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Saudi Arabia-Iran feud jeopardizes US efforts on ISIS, Syria - CNN Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:58:07 GMT

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Saudi Arabia-Iran feud jeopardizes US efforts on ISIS, Syria
CNN
The animosity between the long-wary Sunni and Shiite powers diminishes the chances that they will work together to end the Syrian violence in which ISIS has thrived and increases the likelihood of more regional instability, several former U.S ...
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid 'worrying' Saudi break with IranReuters
Despite Saudi-Iran Rift, UN Pushes Peace in Syria and YemenNewsweek
White House goes into damage control on Syria peace talksPolitico
The Australian (blog) -Gawker
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Syria chemical arms probe found signs of sarin gas exposure: UN - Reuters Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:04:12 GMT

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Syria chemical arms probe found signs of sarin gas exposure: UN
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Syria agreed in September 2013 to destroy its entire chemical weapons program under a deal negotiated with the United States and Russia after hundreds of people were killed in a sarin gas attack in the outskirts of the capital, Damascus. At the time ...
UN: Chemical arms probe has found signs people in Syria were exposed to deadly ...Business Insider
UN chemical weapons watchdog finds traces of sarin gas exposure in SyriaThe Guardian
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons completeRoyal Society of Chemistry

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Can the Free Syrian Army Get Back on Its Feet After Russia's Intervention? - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:09:11 GMT

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Can the Free Syrian Army Get Back on Its Feet After Russia's Intervention?
U.S. News & World Report
Nearly three months have passed since the Russian offensive in Syria began Sept. 30. The Russian intervention first targeted rebel strongholds in northern Syria and is now focusing on the Sheikh Maskin area in the south. Experts say the Free Syrian ...

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Opinion: Putin's 'Syria card' in the Ukraine conflict - Deutsche Welle Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:02:43 GMT

Opinion: Putin's 'Syria card' in the Ukraine conflict
Deutsche Welle
Russia's military intervention in the Syrian war has surprised - and even slightly frightened - the West. With it, Putin has managed to give the impression of political strength both on the domestic and the international front. But the actual secret ...

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Photo via activists in Madaya - VICE News Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:55:22 GMT

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Photo via activists in Madaya
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, a pregnant woman and her daughter tried to sneak out of Madaya, a mountain village perched in the snow-capped mountains of southwestern Syria. As they reached the southern edge of town, someone tripped over a ...

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In Syria, What Obama Learned From Libya - Daily Beast Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:21:37 GMT

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In Syria, What Obama Learned From Libya
Daily Beast
Syria is also a mess. There are differences, of course, but militia rule and clumsy international attempts at solutions could result in a chaotic failed state much like the one in Libya. So we should learn from the mistakes in Libya as we try to deal ...


Syria's opposition wants a prisoner release ahead of negotiations later this month - Business Insider Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:16:24 GMT

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Syria's opposition wants a prisoner release ahead of negotiations later this month
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Free Syrian Army Fighters REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo Group 16 fighters, part of the Free Syrian Army, rest with their weapons during what activists said were violent clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Ashrafieh, Aleppo January ...
Syrian opposition to demand confidence-building moves before talksAl-Arabiya

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Russia has a 'plan B' for Syria that would allow it to 'redefine the ... - Business Insider Sun, 03 Jan 2016 17:24:51 GMT

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Russia has a 'plan B' for Syria that would allow it to 'redefine the ...
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Russia's pattern of airstrikes in Syria indicate that it is preparing a "plan B" should the regime fail to restore a central Syrian state and be forced to retreat to a fragment of government-held territory along the Mediterranean. "A second option [for ...
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2254 (2015), Endorsing Road Map ...the United Nations

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What to expect from Russia's Syria policy in 2016 - Russia Direct Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:51:38 GMT

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What to expect from Russia's Syria policy in 2016
Russia Direct
Moscow has been relying on hard power in Syria over the last three months and risks falling into a trap of over-reliance on it next year. While this strategy has yielded some results, such as engaging the U.S.-led coalition into more decisive talks, in ...
Can America and Russia cooperate in Syria?New Europe

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Who is sending Iraqi fighters to Syria? - Al-Monitor Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:56:15 GMT

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Who is sending Iraqi fighters to Syria?
Al-Monitor
BAGHDAD — Abdullah Hamrani (a pseudonym) stood among his friends in Baghdad, filling them in on his experiences fighting in armed Iraqi Shiite factions, such as the Hezbollah al-Nujaba movement in Syria against the Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat ...

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