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UN Says Aid Delivery Near in Syria for 5 Towns - New York Times Wed, 17 Feb 2016 01:18:45 GMT

New York Times

UN Says Aid Delivery Near in Syria for 5 Towns New York Times “It is clear it is the duty of the government of Syria to want to reach every Syrian person wherever they are and allow the U.N. to bring humanitarian aid,” Mr. de Mistura said earlier in a statement sent from Damascus, after his meeting with the ... Syria crisis: Government approves aid deliveries, says UNBBC News Syria allows humanitarian aid into 7 besieged townsRTE.ie UN to Deliver Humanitarian Aid To Besieged Parts of SyriaTIME all 56 news articles »

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How Russian bombing is changing Syria's war, in 3 maps - Vox Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:40:00 GMT

Vox

How Russian bombing is changing Syria's war, in 3 maps Vox The Russians are denying it, blaming the strikes on the United States, but American planes aren't flying in the parts of northwest Syria where the bombings took place. ISIS has no real presence there, and the group is the sole target of America's ... Airstrikes hit two Syrian hospitals, with Turkey condemning 'obvious war crime'The Guardian A Direct Turkey-Russia Clash Is Growing Risk on Syria BorderBloomberg Syria: At least 22 killed in strikes against 2 hospitals, sources sayCNN USA TODAY -Foreign Policy -ABC Online all 5,449 news articles »

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Assad casts doubt on Syria ceasefire prospects amid intensifying campaign - CNN International Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:59:37 GMT

CNN International

Assad casts doubt on Syria ceasefire prospects amid intensifying campaign CNN International (CNN) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on the prospects of a proposed ceasefire in his country's grinding civil war. He told a group in Damascus on Monday that "no one" was capable of bringing about the necessary circumstances for a ... A Syria policy that dare not speak its nameFinancial Times If the Syria ceasefire fails, Isis will be the least of the west's problemsThe Guardian Syria says proposed ceasefire 'difficult'Times of India Yahoo News all 190 news articles »

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Syria: How one strip of land could change everything - CNN Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:20:54 GMT

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Syria: How one strip of land could change everything CNN Beirut (CNN) The dusty roads of Azaz, just off the Turkish-Syrian border, used to be the sort of place you whizzed through on the way to rebel-held Aleppo. Now it is the scene of seismic changes to the war in Syria, which could decide the most complex ... This "simple" chart of the war in Syria shows it's actually mind-bogglingly complicatedVox all 35 news articles »

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US to Russia on Syria ceasefire: 'Put up or shut up' - CNN Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:27:00 GMT

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US to Russia on Syria ceasefire: 'Put up or shut up' CNN Russian and regime airstrikes against hospitals and schools in northern Syria drew sharp criticism by Washington and cast further doubt on the viability of the "cessation of hostilities" announced last week in Munich, scheduled to start Friday. The ... US to Russia: 'Put up or shut up' on Syrian ceasefireCBS News Syria conflict: Value of Munich meeting hangs in the balanceBBC News Obama on Syria: 'This is not a contest between me and Putin'Politico Huffington Post -USA TODAY -ABC News all 9,119 news articles »

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The Battle for Aleppo Shows That US Strategy in Syria Is in Tatters - VICE News Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:54:27 GMT

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The Battle for Aleppo Shows That US Strategy in Syria Is in Tatters VICE News The countryside north of Aleppo, Syria's largest city, is the latest crucial battlefield in the Syrian civil war — and it could also become the place where the United States' strategy to combat the so-called Islamic State in Syria falls apart. The US ... and more »

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UN envoy wins Syria government green light for aid convoys: UN - Reuters Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:40:08 GMT

Reuters

UN envoy wins Syria government green light for aid convoys: UN Reuters "It is clear it is the duty of the government of Syria to want to reach every Syrian person wherever they are and allow the U.N. to bring humanitarian aid," de Mistura said in a statement. "Tomorrow we test this." The Syrian government hit back at de ... Assad to allow aid convoys into SyriaFRANCE 24 all 139 news articles »

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Saudi Troops to Syria? Whoa. Bad Idea! - Daily Beast Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:40:19 GMT

Daily Beast

Saudi Troops to Syria? Whoa. Bad Idea! Daily Beast According to the Turkish foreign minister, Saudi troops and fighter jets have already arrived at Turkey's Incirlik airbase and are preparing for operations in Syria. Also, Saudi sources speaking to Arabic media claim that the kingdom will run training ... Saudi Offers Troops To Fight ISIS In Syria. Would It Even Work?Vocativ Hezbollah says Turks, Saudis prefer war over peace in SyriaDeutsche Welle Saudi Arabia's Master Plan Against ISIS, Assad and Iran in SyriaThe National Interest Online ABC News -Yahoo News -DefenseNews.com all 1,737 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Damascus remains a war zone - but some families are returning - The Independent Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:06:00 GMT

The Independent

Syria conflict: Damascus remains a war zone - but some families are returning The Independent “That is a military zone,” a Syrian soldier warned, as I went to inspect the ruins at the end of Ibn Hawqal Street. But I could not see any Syrian military positions amid the ruins, not even a checkpoint. “This is a military zone,” he said more sharply ... and more »

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Muzoon Almellehan: the Syrian teenager who is the talk of the Tyne - The Guardian Tue, 16 Feb 2016 22:06:09 GMT

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Muzoon Almellehan: the Syrian teenager who is the talk of the Tyne The Guardian It was five days after the body of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi washed up on a beach in Turkey that David Cameron was finally jolted into action. In a speech to the House of Commons on 7 September, the prime minister pledged that Britain would resettle up ...