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Syrian 'enemies' to meet for the first time
Syria’s government and opposition will discuss prisoner swaps, local ceasefires and humanitarian aid.
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Syrian peace talks open with rifts on Assad
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened proceedings at Montreux on Lake Geneva.
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Syria talks in disarray before they begin
The peace talks set to begin on Wednesday will include the first talks between Assad and his opponents.
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UN invites Iran to Geneva
Syrian opposition has threatened to withdraw if UN’s Secretary-General doesn’t retract the invitation.
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US urges Syria rebels to attend peace talks
The main umbrella opposition body in exile will decide Friday whether to attend the conference.
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Western, Arab states pledge $1.4bn to Syria
The WFP said it has to raise $35 million every week to meet the food needs of residents.
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Al-Qaeda vows to attack Syrian rebels
Syrian rebels last week launched a series of coordinated strikes against ISIL in northern and eastern Syria.
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Syria ships out first chemical weapons
US welcomed the removal of chemical materials and said Assad's government is cooperative.
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Syrian rebels battle al-Qaeda linked fighters
Activists said dozens of fighters had been killed in the clashes, which started on Friday.
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Car bomb kills five in Beirut
The blast killed five people in Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut on Thursday.
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Beirut bomb kills anti-Assad ex-minister
A former Lebanese minister and five others were killed in a massive explosion in Lebanon.
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42 killed in Syrian air raid
Human Rights Watch said scores of people after a helicopter dropped 'barrel bombs'.
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UN slams Syria, Iran, & N.Korea
The UN envoy on human rights told the committee in that Iran's rights record should not be overlooked.
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Syrian army kills 36 with 'barrel bombs'
36 people, nearly half of them children, were killed when helicopters dropped 'barrel bombs' in Aleppo
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UN delivers food to 3.4 million Syrians
United Nations says it has supplied food to millions of Syrians in places affected by the unrest.
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‘Syria won’t surrender power at talks’
The "Geneva 2" conference will have the stated goal of agreeing a transitional government.
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Syria peace talks set for 2014
The peace talks have been set to take place in Geneva in January 2014.
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Syrian rebel commander killed
The statement says Youssef al-Abbas was killed during a meeting at the rebel base.
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Syrian rebels recapture army base
Rebels hold most of Aleppo province but the government wants to keep a foothold in the north.
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OPCW verifies toxic sites in Syria
Two additional sites declared by the Syrian government were too dangerous to reach.
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Syria opposition sets conditions for peace talks
An Arab League draft communiqué called on the Syrian opposition to attend the conference.
