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Kerry: US, Russia 'Close' on Syria Agreement - NBCNews.com Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:25:34 GMT

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Kerry: US, Russia 'Close' on Syria Agreement
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Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the U.S. and Russia are close to a deal that could end the fighting in Syria, although he cautioned that a "political solution" is the only thing that can end the five-year civil war. "Today I can say we ...
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Russia, US reduce areas of misunderstanding on Syria as Lavrov & Kerry agree concrete stepsRT
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Children among dead in Syria barrel bomb attack - CNN Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:00:17 GMT

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Children among dead in Syria barrel bomb attack
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(CNN) The video shows a devastating scene: Two boys covered in dust desperately cling to each other and cry. "My brother is gone," one sobs. It's one of several harrowing videos activists shared after a barrel bomb in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed ...
Syria's Children Are the World's ResponsibilityTIME
Syrian Boys Cry For Brother Killed In Aleppo BombingHuffington Post
White Helmets, Omran and fading hope in SyriaBBC News
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Middle East|Syria's Paradox: Why the War Only Ever Seems to Get Worse - New York Times Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:01:34 GMT

New York Times

Middle East|Syria's Paradox: Why the War Only Ever Seems to Get Worse
New York Times
A poster of President Bashar al-Assad on a destroyed shopping mall in Homs in 2014. Despite many offensives, peace conferences and foreign interventions, Syria's civil war shows no sign of ending. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times ...

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Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police - Reuters Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:49:42 GMT

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Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police
Reuters
The suicide attack at a police headquarters in a province bordering Syria and Iraq came two days after Turkey launched its first major military incursion into Syria, an operation meant to drive Islamic State out of the border area and stop Kurdish ...
With Operation in Syria, Erdogan Shows His New Power Over Turkey's MilitaryNew York Times
Turkey could be overplaying its hand with Syria ground offensive as civil war reaches crucial pointThe Independent
Turkey Moves on SyriaWall Street Journal
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Bombing May Be Sign of PKK Offensive After Turkey Incursion Into Syria - Voice of America Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:47:07 GMT

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Bombing May Be Sign of PKK Offensive After Turkey Incursion Into Syria
Voice of America
The attack, days after Turkish forces deployed into Syria, is seen as a harbinger of a PKK offensive. Ankara is targeting Islamic State, as well as calling for the withdrawal of a Syrian Kurdish militia it claims is linked to the PKK. Ertugral Kurkcu ...
Truck Bomb Near Turkey-Syria Border Kills At Least 11, PKK BlamedU.S. News & World Report
Bomb blast hits Turkey as Syrian tensions spill overFinancial Times
Deadly car bomb targets police station in Turkey near Syria borderFRANCE 24

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Darayya siege: Residents and fighters ready to evacuate Syrian town - BBC News Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:40:12 GMT

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Darayya siege: Residents and fighters ready to evacuate Syrian town
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A deal has been reached to allow rebel fighters and civilians to leave the Syrian town of Darayya, which has been under government siege since 2012. The evacuation of the town, near the capital Damascus, is expected to begin on Friday. Syrian Red ...
Syria Darayya: Evacuation of siege town beginsBBC News
Residents Abandon Daraya as Government Seizes a Symbol of Syria's RebellionNew York Times
Daraya Evacuation Deal Hands Syria's Assad a Strategic WinNBCNews.com
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Obama's legacy on Syria dealt another blow - Politico Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:33:27 GMT

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Obama's legacy on Syria dealt another blow
Politico
Since then, there have been dozens of cases of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, many involving chlorine. The ubiquitous industrial chemical isn't tightly regulated under international weapons rules — but Assad is breaking his 2013 commitment not ...

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ISIS video shows British boy executing prisoners in Syria - Daily Mail Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:06:35 GMT

Daily Mail

ISIS video shows British boy executing prisoners in Syria
Daily Mail
A chilling new video from ISIS shows a British boy and four other children executing prisoners in cold blood in Syria. The grotesque nine-minute video is believed to have been recorded recently in the ISIS capital of Raqqa, in Syria, and shows the ...
Horrific ISIS video shows 'British child shooting prisoner in the head' in SyriaThe Sun
Sick execution in IS footageNEWS.com.au

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Outside meddling has unleashed horror in Syria. We must step back - The Guardian Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:31:54 GMT

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Outside meddling has unleashed horror in Syria. We must step back
The Guardian
So a quarter of a million Syrians have died, millions been displaced and a relic of world civilisation has been destroyed. The reality is that, ever since America first invaded the Middle East in 2003, the outside world's policy towards Syria has been ...

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White House condemns Syria's chemical weapons use - CNN International Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:58:49 GMT

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White House condemns Syria's chemical weapons use
CNN International
However, weaponized chlorine is still considered a chemical weapon and its use is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention that the US-Russia deal compelled Syria to be a party to, thereby making Syria's use of the substance against civilians a ...
Syria Used Chlorine in Bombs Against Civilians, Report SaysNew York Times
US urges action over 'Syrian chemical attacks'BBC News
U.S. Plans to Corner Russia on Syrias Chemical WeaponsDaily Beast
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