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John Kerry Urges Grounding of Military Aircraft in 'Key Areas' of Syria - New York Times Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:22:46 GMT

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John Kerry Urges Grounding of Military Aircraft in 'Key Areas' of Syria
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But beyond Mr. Kerry's anger was a hard truth: If Russia and Syria reject the idea of a halt in flights, there is little the United States is prepared to do to enforce one. President Obama several years ago rejected the option of creating a no-fly zone ...
Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truceReuters
Russia to send aircraft carrier to Syria as ceasefire hangs in balanceCNN
'A Circle of Hell': Eyewitness Accounts of the Attack That Broke the Syria TruceTIME
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Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds Against ISIS - New York Times Wed, 21 Sep 2016 09:00:25 GMT

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Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds Against ISIS
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing a military plan to directly arm Syrian Kurdish fighters combating the Islamic State, a major policy shift that could speed up the offensive against the terrorist group but also sharply escalate ...
What could go wrong? Obama mulls arming Syrian Kurds against ISISRT
Is Obama Giving Up on Syria to Destroy ISIS?Slate Magazine (blog)

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Syria 'won't turn into Libya,' ready for talks without preconditions – Syrian UN envoy - RT Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:04:00 GMT

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Syria 'won't turn into Libya,' ready for talks without preconditions – Syrian UN envoy
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Earlier on Wednesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the conflict in Syria as well as that of Libya and Iraq, have been “direct consequences” of the US-led military operations in the region. Al-Ja'afari signaled that Damascus is ready ...

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How Video Games Are Influencing War Propaganda in Syria - The Intercept Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:56:11 GMT

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How Video Games Are Influencing War Propaganda in Syria
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The generation that grew up playing modern video games is now making media about war that reflects those influences, including in Syria, where militias are producing sophisticated propaganda films employing tropes from Western popular culture. A recent ...

Charlotte, Donald Trump Jr., Syria: Your Wednesday Briefing - New York Times Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:25:31 GMT

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Charlotte, Donald Trump Jr., Syria: Your Wednesday Briefing
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One of Mr. Trump's closest advisers, his son Donald Jr., is facing a backlash after his Twitter post comparing Syrian refugees to Skittles. It is the latest in a series of social media messages he's shared that have brought unflattering attention to ...

We did the right thing by pushing Syria in Security Council: John Key - Stuff.co.nz Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:08:00 GMT

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We did the right thing by pushing Syria in Security Council: John Key
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Key lashed the international community for "failing" Syria, while chairing a United Nations Security Council debate at the UN headquarters in New York. New Zealand, which is a temporary member of the Security Council, had put Syria on the agenda - and ...
John Key laments Syria failure in UN speechNewshub

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Syrian ceasefire: Is it all over? - CNN Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:37:25 GMT

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Syrian ceasefire: Is it all over?
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(CNN) Syria's nascent ceasefire hung in the balance Monday after an airstrike on a United Nations aid convoy led the US to question Russia's commitment to calming violence in the war-torn country and its ability to influence its ally in Damascus.
Aid Convoy Attacked as Syria Says Cease-Fire FailedNew York Times
Syria conflict: Aid convoy hit by 'air strike' near AleppoBBC News
Syria's shaky ceasefire continues to crumbleAljazeera.com
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ML-Syria-The-Latest - Yahoo News Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:04:00 GMT

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ML-Syria-The-Latest
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A senior U.S. official says that Washington has determined with a very high degree of confidence that an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria on Monday was carried out by a Russian piloted aircraft. The assessment laid more deliberate blame on ...

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Iran President Hassan Rouhani Urges Political Resolution to Syrian War - NBCNews.com Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:08:32 GMT

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Iran President Hassan Rouhani Urges Political Resolution to Syrian War
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose country has supported the regime of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, said Wednesday that politics, not fighting, will bring the civil war there to an end. "What is of utmost importance is to understand that Syria ...

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NATO won't speculate on who struck aid convoy in Syria – Stoltenberg to RT - RT Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:41:15 GMT

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NATO won't speculate on who struck aid convoy in Syria – Stoltenberg to RT
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg refused to “speculate” on who bears responsibility for the attack on the UN-Red Crescent aid convoy near Aleppo, saying we should “get the facts” first, as he spoke to RT after his meeting with the Russian FM.

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