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Syria conflict: Senior militant leader 'killed' near Aleppo - BBC News Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:46:21 GMT

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Syria conflict: Senior militant leader 'killed' near Aleppo
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A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that commander Abu Omar Sarakeb died in an air strike in Aleppo ...
Aerial raid 'kills top commander of former al-Qaeda group in Syria'Telegraph.co.uk
Commander of former Nusra group 'killed in Syria'The Guardian
Syria's al-Qaida announces commander killed in airstrikeFox News
Haaretz -Express.co.uk -Arutz Sheva
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Middle East|73 Syrian Aid Groups Suspend Cooperation with UN - New York Times Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:53:01 GMT

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Middle East|73 Syrian Aid Groups Suspend Cooperation with UN
New York Times
In a letter to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations agency that oversees aid to civilians affected by the Syria conflict, the groups said “the Syrian government in Damascus has a significant and substantial ...
Syria's war: Aid agencies suspend cooperation with UNAljazeera.com
Aid groups suspend cooperation with UN in Syria because of Assad 'influence'The Guardian
Faulted by charities, UN plans to keep up relief work in SyriaReuters
NEWS.com.au -Fox News -Christian Science Monitor
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Photographers Capture Faces to Show Real Syria - Voice of America Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:31:41 GMT

Photographers Capture Faces to Show Real Syria
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The photograph of Moaz from Eastern Ghouta, Syria, is part of an exhibition in the rotunda of a U.S. Senate office building. It captures the human spirit persevering against all odds, despite living in the midst of a five-year-long conflict that has ...

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Syria ready to cooperate with UN watchdog on gas attack accusations - Reuters Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:57:06 GMT

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Syria ready to cooperate with UN watchdog on gas attack accusations
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A still image taken on September 7, 2016 from a video posted on social media said to be shot in Aleppo's Al Sukari on September 6, 2016, shows a civil defense member making his way through debris, after a suspected chlorine gas attack, Syria.
Syria's war: Use of chemical gas to be investigatedAljazeera.com
2 dead, scores wounded in alleged Syrian gas attackUSA TODAY
Kerry tries for Syria deal with Russia as White House, Pentagon lose patienceCNN
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Why a new opposition road map isn't the breakthrough negotiators are seeking in Syria - Los Angeles Times Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:05:22 GMT

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Why a new opposition road map isn't the breakthrough negotiators are seeking in Syria
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In most parts of the world, the unveiling of proposals for a negotiated solution to a ruinous civil war might be viewed as progress. Not so when it comes to Syria. Recent battlefield successes have left President Bashar Assad little incentive to ...
US, Europe have been pushed to the fringes in SyriaCNN
Syria conflict: Opposition unveils transition planBBC News
Syria: Boris Johnson Has 'Complete Separation From Reality' on ConflictNewsweek
Wall Street Journal -Aljazeera.com -Telegraph.co.uk
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The West's unspoken message to Syrian rebels: You're on your own - CNN Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:31:56 GMT

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The West's unspoken message to Syrian rebels: You're on your own
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So while John Kerry will seek the best terms for a ceasefire, for humanitarian aid delivery, for release of prisoners, he himself is a prisoner to Geneva and Syria's realpolitik. His interlocutor Sergey Lavrov, or at least Lavrov's boss, President ...

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Gary Johnson stumped on Syria question, says he 'blanked' - Fox News Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:03:33 GMT

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Gary Johnson stumped on Syria question, says he 'blanked'
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson admitted he “blanked” Thursday morning on a fundamental question about the Syrian civil war – a stumble that comes as he tries to make his case for being included in the upcoming presidential debates.
What is Aleppo? Gary Johnson foxed by Syria questionBBC News
Gary Johnson swings and misses on Syria, asking 'What is Aleppo?'USA TODAY
Gary Johnson's Syria gaffe could help one major candidate more than the otherCNBC
Reason (blog) -The Guardian
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Turkish military says takes control of four settlements in Syria operation - Reuters Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:22:51 GMT

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Turkish military says takes control of four settlements in Syria operation
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ANKARA Turkey's military said on Thursday it had taken control of four residential areas in northern Syria as it presses an offensive to sweep Islamic State out of a patch of border territory and prevent Kurdish militia fighters gaining ground in their ...
First group of refugees returns to Syria's JarablusAljazeera.com
Syria conflict: At least five killed after explosion in Jarablus, say Turkish security sourcesThe Independent
Erdogan Says Turkey Would Join US to Fight ISIS in Raqqa, an ISIS Bastion in SyriaNew York Times
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Syria talks: What Russia and the US agree and disagree on - CNN Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:36:02 GMT

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Syria talks: What Russia and the US agree and disagree on
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A ceasefire: There have been temporary ceasefires in Syria in the past, and US President Barack Obama says Russia and the US "have had some productive conversations about what a real cessation of hostilities would look like, that would allow us both to ...
White House Attempts to Broker Syria Cease-Fire as Time Runs OutABC News
John Kerry flies to Geneva for Syria peace talks with Russia's Sergey LavrovThe Guardian
Kerry meeting with Russian counterpart to discuss renewed Syria cease-fireWashington Post
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CIA chief doubts Syria and Iraq 'can be put back together again' - CNN Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:02:27 GMT

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CIA chief doubts Syria and Iraq 'can be put back together again'
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While Brennan has previously called into question Syria's long-term stability, his comments about Iraq, where the government in Baghdad has been a key ally in the fight against ISIS, are likely to rankle officials there. The US has long called for a ...

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