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US says Syria appears to be planning another chemical weapons attack - CNBC Tue, 27 Jun 2017 02:15:05 GMT

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US says Syria appears to be planning another chemical weapons attack CNBC US says Syria appears to be planning another chemical weapons attack. The White House said Syria's government appeared to be planning another chemical weapons attack. The White House warned of consequences for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ... White House accuses Syria of preparing another chemical attack, issues ominous warning to AssadBusiness Insider Syria Will 'Pay a Heavy Price' for Another Chemical Attack, Trump SaysNew York Times US warns Syria over 'potential' plan for chemical attackBBC News NBCNews.com -Politico -U.S. News & World Report all 45 news articles »

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Trump Is Tripping Over Iran and Russia's Red Lines in Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:56:45 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Trump Is Tripping Over Iran and Russia's Red Lines in Syria Foreign Policy (blog) In the past five weeks, U.S. forces in Syria have struck directly at the Assad regime and its allies in Syria no less than four times. On May 18, U.S. warplanes struck regime and allied militia forces that breached a 34-mile exclusion zone around a U.S ... What Is the United States Doing in Syria These Days?New York Magazine Are We in a Syrian Missile Crisis?RollingStone.com Russia is at a dead-end in SyriaAljazeera.com CNSNews.com -Washington Post -NDTV all 774 news articles »

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Russian and US diplomats discuss cease-fire for Syria - The Detroit News Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:52:56 GMT

Russian and US diplomats discuss cease-fire for Syria The Detroit News Moscow — The top diplomats of Russia and the United States have focused on the Syrian crisis in a phone call. The Russian Foreign Ministry says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talked Monday about the need to ... and more »

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Syria Frees Hundreds of Detainees Ahead of Muslim Holiday - New York Times Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:23:37 GMT

New York Times

Syria Frees Hundreds of Detainees Ahead of Muslim Holiday New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government on Saturday released hundreds of detainees, including some who had backed the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad, on the eve of a major Muslim holiday. Justice Minister Hisham al-Shaar said the ... Syria releases hundreds of detainees ahead of EidABC News Deadly car bombing kills Syrian civilians in IdlibAljazeera.com Syria's more confident Assad gives Eid prayers in HamaReuters all 87 news articles »

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Defense policy bill would require Trump's Afghanistan, Syria strategies - The Hill Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:35:22 GMT

The Hill

Defense policy bill would require Trump's Afghanistan, Syria strategies The Hill The House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense policy bill would require the president to give Congress his strategies for United States involvement in Afghanistan and Syria. The provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act ... and more »

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Syria's Armenians are fleeing to their ancestral homeland - The Economist Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:37:14 GMT

The Economist

Syria's Armenians are fleeing to their ancestral homeland The Economist WHEN war broke out in Syria in 2011, some of the wealthier families from the country's Christian Armenian minority decamped to Yerevan, the Armenian capital, where they rented luxury flats on the city's Northern Avenue. It felt, some would later say, ...

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Donald Trump is reckless on Syria. It's his most dangerous foreign policy folly. - USA TODAY Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:18:17 GMT

USA TODAY

Donald Trump is reckless on Syria. It's his most dangerous foreign policy folly. USA TODAY Last year on the campaign trail, crowds roared when Donald Trump denounced his opponent as "trigger-happy" Hillary. But President Trump is rapidly incarnating the vice he condemned. Nowhere is this more evident than in Syria, where Trump's ... and more »

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Will Trump and Macron actually work together well on Syria? - Washington Examiner Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:51:06 GMT

Washington Examiner

Will Trump and Macron actually work together well on Syria? Washington Examiner Asked about his plans for Syria, Macron sounded as if he just got off the phone with Trump after a two-hour conversation. "The real change I've made on this question," Macron told the reporters assembled in the presidential garden last week, "is that I ... Why Macron is wrong about AssadAljazeera.com all 3 news articles »

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SitRep: CIA's Secret Syria Contacts; Tillerson Bashed by Anonymous WH Officials; State Shuttering Afghan Office - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:13:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

SitRep: CIA's Secret Syria Contacts; Tillerson Bashed by Anonymous WH Officials; State Shuttering Afghan Office Foreign Policy (blog) Syria contacts. For the first several months of the Trump administration, CIA director Mike Pompeo held a series secret talks with Ali Mamlouk, the head of Syria's National Security Bureau intelligence service, who has been accused of human rights ... and more »

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Fighting intensifies in Syrian Golan Heights - Aljazeera.com Mon, 26 Jun 2017 05:33:37 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Fighting intensifies in Syrian Golan Heights Aljazeera.com More than a dozen people were killed, including both pro-government forces and opposition fighters, in the latest increase in fighting in the countryside of al-Baath city and near the town of Khan Arnab, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR ... Israel strikes targets in Syria for 2nd dayWashington Post Israel attacks Syrian posts after cross-border fire from SyriaReuters IDF strikes Syrian targets in response to second day of Golan spilloverThe Jerusalem Post The Times of Israel -Daily Sabah all 258 news articles »