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The debacle in Syria: Our view - USA TODAY Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:59:59 GMT

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The debacle in Syria: Our view
USA TODAY
With the recent heart-wrenching scenes of devastation in Syria and its second-largest city, Aleppo, you have to wonder if President Obama will suffer similar remorse over 470,000 dead in that country's civil war. In the five years since the war began ...
John McCain op-ed: We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothingChicago Tribune
After Aleppo, Syria's Tehran-Moscow axis starts to frayUPI.com
Where's the Pope on Syria?Wall Street Journal
Common Dreams (press release) -Telegraph.co.uk -KMBC Kansas City
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US move to ease arms sales to rebels 'a hostile act' - Aljazeera.com Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:17:00 GMT

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US move to ease arms sales to rebels 'a hostile act'
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Russia has called a US decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian opposition groups a "hostile act" that would directly threaten Russian military forces in Syria. Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Tuesday the policy ...
Russia calls US move to better arm Syrian rebels a 'hostile act'Reuters
US defense bill 'directly threatens' security of Russian military in Syria – Russian FM spokespersonRT
Russia condemns Barack Obama's lifting of military aid restrictions to Syria as a 'hostile act'The Independent
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US says claim it supported IS in Syria is 'ludicrous' - BBC News Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:55:27 GMT

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US says claim it supported IS in Syria is 'ludicrous'
BBC News
The US has described as "ludicrous" a claim by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that it supported so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. State Department spokesman Mark Toner there was no was basis for such an accusation. The Turkish leader ...
Erdogan says US-led coalition gives support to terrorist groups in SyriaReuters
Turkey's Erdogan: 'Confirmed evidence' US-led coalition supports ISIS & other terrorists in SyriaRT
Turkey says Saudis, Qatar should attend Syria peace talksYnetnews
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Syrian Government and Opposition in Talks, Says Russia - Newsweek Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:19:21 GMT

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Syrian Government and Opposition in Talks, Says Russia
Newsweek
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted on Tuesday as saying that the Syrian government was consulting with the opposition ahead of possible peace talks, but a Saudi-backed opposition group said it knew nothing of the negotiations. Lavrov did ...
Turkey, Russia come together to establish permanent cease-fire in SyriaDaily Sabah
Russia, Turkey discuss Kazakh meeting on SyriaAnadolu Agency

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Syrian Medical Facilities Were Attacked More Than 250 Times This Year - Huffington Post Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:24:03 GMT

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Syrian Medical Facilities Were Attacked More Than 250 Times This Year
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It's an utterly grim and tragic irony: Hospitals are now among the most dangerous places in Syria. There have been 252 attacks on Syrian health care centers in 2016 so far, according to the Syrian American Medical Society, a nonprofit organization ...

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US-backed fighters approach IS-held dam in Syria - Washington Post Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:12:31 GMT

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US-backed fighters approach IS-held dam in Syria
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Kurdish-led fighters were approaching a strategic dam controlled by the Islamic State in northern Syria after days of fighting that killed a senior military commander of the extremist group, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed forces and others ...
US-backed force in Syria advances towards IS-held damReuters
ISIS-linked group in Syria beheads man accused of 'sorcery' – reportsRT
US-backed alliance quickly gaining ground against ISIS in SyriaThe Week Magazine
Aiken Standard -AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
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Aleppo Evacuation Update: Saudi Arabian King Launches Fundraising Campaign For Syria, Donates Millions - International Business Times Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:32:58 GMT

International Business Times
Aleppo Evacuation Update: Saudi Arabian King Launches Fundraising Campaign For Syria, Donates Millions
International Business Times
Saudi Arabia began a fundraising campaign on Tuesday aimed at mitigating the displacement of more than 11 million people after five years of civil war in the neighboring country of Syria. The effort followed ongoing evacuations in Aleppo, one of the ...
Saudi Arabia launches campaign to collect funds for Syrians displaced by w...Reuters
King Salman campaign for Syria aid beginsAl-Arabiya

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Derek Chollet: Why Obama got it right on the Syria 'red line' - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:05:34 GMT

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Derek Chollet: Why Obama got it right on the Syria 'red line'
Washington Post (blog)
“I don't think any of us should regret the fact that we got 1,300 tons of chemical weapons out of Syria.” President Obama and the infamous “red line” he drew on chemical weapons use by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad are Exhibit A in what detractors ...

Russian children send 45 tons of New Year's presents to Syrian kids - RT Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:36:41 GMT

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Russian children send 45 tons of New Year's presents to Syrian kids
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The supplies were handed over to the Russian Defense Ministry as part of the all-Russian humanitarian initiative “Children of Russia – to Children of Syria,” TASS reports, citing the Russian military. The initiative, proposed by the children themselves ...
26 ceasefire violations reported in Syria in past day - Russian reconciliation centerTASS

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Lapid slams Netanyahu for skipping UN vote on Syria war crimes - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:34:43 GMT

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Lapid slams Netanyahu for skipping UN vote on Syria war crimes
Jerusalem Post Israel News
... on Tuesday evoked the memory of his Holocaust survivor father, Tommy Lapid, in slamming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for directing Israel's delegation at the UN to stay away from a vote establishing a mechanism to investigate war crimes in Syria.
Israel said to skip General Assembly vote on Syria, on Netanyahu's ordersThe Times of Israel
Israel Skipped UN Vote on Syria War Crimes on Netanyahu's OrderHaaretz
Netanyahu orders Israeli mission to skip UN vote on Syrian war crimesYnetnews

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