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Syria conflict: Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' to take effect - BBC News Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:38:19 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' to take effect BBC News A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia is to formally come into effect in Syria's city of Aleppo to allow civilians and rebels leave the city. Moscow earlier said air strikes by Russia and Syria's government had been halted two days ahead of the pause. Kerry plays down Syria deal hopes as Russia joins Geneva talksReuters With a permanent airbase in Syria now, Russia looks at renewing Soviet-era bases in Cuba and VietnamNational Post Kurdish-Led Syrian Forces Seize Villages in Northern SyriaNew York Times BBC News -Center for Research on Globalization -CNN all 640 news articles »

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Syrian forces prepare corridors out of Aleppo for evacuation - The San Diego Union-Tribune Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:14:21 GMT

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Syrian forces prepare corridors out of Aleppo for evacuation The San Diego Union-Tribune Syrian civilians and anti-Syrian government fighters gather as they prepare to leave the government-besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2016. A Syrian negotiator says 38 buses carrying nearly 2,000 people, including 700 ... Syria forces prepare to open corridors out of AleppoCBS News Syria: 620 rebels made to evacuate besieged MoaddamiyehThe New Arab (satire) (blog) Hundreds of rebels leave Syrian town of Mouadamiya: witnessesReuters Telegraph.co.uk all 28 news articles »

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Russia and Syria Pause Bombardment of Rebel-Held Parts of Aleppo - New York Times Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:14:10 GMT

CBS News

Russia and Syria Pause Bombardment of Rebel-Held Parts of Aleppo New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russian and Syrian warplanes halted their bombardment of rebel-held districts in Aleppo on Tuesday, in what Russia called a gesture of good will ahead of an eight-hour unilateral “humanitarian pause” it has promised for Thursday. Russia tries to put onus back on US in Syria standoffCBS News State media: Russian and Syrian warplanes stop bombing AleppoUSA TODAY Russian air defense raises stakes of US confrontation in SyriaWashington Post Wall Street Journal -Reuters -ABC News all 1,534 news articles »

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Books|Review: In 'The Arab of the Future 2,' Back to Syria in 1984 - New York Times Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:39:39 GMT

New York Times

Books|Review: In 'The Arab of the Future 2,' Back to Syria in 1984 New York Times The first volume takes place mainly in Libya and Syria, where Mr. Sattouf's father, Abdel-Razak, moves his French-born wife — they met at the Sorbonne — and young Riad in order to teach. A native of a Syrian village near Homs, Abdel-Razak is ... 1980s Syria - the backdrop for cartoonist Riad Sattouf's new memoirCBC.ca all 4 news articles »

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US Builds Force to Retake Islamic State's Syrian Headquarters - Wall Street Journal Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:30:56 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Builds Force to Retake Islamic State's Syrian Headquarters Wall Street Journal With an assault under way to dislodge Islamic State from its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, the U.S. is working to assemble a force across the border to retake the extremists' de facto capital in Syria. Top U.S. officials have met in recent weeks with ... On Syrian border, rebel goals not all shared by Turkish backersReuters While media outlets focus on the Mosul Offensive, Turkey and Syria set their sights on KurdsThe Canary US Building Force to Retake Syria's Raqqa From Daesh - ReportsSputnik International all 135 news articles »

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Clinton, Trump on Syria and Defeating ISIS - ABC News Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:27:02 GMT

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Clinton, Trump on Syria and Defeating ISIS ABC News Crisis. Is honoring. President of he is the founder. I think. I would say that co-founder. Would be throughout give Hillary Clinton and bush something sarcastic. I attended defeat crisis. To do so in a coalition with majority Muslim nations of Islam is ... and more »

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Hillary Clinton Should Explain Her Syria Strategy in the Third Debate - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:06:13 GMT

Vanity Fair

Hillary Clinton Should Explain Her Syria Strategy in the Third Debate U.S. News & World Report One of the biggest foreign policy challenges the next president will face is what the United States should do about Syria. By now, we all know the carnage a devastating war has brought to all sides of the conflict and the civilian population there. In ... The Only Scary Thing About Syria's Refugees Is That They're Just Like UsVanity Fair all 6 news articles »

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Four-way talks move ahead on Ukraine, scant progress on Syria - Reuters Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:05:55 GMT

Reuters

Four-way talks move ahead on Ukraine, scant progress on Syria Reuters BERLIN Germany and France pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend a pause in air strikes in Syria and halt the "criminal" bombardment of civilians, but said four-way talks aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine made some progress. Putin & European leaders in Berlin to talk E. Ukraine, SyriaRT Angela Merkel plays down Ukraine peace talks as Chancellor faces up to Putin on SyriaExpress.co.uk Russian, French, German Leaders Finish Talks on Syria in BerlinSputnik International Washington Times -Firstpost all 361 news articles »

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After Losses in Syria and Iraq, ISIS Moves the Goal Posts - New York Times Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:06:12 GMT

New York Times

After Losses in Syria and Iraq, ISIS Moves the Goal Posts New York Times The about-face was part of a larger repositioning as the Islamic State loses ground, not only in Syria but also in Iraq, where forces backed by the United States began a drive on Monday to oust the group from the sprawling and strategically vital city ... Syria conflict: IS 'ousted from symbolic town of Dabiq'BBC News Coalition warplanes kill 20 Islamic State militants in Syria: Turkish armyReuters Syrian Rebels Seize Dabiq From Islamic StateWall Street Journal Aljazeera.com -CNN all 623 news articles »

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Why Just Counting the Dead in Syria Won't Bring Them Justice - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:39:03 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Why Just Counting the Dead in Syria Won't Bring Them Justice Foreign Policy (blog) Beyond the magnitude of the horrors that have befallen Syrian civilians, it is even more important to understand the patterns of violence: Where in Syria is the violence worse? Are deaths decreasing over time or increasing? Does violence mostly affect ...