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US-Russia Deal on a Partial Truce in Syria Raises More Doubt Than Optimism - New York Times Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:49:04 GMT

New York Times

US-Russia Deal on a Partial Truce in Syria Raises More Doubt Than Optimism
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia announced an agreement on Monday for a partial truce in Syria, though the caveats and cautious words on all sides underscored the obstacles in the way of the latest diplomatic effort to end the five-year-old ...
Partial truce in Syria to start at midnight Friday, Putin saysCNN
United States and Russia agree to a partial cease-fire in SyriaWashington Post
A Ceasefire in Syria?The New Yorker
NPR -9news.com.au -The Atlantic
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UN Finds 'Deliberate' Destruction of Hospitals in Syria - New York Times Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:55:23 GMT

New York Times

UN Finds 'Deliberate' Destruction of Hospitals in Syria
New York Times
That is the harrowing picture painted by the latest report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the war in Syria. The report, released Monday, chronicles a series of attacks on health care centers by government forces and the Islamic State ...
UN on Syria: Major Powers Feeding 'Military Escalation'ABC News
UN: War Crimes 'Rampant' in SyriaVoice of America

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US, Russia Agree to Implement Syria Cease-Fire - Wall Street Journal Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:52:00 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US, Russia Agree to Implement Syria Cease-Fire
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Russia agreed to implement a cease-fire in Syria beginning Saturday, in what the two sides again said they hoped would be a crucial step toward ending the country's five-year war. However, officials cautioned that significant ...


Concerns in Saudi Arabia over signs of more military involvement in Syria - Washington Post Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:02:56 GMT

Washington Post

Concerns in Saudi Arabia over signs of more military involvement in Syria
Washington Post
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is flexing its muscles as pro-government forces in Syria's civil war make sweeping advances, but concerns have mounted about its expanding military involvement in the conflict. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ...
Encountering hundreds of thousands of Syrian ghostsJerusalem Post Israel News
How the Syrian Conflict Could Lead to a Clash Between Russia and NATOHuffington Post
Saudis Want To Arm Syrian Rebels With Anti-Air Missiles To Counter RussiaJalopnik
RT -Yahoo News -Sputnik International
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Russia's game of wedge politics in Syria - Deutsche Welle Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:52:43 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Russia's game of wedge politics in Syria
Deutsche Welle
America may have jumped the gun on accusing Russia of war crimes by bombing a MSF hospital in northern Syria last week killing 25 people, as it seems the doctor's charity did not provide either the Russians or the Syrian government with its GPS ...
Turkey says it has right to launch strikes in SyriaFox News
Syrian Ceasefire: Why Situation May 'Spin Out of Control'Sputnik International
Turkey has right to conduct ops in Syria, elsewhere to protect itself from terrorists – ErdoganRT
Jerusalem Post Israel News
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Syria 'reduced to ruins,' with civilians paying the biggest price, says UN human rights panel - UN News Centre Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:05:33 GMT

UN News Centre

Syria 'reduced to ruins,' with civilians paying the biggest price, says UN human rights panel
UN News Centre
The new report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, a body mandated by the UN Human Rights Commission, to investigate and record all violations of international law since March 2011, details the catastrophic destruction of civilian infrastructure ...

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Syria: Violence and refugee plight worsening despite diplomatic deals - Fox News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:54:46 GMT

Fox News

Syria: Violence and refugee plight worsening despite diplomatic deals
Fox News
While the U.S. and Russia have announced “preliminary agreement” on the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, humanitarian workers warn that the violence on the ground remains unchecked, and the situation is worsening for tens of thousands of additional ...


How one family from Syria say they were separated by UK immigration rules - BBC News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 05:32:07 GMT

BBC News

How one family from Syria say they were separated by UK immigration rules
BBC News
She left the UK for Syria to marry her Syrian husband Ahmed and live in Damascus. But when she became pregnant, the couple decided to leave the country which is in the middle of a civil war. As a British citizen Amira was able to return to the UK ...

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Ex-UK student clocks up air miles on mission to rebrand Syrian Islamists - The Guardian Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:13:00 GMT

The Guardian

Ex-UK student clocks up air miles on mission to rebrand Syrian Islamists
The Guardian
Labib al-Nahhas is the “foreign affairs minister” for Ahrar al-Sham, agroup that has fought in alliances with al-Qaida's Syrian franchise, and aims to establish a Sunni theocracy in Syria. One of its original leaders also had personal connections with ...


Syria civil war: The untold story of the siege of two small Shia villages - and how the world turned a blind eye - The Independent Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:17:00 GMT

The Independent

Syria civil war: The untold story of the siege of two small Shia villages - and how the world turned a blind eye
The Independent
This is the untold story of the three-and-a-half-year siege of two small Shia Muslim villages in northern Syria. Although their recapture by the Syrian army – and by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Iraqi Shia militias – caught headlines for a few ...