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Syria from Space - BBC News Wed, 17 May 2017 10:27:15 GMT

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Syria from Space
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Six years of war in Syria have had a devastating effect on millions of its people. One of the most catastrophic impacts has been on the country's electricity network. Images from Nasa, obtained by BBC Arabic, show clearly how the lights have gone out ...

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Syria Denies Burning Bodies of Political Prisoners - New York Times Tue, 16 May 2017 18:28:38 GMT

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Syria Denies Burning Bodies of Political Prisoners
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government forcefully rejected on Tuesday accusations by the United States that the bodies of thousands of political prisoners had been disposed of in a crematory at a prison near Damascus, describing the allegations as ...
Syria Burns --- LiterallyLawfare (blog)
Syria denies US allegations of mass killings, crematoriumABC News
Syria 'categorically' denies US accusations of mass killingsFox News
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US: Venezuela crisis worsening, wants to prevent new Syria - ABC News Wed, 17 May 2017 22:46:33 GMT

US: Venezuela crisis worsening, wants to prevent new Syria
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The United States called Wednesday's first-ever U.N. Security Council consultations on Venezuela because the crisis is getting worse and the Trump administration wants to prevent another conflict like Syria, North Korea or South Sudan, U.S. Ambassador ...

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US Imposes New Sanctions on Syria - The Atlantic Wed, 17 May 2017 04:19:40 GMT

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US Imposes New Sanctions on Syria
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Syria denied the accusations of mass killings on Tuesday, calling them “lies” and “fabrications.” Syria's Foreign Ministry said the U.S. has a track record of falsifying claims in order to justify the country's military aggression. The latest ...

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Syrian opposition seeks extension of current Geneva talks - The Spokesman-Review Wed, 17 May 2017 22:29:00 GMT

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Syrian opposition seeks extension of current Geneva talks
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U.N. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, left, and U.N. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend a round of negotiation with Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee leader Nasr al-Hariri ...
Syria de-escalation deal stirs fears of carve-up by foreign powersFinancial Times
Syria war: Peace talks restart in GenevaBBC News
Low expectations as Syria talks resume in GenevaAljazeera.com
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House votes to impose new Syria sanctions - The Hill (blog) Wed, 17 May 2017 22:46:00 GMT

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House votes to impose new Syria sanctions
The Hill (blog)
The House passed legislation on Wednesday to impose sanctions on anyone involved with the humanitarian and security crisis in Syria. Approved by a simple voice vote, the measure slaps new sanctions through 2021 on people who have financial ...
House Passes Bill to Crack Down on Syria's Financial BackersU.S. News & World Report

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UN cannot verify prison crematorium claims as Syria blocks access - The Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 17 May 2017 03:51:13 GMT

UN cannot verify prison crematorium claims as Syria blocks access
The Sydney Morning Herald
New York: The United Nations says Syria's failure to give the organisation access to its detention centres is preventing an investigation of US allegations that mass killings and body disposals were taking place in Syria. The Syrian government on ...
Syrian government 'systematically rejected' requests to visit prisons accused of torturing inmates, UN saysABC News

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How the 'De-Escalation Zone' Plan Benefits Syria's Foreign Players - News Deeply Wed, 17 May 2017 17:14:14 GMT

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How the 'De-Escalation Zone' Plan Benefits Syria's Foreign Players
News Deeply
'De-escalation zones' are at the forefront of the current Geneva peace talks. Russia has tailored them to the geopolitical needs of nearly every stakeholder involved in the crisis, effectively resulting in a partition of western Syria, writes analyst ...

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Gates on the conflict in Syria ahead of the president's visit to the Middle East - CBS News Wed, 17 May 2017 20:01:00 GMT

Gates on the conflict in Syria ahead of the president's visit to the Middle East
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Last week for "Face the Nation," moderator John Dickerson sat down with former Secretary of State Robert Gates and the two spoke about The United States' Syria policy under President Trump. Dickerson asked Gates in particular what he thought of the ...

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US-led offensive in Syrian desert searches for 'entry point' into Islamic State's Deir e-Zor province - Syria Direct Wed, 17 May 2017 17:26:15 GMT

Syria Direct
US-led offensive in Syrian desert searches for 'entry point' into Islamic State's Deir e-Zor province
Syria Direct
AMMAN: US-backed Syrian rebels are fighting with American ground forces against the Islamic State in Syria's eastern desert, rebel commanders told Syria Direct, aiming to capture strategic points in Deir e-Zor province and “outmaneuver” pro-regime ...
IS conflict: US-led coalition denies bombing civilians in Syrian townBBC News
US-led coalition denies civilian 'air raid massacre' in SyriaThe New Arab
Syrian activists: Airstrikes on IS-held areas kill dozensABC News
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