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An Odd Diplomatic Dance as UN Prepares for Syria Peace Talks - New York Times Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:49:23 GMT

New York Times

An Odd Diplomatic Dance as UN Prepares for Syria Peace Talks New York Times On Tuesday, an assortment of rival Syrian politicians and warlords got a similar invitation — for tea, coffee and talks in Geneva. It came from Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy assigned to bring them together to consider ending the five ... Major Powers Express Support for Intra-Syrian TalksVoice of America Syria talks invitations sent as regime advances on rebelsYahoo News UN invites warring parties to Syria talks this weekReuters CNN -Al Jazeera America -The Independent all 2,678 news articles »

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US-backed rebels lose a key town to Russian airstrikes in Syria - Washington Post Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:09:29 GMT

Washington Post

US-backed rebels lose a key town to Russian airstrikes in Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — Western-backed Syrian rebels on Tuesday suffered one of their most significant defeats since Russia's military intervention in Syria turned the tide of the war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad, further complicating prospects for a ... Syria conflict: Troops recapture key southern townBBC News Syria regime forces capture key southern rebel town: monitorYahoo News Government forces capture strategic town in southern SyriaUPI.com Reuters -TASS all 136 news articles »

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Russia holds the 'highest value card' in Syria, but is nowhere near ready to play it - Business Insider Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:44:15 GMT

Business Insider

Russia holds the 'highest value card' in Syria, but is nowhere near ready to play it Business Insider Two Western intelligence sources told the Financial Times last week that Russia sent an envoy to Syria late last year to ask Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, raising questions about whether Moscow's support for the embattled leader has ... Are This Week's Geneva Talks on Syria Doomed to Fail?U.S. News & World Report Russia's Lavrov Denies Offering Asylum to Syria's Bashar AssadNBCNews.com Russia Urges for Including Kurds in Syria TalksABC News Yahoo News -Voice of America all 841 news articles »

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Double Bomb Attack In Homs, Syria Kills At Least 24, Wounds Over 100 - Huffington Post Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:41:02 GMT

Huffington Post

Double Bomb Attack In Homs, Syria Kills At Least 24, Wounds Over 100 Huffington Post BEIRUT, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs killed at least 24 people on Tuesday. The governor of Homs said the first of two explosions was caused by a car bomb which targeted a ... Bombings Kill 20 in Syria as Peace Talks Invitations Go OutNew York Times all 394 news articles »

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The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria - The Nation. Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:57:44 GMT

The Nation.

The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria The Nation. This Sunday's New York Times featured an in-depth account of the secret CIA operation to arm and train the so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels that was authorized by President Obama in the spring of 2013. In showing the extent of the financial, tactical ...

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Syria most 'disastrous humanitarian situation in the 21st century', UN agencies say - ABC Online Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:38:32 GMT

ABC Online

Syria most 'disastrous humanitarian situation in the 21st century', UN agencies say ABC Online Representatives from the United Nation's major agencies in Damascus have labelled Syria as the most "disastrous humanitarian situation in the 21st century". At a special briefing in Geneva, officials pleaded for their organisations to be given ... Failure in Syria not humanitarian but political, says senior UN relief officialUN News Centre all 20 news articles »

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Report: Syria's al-Nusra 'more dangerous' than ISIS - CNN Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:24:38 GMT

CNN

Report: Syria's al-Nusra 'more dangerous' than ISIS CNN In fact, Kagan warned that al Qaeda's Syrian branch represented a longer-term and more intractable threat than ISIS and that targeting al-Nusra would be more difficult than targeting the other group, both of which take advantage of the chaos of the ... and more »

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Daring human smugglers use social media to lure migrants fleeing Syria - USA TODAY Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:30:44 GMT

USA TODAY

Daring human smugglers use social media to lure migrants fleeing Syria USA TODAY ISTANBUL — A crackdown on smuggling Syrian migrants from Turkey to Greece has pushed the human trafficking business underground and onto social media, often with deadly results: At least five more migrants died making the journey Tuesday. Despite ... and more »

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With Hezbollah to the left, Syria to the right, and snow all over, IDF takes no chances - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:18:00 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

With Hezbollah to the left, Syria to the right, and snow all over, IDF takes no chances Jerusalem Post Israel News The only thing that the Syrians, UN peacekeepers, the rebels, the Druse, the Lebanese from Hezbollah, and IDF fighters have in common these days is the white stuff that has blanketed the entire area. "The weather definitely creates enhanced operational ... and more »

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Dutch parliament now backs bombing IS targets in Syria - DutchNews.nl Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:24:39 GMT

DutchNews.nl

Dutch parliament now backs bombing IS targets in Syria DutchNews.nl The party's defence spokesman Michiel Servaes said on Tuesday afternoon the PvdA now supports possible military intervention in Syria. Dutch bombers are currently involved in missions over Iraq but the government has so far resisted calls for a direct ... and more »