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The Road to Syria - CBS News Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:04:24 GMT

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The Road to Syria
CBS News
The following is a script from "The Road to Syria" which aired on Jan. 10, 2016. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Henry Schuster and Rachael Morehouse, producers. The civil war in Syria was a powder keg when the Russians intervened in September.

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Saudi Arabia, Iran say dispute won't affect Syria talks - Reuters Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:28:00 GMT

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Saudi Arabia, Iran say dispute won't affect Syria talks
Reuters
The U.N. envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said in a statement after meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Tehran that Iran had assured him that the row would not upset talks set for later this month. De Mistura is shuttling around the ...
Syria's Nusra Front extremists kidnap activists in northU.S. News & World Report
Iran won't let Saudi fuel Syria crisis: ZarifPress TV
Iran tells UN envoy that row with Saudis won't derail Syria talksJerusalem Post Israel News
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Christians Face Total Purge From Syria - Newsweek Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:14:00 GMT

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Christians Face Total Purge From Syria
Newsweek
Despite the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's efforts to portray himself domestically and internationally as a protector of Christians, the prelate who hosted me this past August in Damascus was openly critical of him. The prelate, who asked not to be ...

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Qaeda in Syria briefly abducts prominent media activists - Yahoo News Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:43:38 GMT

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Qaeda in Syria briefly abducts prominent media activists
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Their abduction had been announced by Soner Taleb, head of media at the opposition Syrian National Coalition, who said they were seized from the radio headquarter in the rebel-held town of Kafranbel. Fares, Fresh FM's director, had been detained before ...
Al-Nusra Front takes 2 prominent journalists hostage in W. SyriaRT
Russian bombing in Syria 'fuels refugee crisis' says US official as airstrike ...The Guardian
Dozens of civilians killed in fresh Syria airstrikes, say rights groupsDeutsche Welle
The Independent
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India may not send troops to Syria - The Hindu Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:57:57 GMT

India may not send troops to Syria
The Hindu
India is likely to say it has “no interest” in sending troops to Syria to fight in any of the anti-IS coalitions, but could indicate it is open for a bigger role in the Syrian regional reconciliation in West Asia, officials have told The Hindu. The ...

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Starving Syrians in Madaya Are Denied Aid Amid Political Jockeying - New York Times Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:06:08 GMT

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Starving Syrians in Madaya Are Denied Aid Amid Political Jockeying
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the hills near the Lebanese border, an hour's drive from downtown Damascus, much of a Syrian town is starving, according to residents and international humanitarian workers.
Aid convoy for Syria's besieged Madaya stalledARA News
Madaya: Aid for starving Syrian town delayed for 'logistical reasons'ABC Online
Syria allows food aid to town where residents are eating grass: Here's how to helpSBS
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Air strike kills dozens in Syria as UN envoy visits Damascus - Reuters Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:34:00 GMT

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Air strike kills dozens in Syria as UN envoy visits Damascus
Reuters
BEIRUT An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks planned this month despite opposition misgivings. Agreement was also reached for ...
Madaya: Aid convoy for besieged Syrian town delayedBBC News
Amnesty: Famine in Syrian city of Madaya 'the tip of an iceberg'CNN
Syria will join peace talks, but wants to know what 'terrorists' will be thereLos Angeles Times
The Guardian -New York Times
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Coalition Continues Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sun, 10 Jan 2016 19:21:04 GMT

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Coalition Continues Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 10, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...
US-led coalition conducts 11 strikes in Syria, 15 in Iraq: US militaryReuters UK
US-led coalition conducts 11 strikes in Syria, 15 in IraqJerusalem Post Israel News

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Isis 'ran sophisticated immigration operation' on Turkey-Syria border - The Guardian Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:04:18 GMT

The Guardian

Isis 'ran sophisticated immigration operation' on Turkey-Syria border
The Guardian
Islamic State ran a sophisticated immigration operation through a Syrian border town with Turkey until its defeat in the area by Kurds this summer, documents obtained by the Guardian suggest. Passenger manifests dated between December 2014 and March ...

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Only a third of Russian airstrikes in Syria target ISIL, US official says - Al Jazeera America Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:40:31 GMT

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Only a third of Russian airstrikes in Syria target ISIL, US official says
Al Jazeera America
Only a third of Russia's air strikes in Syria are targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its imprecise attacks are forcing the population to flee, fueling Europe's refugee crisis, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday. Of the 5 ...
Few Russian strikes in Syria are against Islamic State, US official saysReuters

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