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Middle East|Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding US - New York Times Wed, 21 Dec 2016 03:03:21 GMT

New York Times

Middle East|Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding US New York Times With pro-Syrian forces having made critical gains on the ground, the new alignment and the absence of any Western powers at the table all but guarantee that President Bashar al-Assad will continue to rule Syria under any resulting agreement, despite ... US Downplays Absence From Talks on SyriaVoice of America How America got shut out of SyriaNew York Post Ambassador's Death Complicates Russian, Turkish Cooperation in SyriaABC News The Atlantic -Bloomberg all 2,801 news articles »

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Syrian troops threaten to enter last sliver of rebel-held Aleppo - Chicago Tribune Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:50:20 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Syrian troops threaten to enter last sliver of rebel-held Aleppo Chicago Tribune The Lebanese militia Hezbollah, which is fighting in Aleppo in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad, said Syrian troops have issued their last call for people to leave the sliver of territory in the city's eastern districts that is still in the ... Syrian army closes in on last Aleppo rebelsReuters Syrian troops threaten to enter last sliver of Aleppo's rebel-held territoryWashington Post Syria closes in on last rebel enclave in Aleppo, lets UN beef up monitoringCBC.ca USA TODAY all 1,748 news articles »

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The radio station giving hope to listeners in Syria - BBC News Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:45:50 GMT

BBC News

The radio station giving hope to listeners in Syria BBC News As horrifying war reports are beamed out of Syria, a tiny radio station sends broadcasts in the other direction from Istanbul. Made up of Syrian exiles, the team gathers news from citizen journalists on the ground and has branched out into dramas and ... and more »

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Palestinians trapped in Syria face humanitarian crisis - Aljazeera.com Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:19:40 GMT

Palestinians trapped in Syria face humanitarian crisis Aljazeera.com The UK-based Action Group for Palestinians in Syria warned that Yarmouk's "humanitarian situation is going from bad to worse" in a statement published on Tuesday. Yarmouk was once home to nearly 200,000 Palestinian refugees and Syrians, and most of ... and more »

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What Tillerson's Relationship With Russia Could Mean for Syria - Fortune Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:00:37 GMT

Fortune

What Tillerson's Relationship With Russia Could Mean for Syria Fortune Syria, another traditional Russian ally, descended into civil war in 2011, with Western powers demanding the resignation of president Bashar al-Assad. This is where Russia made a stand, for better or for worse, motivated by the conviction that Russian ... Congress wants to strengthen Trump's hand to negotiate on SyriaWashington Post all 875 news articles »

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Aghast at Iran's Syria gains, Gulf Arabs see potential in Trump - Reuters Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:05:29 GMT

Reuters

Aghast at Iran's Syria gains, Gulf Arabs see potential in Trump Reuters Foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov (2nd L) of Russia, Mevlut Cavusoglu (3rd R) of Turkey, Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) of Iran, and members of the delegations attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov. and more »

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue Against Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:21:37 GMT

Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue Against Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... and more »

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George Clooney to make movie about Syria's White Helmets - The Guardian Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:01:54 GMT

George Clooney to make movie about Syria's White Helmets The Guardian Last year, Clooney told the BBC that he wanted to try and do more to help the people of Syria, but without moving formally into politics. In 2005, the actor won an Oscar for his role as a CIA operative in Syriana, which was set in an unnamed state in ... and more »

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Did Erdogan's Police Purge Help Set the Stage for Ghastly Syria-Related Assassination? - AlterNet Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:08:31 GMT

AlterNet

Did Erdogan's Police Purge Help Set the Stage for Ghastly Syria-Related Assassination? AlterNet “Don't forget Syria! Don't forget Aleppo,” the assassin declares, referring to the Syrian city that has been the subject of intense fighting between Islamist rebels including Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham—the Syrian franchise of Al Qaeda—and the Syrian ... and more »

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Netanyahu: Israel is looking to absorb injured Syrians from Aleppo - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:27:42 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Netanyahu: Israel is looking to absorb injured Syrians from Aleppo Jerusalem Post Israel News Netanyahu said he does not see a resolution now for the Syrian situation. “Will it come together and be a unified Syria? I doubt it. I think you have enclaves there and they are not about to disappear, but the suffering is great, and the one initiative ... Israel just announced it will take in wounded civilians from AleppoVox Syria conflict: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu offers to treat Syrians wounded in AleppoInternational Business Times UK If it wanted to, Israel could have stopped the massacre in SyriaYnetnews Haaretz -The Times of Israel all 31 news articles »