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Sarin: the deadly history of the nerve agent used in Syria
The UN has confirmed that the chemical used in Damascus last month was sarin – a lethal poison with no taste, no smell and no colour. Which makes it one of the most murderous weapons in modern warfare
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Syrian government says war has reached stalemate
Deputy PM says neither side is strong enough to win and government may call for ceasefire at Geneva talks
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Chemical weapons disposal will cost $1 billion, take a year
President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a U.S.-Russian deal reached last week.
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In the poker game with Obama on Syria, Putin playing the Israel card - Middle East
Putin is a genius! They ought to take away Obama's Nobel Peace Prize and give it to Putin!! "Putin told one of the conference participants that Israel will have to agree to get rid of its nuclear weapons, as Syria was giving up its chemical weapons".
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In Syria, Rebels Without a Plan
Now that it seems unlikely the U.S. will hit Syria militarily, the rebels need a new strategy. Jamie Dettmer reports on the tough odds facing the opposition.
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Commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria has been killed
Abu-Abdallah al-Libi, a top commander of al-Qaeda front group The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has been killed on Sunday in Idlib in northwestern Syria, Al Arabiya television reported.
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Obama’s Plan B for Securing Assad’s Chemical Weapons
Why was the White House so quick to accept Russia’s offer to disarm Syria’s chemical weapons? One reason, reports Eli Lake: U.S. military and intelligence leaders doubted their own ‘Hail Mary’ plan.
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'Sexual jihad': Tunisian women go to Syria to 'relieve' holy warriors, return pregnant
Tunisian women have traveled to Syria to wage 'sexual jihad', performing intercourse with dozens of Islamist fighters and returning home pregnant, Tunisia’s Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou told MPs.
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Russia says hopes for U.N. resolution on Syria this week
Russia hopes the U.N. Security Council will agree a resolution this week to support a deal for Syria to abandon its chemical arms, but talks with the United States have been rocky, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday.
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UN weapons inspectors back in Syria
UN chemical weapons inspectors have returned to Syria to continue investigating allegations of chemical weapons use in the country's two-and-a-half-year conflict.
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U.S., Russia agree on Syria U.N. chemical arms measure
Ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock, the United States and Russia agreed on Thursday on a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that would demand Syria give up its chemical arms, but does not threaten military force if it fails to comply.
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Syria neighbours to plead for help
Syria's neighbours have asked donors for support in dealing with the huge influx of refugees at a meeting in Geneva. Foreign ministers from Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq presented reports at the meeting, hosted by the UN.
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Chemical Weapons Disarmament Team Arrives In Syria
A team of chemical weapons experts has arrived in Syria, where they will begin the long and complicated task of destroying the country's chemical weapons arsenal. Under a plan endorsed by the U.N. Security Council, the weapons are to be destroyed by next June. Syria is wracked by a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and forced more than 2 million others to flee the country, according to recent U.N. figures.
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World powers on 'right track' on Syria chemical arms: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were "on the right track" with a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons and could avert military intervention in the conflict if they worked together.
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Syria's Assad: Early to say if he'll run again
Syrian President Bashar Assad said it's still too early to say whether he'll run for re-election next year, but that he would refrain from seeking a third term — if he feels that's what most Syrians want him to do.
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What Syrian Rebel Videos Tell Us About Their Ideology
A new al-Nusra video shows the rebels singing Islamic chants and shouting "God is great."
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Polish journalist abducted in Syria in July is alive
A Polish journalist who was taken hostage by Islamist militants in northwest Syria in July is alive, Poland's foreign minister said on Saturday.
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Chemical experts begin destroying Syria's weapons arsenal
A team of international experts began the process of destroying Syria's chemical gas arsenal on Sunday, an official on the mission said.
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Red Cross workers kidnapped in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says gunmen have abducted six of its workers and one Red Crescent volunteer in north-west Syria.
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Al-Qaeda Car Bombs And Suicide Attacks Are Tearing Iraq Apart
First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel. Ali was one of the lucky ones. At least 51 died in the Oct. 5 attack, many of them Shiite pilgrims walking by on their way to a shrine.
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