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US talking to Syria’s Islamist rebels
December 5, 2013 by AFP Rebels stand in the darkness. (AFP/Bulent Kilic) WASHINGTON - The United States has reached out to Islamist militias among the Syrian opposition as it seeks to reach a...
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Front and back
December 5, 2013 by Michael Weiss Whatever the Islamic Front is, it may already be hobbled by the United States Praying for guidance. (AFP Photo/Jim Lopez) Two competing analyses of the Islamic Front,...
View ArticleSyria a “huge sectarian mess,” Kerry says
December 15, 2013 by AFP WASHINGTON - Syria has become a “huge sectarian mess” with rebel infighting and al-Qaeda’s growing strength complicating the US search for a political settlement of the...
View ArticleUS not against meeting Syria’s Islamic Front
December 17, 2013 by AFP WASHINGTON - The United States has not ruled out meeting with a newly formed Syrian rebel alliance, a senior US official said Monday, even though the group wants to replace...
View ArticleRussia blocks UN condemnation of Syria government
December 19, 2013 by AFP UNITED NATIONS - Russia on Friday blocked a US-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government’s increasing military offensive on Aleppo, diplomats...
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US not ready to budge on Iran role at Syria peace talks
December 21, 2013 by AFP "It is no secret that the United States is very concerned that Iran has not been public about its support for the Geneva communiqué." US President Barack Obama (AFP/Nicholas...
View ArticleSyria peace process in jeopardy as talks flounder
February 15, 2014 by AFP GENEVA - Syria’s warring sides are due to meet Saturday in Geneva in a last-ditch effort to save deadlocked peace talks as fears grow the entire process could collapse. UN...
View ArticleObama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime
February 15, 2014 by AFP RANCHO MIRAGE - As Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to flounder, President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to apply more pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar...
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Chemical arms watchdog split on Syria delays
February 22, 2014 by AFP China, Iran and Russia wanted flexibility over the timetable, but the United States and the European Union insisted on being strict. THE HAGUE - The executive council of the...
View ArticleUS restricts movements of Syria’s UN ambassador
March 6, 2014 by AFP WASHINGTON - The United States is restricting the movement of Syria’s UN ambassador, limiting him to a 25-mile radius around New York City, the State Department said Wednesday....
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