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In Syria, aid deliveries tail off to hundreds of thousands in need - Washington Post Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:07:17 GMT

Washington Post
In Syria, aid deliveries tail off to hundreds of thousands in need
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Aid deliveries have all but stopped for hundreds of thousands of Syrians living under siege, a medical group said Tuesday, raising the risk of death from starvation, malnutrition or a lack of basic medical care. As Syria's war enters its ...
Syria: Six years of crisis, the challenge of our time, 2011 - 2017Reliefweb
Besieged areas in Syria get aid for the first time in monthsThe Seattle Times
Report accuses Syria of 'slaughter' of people trapped by warTimes Herald-Record
Irish Independent
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Six points which changed Syria's war - BBC News Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:20:04 GMT

Six points which changed Syria's war
BBC News
The fighting in Syria is entering its seventh year, with no real end in sight. What began as calls for change on the streets swiftly became a multi-national battleground, which has left more than 300,000 people dead and millions displaced. Here are six ...

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Syria conflict study condemns 'weaponisation' of healthcare - The Guardian Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:01:00 GMT

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Syria conflict study condemns 'weaponisation' of healthcare
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The “weaponisation” of healthcare in Syria, involving the targeted destruction of medical facilities and the killing of hundreds of healthcare workers, is unprecedented and has profound and dangerous implications for medical neutrality in conflict ...
Study Shows Healthcare in Syria Now a Target of WarU.S. News & World Report
Over 800 health workers killed in Syrian 'war crimes': reportNew Straits Times Online

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Russian-backed Syria talks derailed as rebels boycott - Reuters Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:02:22 GMT

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Russian-backed Syria talks derailed as rebels boycott
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The cooperation of Turkey, one of the main backers of rebel groups fighting in northern Syria, has been crucial to the Russian diplomatic effort, helping to broker a ceasefire in December after the rebels' Aleppo defeat. Two previous rounds of Astana ...
Astana talks marred by Syrian armed opposition boycottAljazeera.com
Syrian opposition pulls out ahead of Astana peace talksDeutsche Welle
Putting Out the Flames of War in SyriaSputnik International
Bloomberg -FRANCE 24
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US And Russian Troops Are Both In This Syrian City. What Could Go Wrong? - Task & Purpose Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:18:15 GMT

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US And Russian Troops Are Both In This Syrian City. What Could Go Wrong?
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Fewer than 100 elite Army Rangers are in Manbij to keep the peace between Syrian Kurdish forces and those loyal to Turkey, said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. Russian troops are there providing security for humanitarian convoys that have ...
US Deploys More Troops to Syria, Trump Loosens Rules for Counterterrorism Operations, and Turkey Feuds with ...Lawfare (blog)
Five Kurdish militants killed fighting ISIS in northern SyriaAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)

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UN: Syria deliberately bombed Damascus water supply - Eyewitness News Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:55:35 GMT

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UN: Syria deliberately bombed Damascus water supply
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GENEVA - Syria's air force deliberately bombed water sources in December, a war crime that cut off water for 5.5 million people in and around the capital Damascus, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said on Tuesday.
UN: Syria jets deliberately hit Damascus water supplyAljazeera.com
Syria conflict: Jets deliberately bombed Damascus spring - UN - BBCBBC News
Syrian military deliberately bombed school, says UN reportHamilton Spectator
Telegraph.co.uk -Channel NewsAsia
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Syria a 'torture-chamber', says UN in call to free detainees - Eyewitness News Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:09:20 GMT

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Syria a 'torture-chamber', says UN in call to free detainees
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GENEVA - The top UN human rights official called on Tuesday for tens of thousands of detainees to be released from Syria's prisons and for torturers to be brought to court as part of a lasting peace. Former Syrian detainees also testified before the UN ...
Syria a 'torture-chamber', UN says in call to free detaineesReuters
World Briefs: War 'made Syria a torture chamber'The Straits Times
Australia Must Play Its Part In Agitating For Peace In SyriaHuffington Post Australia
UN News Centre -Telegraph.co.uk
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Dennis Kucinich: Why are we at war in Syria? - Fox News Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:19:51 GMT

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Dennis Kucinich: Why are we at war in Syria?
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The United States government is now at war in Syria, with nearly 1,000 combat-ready U.S. troops providing artillery and air support in the north. We have put our troops in an impossible and perilous position, with enemies on all sides. The war in Syria ...
NightSide – Troops To Syria?CBS Boston / WBZ

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Syria's lost generation of refugee children, in 12 pictures - Vox Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:10:00 GMT

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Syria's lost generation of refugee children, in 12 pictures
Vox
Late last month, the aid group Save the Children sent photographer Nick Ballon to the Syrian-Turkey border with a grim mission: Put a human face on the suffering of the estimated 7.5 million Syrian children directly impacted by the country's brutal ...
2016 Was Worst Year Yet For Children Caught In Syria's War, UNICEF SaysNPR
Syrian children 'pushed to the brink' after worst atrocities since war ...The Guardian
Syria war: 2016 deadliest year yet for children, says UnicefBBC News
CBC.ca -The Independent -Stuff.co.nz -UNICEF
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How Syria's civil war morphed into a struggle among global powers - USA TODAY Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:17:45 GMT

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How Syria's civil war morphed into a struggle among global powers
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Syria's civil war began six years ago this week as a popular revolt against the brutal regime of President Bashar Assad. Now a domestic uprising that has left an estimated 500,000 dead and millions homeless has morphed into a global war, ...
U.S. and Russian troops are now in the same Syrian cityMilitary Times
Syrian Dictator Bashes US Military's Track Record As More Troops Cross The BermTask & Purpose
The US Troop Presence in Syria Is at Its Highest Ever. But How Long Are They on the Ground for and Why?TIME
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