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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 3 months ago
The announcement during an interview with Reuters came after the United States said it would increase aid to the opposition in an effort to speed a political transition in Syria, now torn by civil war. (Reuters)
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The Independent
| 3 months ago
Britain and its allies will be able to provide training for rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime and supply them with military support, including armoured cars, under major changes which are due to be made to European Union sanctions rules on...
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Jerusalem Post
| 3 months ago
Announcement follows similar comments by Kerry; White House press secretary: US aims to "bring about post-Assad Syria." The United States will increase aid to Syrians and the Syrian opposition in an effort to speed a political transition in Syria,...
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Zee News
| 3 months ago
24 Washington: Asserting that the US is focused on efforts to help the Syrian opposition become stronger, more cohesive and more organised, the White House today said it is reviewing the nature of its assistance to the Syrian people.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 3 months ago
The United States is looking for more tangible ways to support Syria's rebels and bolster a fledgling political movement that is struggling to deliver basic services after nearly two years of civil war, U.S...Officials in the United States and Europe...
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BBC
| 3 months ago
The UK and US have been sending medicines, generators and other equipment to help Syrian refugees At this week's upcoming international conference in Rome, the US and UK will try to reassure the main Syrian opposition umbrella group, the Syrian...
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United Press International
| 3 months ago
The Obama administration is working with European allies on possibly giving non-lethal equipment to Syrian rebel fighters, U.S. and European officials said. Providing military equipment such as body armor and armored vehicles, and possibly providing...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
The White House is mulling a major shift in policy on war-torn Syria and could supply rebels with "non-lethal" aid such as body armor, armored vehicles and perhaps even military training, according to the Washington Post. Citing unidentified US and...
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CNN
| 3 months ago
The changes are under discussion with allies as well, as part Secretary of State John Kerry's meetings this week in Europe, a senior administration official said. The sources said the United States is not considering providing weapons. New diplomacy...
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The Boston Globe
| 3 months ago
The Obama administration, in coordination with some European allies, is for the first time considering supplying direct assistance to elements of the Free Syrian Army as they seek to ramp up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and...
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Arab News
| 3 months ago
Osama Al Sharif Wednesday 27 February 2013 Last Update 26 February 2013 11:02 pm The Syrian crisis could be entering a penultimate phase. Diplomatically the regime is now saying that it will enter into a dialogue with the opposition, including armed...
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Washington Post
| 3 months ago
Elements of the proposed policy, which officials cautioned have not yet been finalized, are being discussed by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in meetings this week and next with allies in Europe and the Middle East as part of a coordinated effort...
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BBC
| 3 months ago
He had offered to hold talks with regime representatives anywhere outside the country, provided the Damascus government released 160,000 prisoners and renewed the passports of dissidents abroad. That was a sharp break from the opposition mantra that...
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Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 3 months ago
This represents a turnaround after the Syrian National Council had pledged to boycott the Friends of Syria conference to protest against international silence over the slaughter of Syrians. After a meeting on Monday, British Prime Minister David...
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Reuters
| 3 months ago
Topics Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Moscow February 22, 2013. Russia will urge the United States on Tuesday to press the Syrian opposition to hold direct talks with...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Ammunition which forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad believe belongs to the Free Syrian Army is seen at Al-Suwayqa neighborhood in the old city of Aleppo after the forces captured this area from the Free Syrian Army February 25, 2013.
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The New York Times
| 3 months ago
We are determined that the Syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind wondering where the support is or if it's coming, Mr. Kerry said at a news conference in London. And we are determined to change the calculation on the ground for...
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The New Zealand Herald
| 3 months ago
Meanwhile, the umbrella group for Syrian opposition parties said it had reversed a decision to boycott a conference in Rome being held to help drum up financial and political support for the opposition. Walid al-Bunni, a spokesman for the Syrian...
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Ynet News
| 3 months ago
The United States is willing to step up its assistance to the Syrian rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad 's tyrannical regime. US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Syria's opposition on Monday to attend a planned international meeting...
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Zee News
| 3 months ago
49 Zeenews Bureau Rome: Syrian opposition group on Tuesday withdrew its decision to boycott the international talks in Rome after the UK and the US promised enhanced aid to Syrians. The international talks being held in Rome is expected to shore up...
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Zee News
| 3 months ago
The US has welcomed the Syrian Opposition leaders' decision to attend the Rome Summit, as it insisted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go. Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has said that the opposition groups will attend...
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The Hindustan Times
| 3 months ago
Syria's opposition has cancelled a planned boycott of an international conference on the two-year conflict after appeals from Britain and the US, but rejected an offer of talks from Damascus. US secretary of state John Kerry and British foreign...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib said Monday that the Syrian opposition will attend the Friends of Syria conference in Rome this week, after an earlier decision to boycott the meeting. In a statement on his Facebook page Khatib...
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SF Gate
| 3 months ago
Skeptical Syrian opposition leaders agreed Monday to attend an international conference in Rome after first threatening to boycott the session that was to be the centerpiece of Secretary of State John Kerry 's first overseas mission in his new job.
