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Syria chemical weapons allegations

The BBC has seen video and eyewitness testimony that appears to corroborate allegations of chemical weapons' use in the Syrian town of Saraqeb.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Guardian

CIA chief John Brennan makes surprise Israel visit for Syria talks

CIA chief John Brennan 'was sent to Israel to prevent it from taking action on its own in Syria', according to reports in Israeli media.

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CBC News

Syrian regime's position strengthens as world pushes for diplomatic solution

For more than two years, the Syrian president has defied predictions that his downfall is imminent.

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BBC News

'More than 1.5m' Syrian refugees

Most have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is likely to be far higher, according to the UNHCR.

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North Port Sun

Refugees fleeing Syrian city of Qusayr say rebels dug in, preparing for government onslaught

The Syrian city of Qusayr lies just 10 miles over the border from Aarsal in northern Lebanon.

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Cybercast News Service

Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria

Family members of Mohammed Aboud, chant slogans against the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel group and the al-Qaida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra during his funeral in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, 2013.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Syria ex-minister leads rebuilding plan

A joint U.S.-Russian push to bring together Syria's political opposition and representatives of President Bashar Assad's regime to negotiate a peaceful transition has given their work new urgency.

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Thu May 16, 2013

WATE-TV Knoxville

Syrian troops flush out rebels from prison

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Jerusalem Post

Warning Syria

As the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate, threats to Israeli security increase - as do the chances for a military conflagration on the Syrian border.

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Iol.co.za

Obama, Erdogan meet as Syrian war rages

President Barack Obama met Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday as world leaders scramble to find a way to ease Bashar al-Assad from power and end Syria's bloody civil war.

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USA Today

Vice and virtue police rule Syria rebel-held region

Radical Syrian opposition groups now in control of Aleppo and its surroundings have put in place a religious police, responsible for enforcing a strict form of Islamic rule.

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BBC News

BBC hears claims of Syria gas attack

A BBC correspondent who visited the northern town of Saraqeb was told by eyewitnesses that government helicopters had dropped at least two devices containing poisonous gas.

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AlertNet

Turkey arrests four over bombings near Syrian border

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Wed May 15, 2013

Russia Taday

'Counterproductive': UN General Assembly votes to condemn Assad's forces in Syria war

The UN General Assembly voted to pass an Arab-backed draft resolution that strongly condemns the Assad government and embraces the political viability of the Syrian National Coalition.

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The Republic

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison

Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said.

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KTMF

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison; Internet back

Syrian rebels attacked the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday with a pair of car bombs in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held in the facility, activists said.

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Boston.com

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison

Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said.

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Russia Taday

Peace in Syria? Only if the arsonists become fire-fighters

The prospects of a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis is still a long way off.

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Jerusalem Post

Sunni Muslim states must send troops to Syria

As President Barack Obama struggles to define America's position in Syria, events threaten to overtake his deliberations.

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FiveThirtyEight

At War Blog: Battlefield Update: The Fight for Isolated Government Outposts in Northern Syria

In recent weeks considerable public attention has turned to questions of whether government forces in Syria have used chemical weapons.

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