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Signs of Hope Five Years After Start of Syria's War - New York Times Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:34:13 GMT

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Signs of Hope Five Years After Start of Syria's War
New York Times
Deliveries of humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of Syrians living under siege have increased, though there is nowhere near the continuous, unimpeded access that is required under international law and called for by United Nations Security ...
Calls for peaceful change in Syria have been eclipsed by war, death and persecutionStars and Stripes

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Syria conflict: Government sets conditions for new peace talks - BBC News Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:28:21 GMT

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Syria conflict: Government sets conditions for new peace talks
BBC News
The Syrian government says it will send a delegation to fresh peace talks due to start in Geneva on Monday, but has put limits on the agenda. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, speaking in Damascus, ruled out any debate of presidential elections.
Syria: Assad's status not for debate at Geneva talksCNN
Government and opposition far apart over Assad before Syria peace talksReuters
Syria war at a critical junctureAuburn Citizen
International Business Times
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Australian teenager in Syria says he feels betrayed over cancelled passport - The Guardian Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:37:59 GMT

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Australian teenager in Syria says he feels betrayed over cancelled passport
The Guardian
A Queensland teenager stranded in Syria after the Australian government cancelled his passport last month has said he feels betrayed, let down and that he has been “painted as a terrorist” by the authorities. In an interview with Muslim radio station ...
Qld teen trapped in Syria feels 'betrayed'The Australian (subscription) (blog)
Australian teen trapped in Syria says passport cancellation 'absolutely ridiculous'Yahoo7 News
Qld teen in Syria slams terror allegations - Sky NewsSky News Australia

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Rebels shoot down Syrian warplane - Yahoo News - Yahoo News Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:19:56 GMT

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Rebels shoot down Syrian warplane - Yahoo News
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From Yahoo News: Rebels shot down a Syrian government warplane over western Syria on Saturday, rebels and a military source said, although there were ...
Syria rebels say they shot down warplaneJerusalem Post Israel News
Rebels shoot down Syrian warplaneAl-Arabiya
Syrian MiG crashes in Hama 'killing one pilot,' jihadists claim attack – reportsRT

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Russia says no to Syrian federalization as former NATO commander ... - RT Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:20:39 GMT

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Russia says no to Syrian federalization as former NATO commander ...
RT
While media rumors claim that Moscow sees a post-crisis Syria as a federalized state, Russia denies holding such an opinion. At the same time, a 'plan B' ...

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How brothers fighting for Syria were defeated by never-ending conflict - The Guardian Sat, 12 Mar 2016 08:00:48 GMT

The Guardian
How brothers fighting for Syria were defeated by never-ending conflict
The Guardian
In early 2013, the Guardian showcased the brothers, who were then the causes célèbres of the rebel groups in the eastern half of Aleppo, held by those trying to force the Syrian leader's removal. Like nearly all the opposition fighters in the county's ...

The Latest: Hollande Wants Tougher Europe Role in Syria - New York Times Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:42:44 GMT

The Latest: Hollande Wants Tougher Europe Role in Syria
New York Times
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Latest on the conflict in Syria with U.N.-sponsored peace talks scheduled to begin on Monday (all times local): 4:30 p.m.. French President Francois Hollande says Europe should increase the pressure for a diplomatic solution in ...

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Russia urges Turkey not to torpedo Syria peace talks - Press TV Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:55:33 GMT

Press TV
Russia urges Turkey not to torpedo Syria peace talks
Press TV
Russia has called on Turkey to stop actions that could torpedo Syria's peace talks and disrupt the ceasefire in the war-stricken country. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov on Friday slammed Ankara for shelling Syrian Kurdish positions and ...
Syria Truce Center Opens Additional Task Force in AleppoSputnik International
Allegations Russia violates ceasefire in Syria are hoaxes, — Russian UN envoyTASS
Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of SyriaReuters
Foreign Policy (blog) -NPR -Oxfam America -NPR
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A Look at the Cost of 5 Years of Conflict in Syria - ABC News Sat, 12 Mar 2016 06:01:42 GMT

Deutsche Welle
A Look at the Cost of 5 Years of Conflict in Syria
ABC News
DEAD AND INJURED — There are no reliably precise statistics on the number of people killed in Syria's war due to an inability to monitor on the ground. According to the U.N., over 250,000 people have been killed and well over a million wounded.
The Syrian war's astronomical costDeutsche Welle

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Obama's right. Europe's 'free riders' need to take the initiative on Syria - The Guardian Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:00:21 GMT

The Guardian
Obama's right. Europe's 'free riders' need to take the initiative on Syria
The Guardian
Syria never qualified as a national security issue in Obama's eyes. Libya just did, but mostly because he was pushed to act by members of his administration and by European and Middle Eastern allies. It's not the decision to prevent a massacre in ...

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