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The Independent
| 3 months ago
Suggested Topics The Syrian regime's first offer of talks with armed groups was today rejected out of hand by rebels who said they will not negotiate until President Bashar al-Assad leaves. Walid al-Moallem, the Syrian foreign minister, said his...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 3 months ago
US Secretary of State John Kerry has appealed to the Syrian opposition to reconsider their decision to boycott talks with foreign powers in Rome this week. "I would urge the Syrian opposition to join us," Kerry told a news conference in London after...
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Newyork Times
| 3 months ago
It was the first time that a high-ranking Syrian official signaled that the government was open to talking with Syrian rebels who have taken up weapons against the armed forces. Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad , called in January for talks to...
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GMA News
| 3 months ago
Syria is ready for talks with its armed opponents, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday, in the clearest offer yet of negotiations with rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. But Moualem said at the same time Syria would...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 3 months ago
Reuters The Syrian opposition has dropped its boycott of talks with John Kerry , William Hague and other western backers in Rome this week after promises of substantially increased aid, western diplomatic sources have said. The leader of the...
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Washington Post
| 3 months ago
Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem's comments came during a visit to Moscow, where he is meeting with Russian officials to discuss his country's crisis. We're ready for a dialogue with anyone who's willing for it, Moualem said, even with those who...
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The Boston Globe
| 3 months ago
Secretary of State John Kerry urged members of the Syrian opposition to turn up for talks in Rome this week, insisting that more help is on the way in their fight against President Bashar Assad. Kerry was in London for the first leg of his debut...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 3 months ago
But the opposition leadership has reportedly dismissed the offer, insisting that the president must first step down.
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Jerusalem Post
| 3 months ago
Syrian foreign minister says Damascus is willing to talk to rebels, "even those who have weapons in their hands." Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday Damascus was ready to talk to the country's armed opposition, Russian news...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 3 months ago
Latest first Oldest first Auto update: On Off Updates: 10.03am GMT Syrian opposition The Syrian opposition has underlined its insistence that President Assad and his inner circle can play no part in a political settlement in Syria . Just as foreign...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on February 25, 2013. The Syrian regime is ready to talk with all parties, including armed rebels, who want dialogue to end the...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem was to hold talks in Moscow Monday with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as Russia puts pressure on both the opposition and the Syrian regime to open direct talks to end their two-year conflict. Lavrov said...
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Arab News
| 3 months ago
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Monday 25 February 2013 Last Update 25 February 2013 3:36 am Everyone I've met has tried to make excuses for Sheikh Moaz Al-Khatib, leader of the Syrian National Coalition, ever since he attempted to swim against the opposition...
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The New York Times
| 3 months ago
Mr. Kerry and foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East are scheduled to meet in Rome on Thursday with opponents of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria , including Sheik Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, who leads the opposition. But they are threatening...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Agencies A Syrian man reacts while standing on the rubble of his home as others look for survivors and bodies in the Tariq al-Bab district of Aleppo. Rebels backed by captured tanks launched a fresh offensive on a government complex housing a police...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
A Syrian man reacts while standing on the rubble of his house while others look for survivors and bodies in the Tariq al-Bab district of the northern city of Aleppo on February 23, 2013. Three surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces...
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The Hill
| 3 months ago
I will be introducing legislation to allow the president to arm the rebels, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said on ABC's This Week...We know who they are and I think it's time we make that move. The comments follow revelations that top administration...
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SF Gate
| 3 months ago
Syrian rebels used captured tanks to launch a fresh offensive on a government complex housing a police academy near Aleppo and clashed with government troops protecting the strategic installation on Sunday. The military responded with airstrikes to...
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Arab News
| 3 months ago
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday vowed his country will not remain silent over Syrian President Bashar Assad's crimes, as Washington condemned a missile strike on Aleppo that left 58 dead. Every day a large number of innocent children and...
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The Hindustan Times
| 3 months ago
Three surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces in the northern city of Aleppo have left 58 people dead, among them 36 children, a watchdog said on Sunday, updating an earlier toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revised its...
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National Public Radio
| 3 months ago
Neither side can rely on a military solution to the conflict, Lavrov argues, because "that's a road to nowhere, a road to mutual destruction of the people." Lavrov will be meeting Secretary Kerry in Berlin this week, and Kerry will likely use the...
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The Daily Star
| 3 months ago
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 19, 2013. Umit Bektas Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Turkish Prime Minister Recep...
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Jerusalem Post
| 3 months ago
State Department says Assad's regime "has no legitimacy and remains in power only through brute force." Scene of destruction in Aleppo Photo: Reuters The United States on Saturday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the latest series of...
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The Hindu
| 3 months ago
Protesting the lack of global condemnation for atrocities in Syria, the country's main opposition coalition said Saturday it would not attend upcoming talks in Italy, Russia and the United States. Due to this shameful international position, the...
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Qatar English Daily
| 3 months ago
Syria's main opposition group said yesterday that it was pulling out of international talks and demanded world action to stop the slaughter of Syrians, after missiles slammed into the city of Aleppo killing dozens. The Syrian National Coalition's...
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International Business Times
| 3 months ago
Muzaffar Salman) A man reacts as he sits in rubble at a site hit on Friday by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo's Ard al-Hamra neighbourhood, February 23, 2013. Following the Syrian military's recent missile strikes in Aleppo, which...
