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US Seeks to Redraw Ties With Russia in Syrian Conflict - Wall Street Journal Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:46:34 GMT

Reuters

US Seeks to Redraw Ties With Russia in Syrian Conflict Wall Street Journal The Obama administration has set about redrawing its relationship with Russia amid this week's diplomatic breakdown over Syria, taking on one of its most complex foreign-policy challenges just three months before a new president takes office. Speaking ... Syria peace efforts must continue despite break with Russia: KerryReuters Tension With Russia Rises as US Halts Syria NegotiationsNew York Times Kerry Says US Not Abandoning Peace Efforts in SyriaABC News Washington Post -Huffington Post all 2,650 news articles »

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Middle East|US Election Cycle Offers Kremlin a Window of Opportunity in Syria - New York Times Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:42:26 GMT

New York Times

Middle East|US Election Cycle Offers Kremlin a Window of Opportunity in Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — Russia is using the waning days of the Obama administration to strengthen President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, expand the territory he controls in Syria and constrain the options of the next American president in responding to the ... US: Russia ships new anti-missile system into SyriaCNN Syria: Government tanks roll into rebel-held AleppoAljazeera.com Analysis: US-Russia tensions in Syria a new threat to regional securityJerusalem Post Israel News The Guardian -RT all 481 news articles »

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Is Syria trying to attract tourists with a 'Game of Thrones' themed video? - CNBC Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:07:04 GMT

CNBC

Is Syria trying to attract tourists with a 'Game of Thrones' themed video? CNBC The one-minute long video footage starts with a Syrian flag billowing in the wind and takes you through the lush green sites, panoramic architecture and swimming pools across the Aleppo region in Syria with the theme tune of HBO's "Game of Thrones" – a ... Syria's 'Game of Thrones'-style Aleppo tourism video ignores devastationFox News Aleppo Is Your Dream Vacation Spot — If You Ask The Syrian GovernmentHuffington Post The problem with Obama's account of the Syrian red-line incidentWashington Post NEWS.com.au -Stuff.co.nz -TIME all 26 news articles »

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IS suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish wedding in Syria - BBC News Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:31:19 GMT

BBC News

IS suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish wedding in Syria BBC News At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a Kurdish wedding in north-eastern Syria. The bomber blew himself up on Monday night at a hall in Tal Tawil, outside Hassakeh city, reportedly while the bride and groom were exchanging vows. Syria: Suicide bomber kills 36 at Kurdish wedding partyCNN Explosion kills 22 at wedding in Syria's HasakaAljazeera.com Bomb kills 20 at Kurdish wedding in Syria: reportsReuters Times of India -NDTV -ABC News all 190 news articles »

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Pence goes far, far beyond Trump on Syria - Washington Post Wed, 05 Oct 2016 02:32:42 GMT

Pence goes far, far beyond Trump on Syria Washington Post Gov. Mike Pence appears to have gone far, far beyond anything Donald Trump has ever said about what Trump has called his “secret” plan for Syria. Asked how a Trump-Pence administration would stop the civil war carnage in Aleppo, Pence said that he, ... and more »

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The West cannot stand by in Syria as we did for too long in Bosnia - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:33:58 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

The West cannot stand by in Syria as we did for too long in Bosnia Telegraph.co.uk Like Mr Clinton in Bosnia, President Barack Obama has little appetite for becoming too involved in Syria's complex civil war. And this chronic absence of Western leadership has encouraged the Russians, like the Serbs before them, to convince themselves ... and more »

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What would make you care about Aleppo? - CNN Tue, 04 Oct 2016 04:07:40 GMT

CNN

What would make you care about Aleppo? CNN The Syrian Civil War has been raging for five years now, and it is, to say the least, a multi-layered conflict. Aleppo is a major city in Syria, and it's in the news a lot because the rebel-held, eastern part is one of the hardest-hit areas of the war ... and more »

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Al Qaeda Leader Targeted in US Airstrike in Syria - Wall Street Journal Tue, 04 Oct 2016 04:57:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Al Qaeda Leader Targeted in US Airstrike in Syria Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—A Pentagon airstrike in Syria on Monday targeted a senior al Qaeda leader whose presence was seen by U.S. officials as a sign of the resurgence of some elements of the extremist movement inside the country. Defense officials said an ... Nusra Front Says Drone Killed a Senior Leader in SyriaNew York Times Leader of former al-Qaeda group in Syria 'killed' in US airstrikeTelegraph.co.uk Pentagon says Al Qaeda leader targeted in Syria airstrikeFox News Yahoo News -BBC News -ABC News all 68 news articles »

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'Agony of departing administration': Russian senate leader blasts US position on Syria - RT Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:33:41 GMT

RT

'Agony of departing administration': Russian senate leader blasts US position on Syria RT Russia's Federation Council speaker has called the US suspension of contacts with Russia over Syria settlement “an agony,” adding that she suspected the US side of intention to divide Syria into several parts that could only lead to new round of war.

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Destroying Syria: a Joint Criminal Enterprise - CounterPunch Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:15:17 GMT

CounterPunch

Destroying Syria: a Joint Criminal Enterprise CounterPunch “To President Obama, President Erdogan, President Hollande, PM May, and other world leaders: As citizens around the globe horrified by the slaughter of innocents in Syria, we call on you to enforce an air-exclusion zone in Northern Syria, including ... and more »