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Syria Talks Are Declared Open as Mediator Begins Shuttle Diplomacy - New York Times Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:38:19 GMT

New York Times

Syria Talks Are Declared Open as Mediator Begins Shuttle Diplomacy
New York Times
GENEVA — Declaring the official beginning of the first Syria peace talks in two years, the United Nations mediator said Monday that they must show results to the country's suffering civilians and he called on the outside powers that are helping drive ...
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Senior US Official Describes 2-Day Visit to Syria - New York Times Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:11:35 GMT

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Senior US Official Describes 2-Day Visit to Syria
New York Times
ROME — President Obama's envoy to the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State said Monday that he had just completed a two-day weekend trip in Syria, the first known visit by a senior United States official since the coalition began ...
US official recalls the devastation he saw on secret trip to SyriaWashington Post
US envoy visits Kurdish-held northern SyriaReuters
US breaks absence from Syrian territory with envoy's visit to Kurdish-held northABC Online
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Putin is strengthening Isis in Syria, says UK foreign secretary - The Guardian Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:02:00 GMT

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Putin is strengthening Isis in Syria, says UK foreign secretary
The Guardian
In a clear sign of frustration with the Kremlin, Hammond scolded Putin for paying lip service to a political process aimed at ending the civil war while also bombing opponents of Assad who the West hopes could shape Syria once Assad is gone. When ...
Kremlin is 'prolonging' war in Syria by bolstering Assad regime with air strikes, says Foreign Secretary Philip HammondThe Independent
Putin wants to bomb in Syria and talk in GenevaFinancial Times

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ISIL bombings kill at least 50 in Syria amid shaky peace talks - USA TODAY Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:47:10 GMT

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ISIL bombings kill at least 50 in Syria amid shaky peace talks
USA TODAY
At least 50 people were killed Sunday in a triple suicide bombing near the Syrian capital of Damascus as the United Nations special envoy launched indirect peace talks to end the country's civil war. The bombing, which the Islamic State claimed it ...
Triple bombing kills dozens in SyriaCBS News
Bombs kill more than 50 people in Syria; progress is elusive at Geneva peace talksLos Angeles Times
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Get ready for Obama's next Syria fiasco - New York Post Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:18:36 GMT

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Get ready for Obama's next Syria fiasco
New York Post
Negotiations to resolve the Syrian civil war stumbled to their opening in Geneva on Friday. If peace in a united Syria is their objective, these talks are doomed to failure. Of course, if the UN-sponsored talks are intended simply to create the ...

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Russia beefs up air group in Syria with advanced fighters - Military Times Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:42:54 GMT

Military Times

Russia beefs up air group in Syria with advanced fighters
Military Times
MOSCOW — The Russian military has beefed up its air group in Syria with state-of-the art fighter jets amid tensions with Turkey. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Monday that Su-35 fighters have been deployed to Hemeimeem air ...
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Syria accuses Turkey of shelling northern Latakia province - RT Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:46:25 GMT

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Syria accuses Turkey of shelling northern Latakia province
RT
SANA's source said that Ankara's actions are a flagrant violation such laws and a crime against the Syrian people. Meanwhile, in a separate case, the Russian Defense Ministry presented video evidence that it said showed the Turkish military shelling ...

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US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' Isis - The Guardian Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:32:07 GMT

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US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' Isis
The Guardian
Combined Joint Task Force commander Sean MacFarland likened Republican candidates proposition to 'carpet-bomb' Isis to what Russian president Vladimir Putin allegedly did in Syria during teleconference on 1 February. Photograph: Olivier ...
Syria violence continues amid talks as Baghdad aims at MosulUPI.com

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UN: Syria Approves Aid Deliveries to 3 Besieged Villages - ABC News Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:25:00 GMT

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UN: Syria Approves Aid Deliveries to 3 Besieged Villages
ABC News
The Syrian government on Monday approved a United Nations request for new aid deliveries to the besieged towns of Madaya, Foua and Kfarya where hundreds of civilians are facing severe malnutrition and some have starved to death. The U.N. ...
Syria conflict: Siege warfare and suffering in MadayaBBC News
Syria approves UN bid for aid deliveries as starving children eat GRASS to surviveExpress.co.uk

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These Black Boxes Guarantee Independent Radio to Thousands of Residents of Syria - TIME Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:39:00 GMT

TIME

These Black Boxes Guarantee Independent Radio to Thousands of Residents of Syria
TIME
Michael Sohn—AP Philipp Hochleichter of the Media in Cooperation and Transition organization holds a Pocket FM Radio Transmitter in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 21, 2015. As part of the Syrian radio networking project, MICT has designed small modular FM ...