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US airstrike threatens to derail week-old Syrian cease-fire - USA TODAY Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:53:35 GMT

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US airstrike threatens to derail week-old Syrian cease-fire
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A U.S. airstrike that allegedly killed dozens of Syrian troops this weekend threatens to undermine a fragile cease-fire agreement between Russia and the United States, potentially derailing a major diplomatic initiative aimed at ending the five-year ...
New violence in Syria threatens cease-fire, as US and Russia blame each otherWashington Post
How a Mistaken US-Led Air Attack Could End the Syria Cease-FireTIME
Syrian truce receives new blows with deadly air strikesAljazeera.com
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Coalition Misfire Threatens to Upend Syria Truce - Wall Street Journal Sun, 18 Sep 2016 13:29:45 GMT

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Coalition Misfire Threatens to Upend Syria Truce
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The cease-fire in Syria was in jeopardy on Sunday as clashes escalated the day after the U.S.-led coalition targeting Islamic State mistakenly killed dozens of Syrian government forces in an airstrike. Both the Syrian government and rebels accused each ...

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Syria's Unraveling Truce: 'My Children Woke Up, Again, to Explosions' - New York Times Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:53:10 GMT

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Syria's Unraveling Truce: 'My Children Woke Up, Again, to Explosions'
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Syrian children listening to songs on Friday at an underground amusement park in Erbeen, east of Damascus. Credit Mohammed Badra/European Pressphoto Agency. BEIRUT, Lebanon — In Aleppo, there are again reports of dead children. In Damascus ...

Middle East|Straightforward Answers to Basic Questions About Syria's War - New York Times Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:00:02 GMT

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Middle East|Straightforward Answers to Basic Questions About Syria's War
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But those basics are crucial to understanding Syria's war — and they are far more complex than they might initially seem. Here are straightforward answers to some of the fundamental questions about the conflict: an attempt to explain its origins, the ...

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US Airstrike In Syria Throws Wrench In Cease-Fire Plans - NPR Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:31:18 GMT

US Airstrike In Syria Throws Wrench In Cease-Fire Plans
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A U.S. airstrike on Syrian military forces aligned with Bashar Assad has challenged the already tenuous cease-fire in Syria. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Syria, the future of a cease-fire and a pledge of cooperation between the U.S. and Syria are all up in ...

Attacking Syrian troops shows US true intentions: Iranian official - Press TV Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:47:43 GMT

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Attacking Syrian troops shows US true intentions: Iranian official
Press TV
He went on to stress that Washington's attack on the Syrian army also violated a Russia-US brokered ceasefire in Syria. “Attacking an army which is battling terrorism means backstabbing and helping Daesh.” he noted. US Secretary of State John Kerry and ...

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US-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting - Reuters Sun, 18 Sep 2016 02:52:57 GMT

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US-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
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The United States military said the coalition stopped the attacks against what it had believed to be Islamic State positions in northeast Syria after Russia informed it that Syrian military personnel and vehicles may have been hit. The United States ...

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Department Of Defense Investigates US-Led Coalition Airstrike In Syria - NPR Sun, 18 Sep 2016 11:54:46 GMT

Department Of Defense Investigates US-Led Coalition Airstrike In Syria
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A partial cease-fire in Syria seems to be unraveling after a U.S. airstrike resulted in dozens of deaths of Syrian government troops. Rachel Martin gets an update from Liz Sly of The Washington Post. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Syrian cease-fire that ...

Syria: U.S. airstrike killed 62 government soldiers, wounded 100 - UPI.com Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:29:00 GMT

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Syria: U.S. airstrike killed 62 government soldiers, wounded 100
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DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. airstrike in Syria meant to target Islamic State fighters instead hit a Syrian Army outpost, killing 62 soldiers, according to multiple reports. The raid happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on a mountainside ...

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China Is Supporting Syria's Regime. What Changed? - The National Interest Online Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:59:05 GMT

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China Is Supporting Syria's Regime. What Changed?
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Looking to the Syrian context in particular, there are two major reasons for China's apparent decision to begin playing a more forward role in engaging in Syria. One is China's concern at the numbers and links of Uighur militants from its restive ...

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