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Syria Rejects UN Monitoring Role in 'De-Escalation Zones' - New York Times Mon, 08 May 2017 20:02:56 GMT

New York Times
Syria Rejects UN Monitoring Role in 'De-Escalation Zones'
New York Times
The declaration, made by Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, added to uncertainty over how to ensure compliance with the agreement, which theoretically halts hostilities in four regions of the country. “We do not ...
Syria Rejects International Forces in Safe ZonesU.S. News & World Report
US reviews Syria safe zones but warns 'devil's in the details'Reuters
Syrian Foreign Minister Says Damascus Supports Deal Creating 'De-Escalation Zones'NPR
Toronto Star
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Syria peace talks to reconvene next week - Radio New Zealand Mon, 08 May 2017 22:36:39 GMT

Radio New Zealand
Syria peace talks to reconvene next week
Radio New Zealand
In a statement, Me de Mistura voiced hope that the agreement reached last week in Astana among Russia, Iran and Turkey to set up "de-escalation" zones in Syria will be implemented in full "thus bringing about a significant de-escalation in violence ...
UN Syria envoy to reconvene Geneva peace talks next weekWashington Post
Geneva talks on Syria to be reconvened on May 16: UNAnadolu Agency
Next Syria peace talks to start in Geneva on May 16: UNeNCA

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The Japanese manga comic helping Syrian refugee children dream - BBC News Mon, 08 May 2017 23:08:28 GMT

BBC News
The Japanese manga comic helping Syrian refugee children dream
BBC News
"The situation in Syria is terrible - so terrible that I think it stops kids from dreaming. But it's their dreams that one day will make Syria good again," says Obada Kassoumah. "I wish I could just give them a little bit of hope and make them believe ...

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Watchdog Group Sues Trump Administration, Seeking Legal Rationale Behind Syria Strike - New York Times Mon, 08 May 2017 16:03:34 GMT

New York Times
Watchdog Group Sues Trump Administration, Seeking Legal Rationale Behind Syria Strike
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A month after President Trump ordered a military strike on the Syrian regime as punishment for using chemical weapons, his administration has yet to offer a rationale for what lawful authority he had to carry out the attack. Now, a ...
What's the Legal Basis for the Syria Strikes? The Administration Must Acknowledge Limits on its Power to Start a WarLawfare (blog)
Group sues Trump to get legal justification for Syria strikeThe Hill

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Tillerson, Lavrov to meet in Washington on Syria and Ukraine - CNN Mon, 08 May 2017 16:21:12 GMT

CNN
Tillerson, Lavrov to meet in Washington on Syria and Ukraine
CNN
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke by phone last week about the war in Syria for the first time since Trump ordered a missile strike against a Syrian regime air base last month. The conflict in Ukraine, where Russia has backed ...
Tillerson to discuss Syria crisis with Russian counterpartABC News
Tillerson to Hold Talks with Lavrov on Syria, UkraineVoice of America
Lavrov to meet Tillerson in Washington DC to talk Syria & Ukraine on May 10RT

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Top Malaysian ISIL operative killed in Syria - Aljazeera.com Mon, 08 May 2017 21:03:37 GMT

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Top Malaysian ISIL operative killed in Syria
Aljazeera.com
Malaysia's most-wanted member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jadi, 26, has been killed in Syria, according to Malaysian police. "After reviewing intelligence, the Royal Malaysian Police can ...
IGP: Malaysian IS militant Wanndy killed in SyriaThe Star Online
Malaysia's top Islamic State operative killed in Syria -policeJerusalem Post Israel News
Police: Top Malaysian Islamic State operative dead in SyriaThe Daily Progress
ABS-CBN News
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Syrian family who sued Trump over travel ban warms to life in Wisconsin - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mon, 08 May 2017 17:26:32 GMT

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Syrian family who sued Trump over travel ban warms to life in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON - A Syrian family who reunited after suing President Donald Trump over his travel bans is now settling into life in Wisconsin. Ahmad, 32, and his wife, Iman, spoke to The Associated Press at their lawyer's office last week through a translator.

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Relative calm prevails in Syrian safe zones after deal implemented - CNBC Sat, 06 May 2017 10:18:00 GMT

CNBC
Relative calm prevails in Syrian safe zones after deal implemented
CNBC
Relative calm prevailed Saturday in wide parts of war-ravaged Syria despite sporadic violations and clashes after a deal to set up "de-escalation zones" in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets ...
Russia Reaches Deal for Syria Safe Zones, but Some Rebels ScoffNew York Times
Syria's 'de-escalation zones' explainedAljazeera.com
US dismisses Russia's ban on military aircraft over Syria safe zonesFox News
Reuters -Los Angeles Times -Newsweek
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Syria war: Rebels start leaving Damascus district of Barzeh - BBC News Mon, 08 May 2017 13:04:56 GMT

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Syria war: Rebels start leaving Damascus district of Barzeh
BBC News
Rebel fighters and their families have begun leaving a besieged area of the Syrian capital Damascus, under a new evacuation deal with the government. Up to 1,500 people were expected to leave the Barzeh district in the north-east of the capital on ...
Evacuation of Syrian rebels starts in BarzehAljazeera.com
Syria rebels in Damascus district surrender as government comes closer to recapturing whole of capitalTelegraph.co.uk
First evacuations take place from Syria's rebel district BarzehThe New Arab
Ravalli Republic -Sputnik International -Newsweek
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Who is fighting in Syria's civil war? - PBS NewsHour Mon, 08 May 2017 13:30:11 GMT

PBS NewsHour
Who is fighting in Syria's civil war?
PBS NewsHour
Syria's civil war has grown ever more complex in the six years since protesters first challenged the government. President Bashar al-Assad aims to reassert control nationwide, while predominantly Sunni Arab opposition forces seek to wrest the state ...

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