters -The Indian Express -Deutsche Welle
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Syria with One Eye - The New York Review of Books Sat, 15 Oct 2016 14:01:59 GMT

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Syria with One Eye
The New York Review of Books
Since the beginning of Syria's civilian uprising in 2011, the Syrian poet Rasha Omran has been a fearless critic of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the failure of Arab intellectuals to denounce its crimes. She lives in exile in Egypt, where she has ...

Syria war: Talks in Lausanne amid Aleppo fighting - Aljazeera.com Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:22:21 GMT

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Syria war: Talks in Lausanne amid Aleppo fighting
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Kerry and Lavrov are joined in Lausanne by Staffan de Mistura, the UN Syria envoy, along with the top diplomats of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - all backers of Syrian opposition forces. Iran, a key supporter of the Syrian government, has also sent ...
Behind Putin's Combativeness, Some See Motives Other Than SyriaNew York Times
US, Russia attempt restart of efforts to quell Syria violenceCBS News
Putin, Syria, and Why Moscow Has Gone War-CrazyThe New Yorker
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Little optimism as US considers next steps in Syria - CNN Sat, 15 Oct 2016 01:29:16 GMT

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Little optimism as US considers next steps in Syria
CNN
In a gaggle with reporters before the meeting, Deputy White House Press Secretary Eric Schultz said the administration was focused on several goals with regard to Syria, including securing a reduction in violence, expanding access for humanitarian aid ...
Obama meets with national security team on Syria, Islamic StateReuters
Obama Directs Security Council to Pursue Multilateral Talks on SyriaSputnik International

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Turkey-Backed Forces Attack IS Stronghold in Syria - ABC News Sat, 15 Oct 2016 14:05:48 GMT

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Turkey-Backed Forces Attack IS Stronghold in Syria
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in his hometown of Rize, on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey is moving into Dabiq, Syria, and will declare a "terror-free safe zone ...
Syria conflict: Opposition fighters backed by Turkish airstrikes push to take Dabiq from ISABC Online

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Russian warships to sail through Channel amid Syria tensions with UK - The Guardian Sat, 15 Oct 2016 13:08:00 GMT

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Russian warships to sail through Channel amid Syria tensions with UK
The Guardian
Russian warships are expected to sail through the Channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria. The navy said it and Nato routinely monitor other nations' fleets when they enter UK waters, but the ...
Russian warships to sail through English Channel on mission to SyriaITV News
Russian carrier works up for Syria deploymentIHS Jane's 360

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Morality and hypocrisy over Palestine and Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:19:00 GMT

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Morality and hypocrisy over Palestine and Syria
Aljazeera.com
The Palestine solidarity movement is facing an unprecedented internal crisis, brought about not by the conflict with Israel but by the war in Syria. The latter has caused divisions that are arguably deeper and more damaging than those over how to ...

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Top chefs and Instagram star show solidarity with Syria – in the kitchen - The Guardian Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:30:23 GMT

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Top chefs and Instagram star show solidarity with Syria – in the kitchen
The Guardian
It was breaking the rules, said TV chef Angela Hartnett, but nobody minded as she urged the most creative of Britain's food lovers to get behind an “amazing” campaign of solidarity with Syria – in British kitchens. Hartnett was picking up a prize at ...

Eight things to help understand the Syria crisis - Sky News Sun, 16 Oct 2016 01:16:08 GMT

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Eight things to help understand the Syria crisis
Sky News
Eight things to read to help understand the Syria crisis. Sky correspondents have written a series of articles about Syria's civil war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. 02:14, UK, Sunday 16 October 2016. Syrian men carry babies through ...

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