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Syria’s foriegn-backed militants likely to meet Russian officials as Geneva talks continue
Mar 01, 2017 02:24As talks on a political resolution of the conflict in Syria continue in Geneva, the Syrian foriegn-backed militants seek to meet with Russian officials in an attempt to affect Moscow’s pro-Damascus stance.
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Russia, China block anti-Syria UNSC resolution
Feb 28, 2017 17:09Russia and China have vetoed a Western-proposed draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution against the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical weapons.
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Russia won’t support Western-backed UN motion on Syria: Putin
Feb 28, 2017 12:10Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would impose sanctions on the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical weapons, stressing that Moscow will not support fresh restrictive measures against Damascus.
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US drone strike kills high-ranking al-Qaeda leader in Syria
Feb 28, 2017 02:58A high-ranking al-Qaeda commander has been killed in a US drone strike in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, says a monitoring agency.
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Putin hails Syria talks in Astana as foundation for Geneva
Feb 27, 2017 11:29Russia says the latest rounds of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan created a “mechanism” to control the truce holding across the Arab state, and helped revive the United Nations-backed negotiations underway in Geneva, Switzerland.
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More rounds of Syria peace talks required before any deal: UN
Feb 27, 2017 04:40UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has told all parties present at the Syria peace talks being held in Geneva that several more rounds of negotiations would be needed before any manner of accord is reached.
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Combating terrorism tops Geneva talks agenda: Syria
Feb 26, 2017 14:18Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations and head of the Syrian delegation to the intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva says fighting terrorism should top the agenda of the ongoing negotiations, shortly after bomb attacks killed dozens of people in the country’s western city of Homs.
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Syrian forces make fresh gains against Daesh near Aleppo: Monitor
Feb 26, 2017 13:56Syrian army soldiers and their allied fighters have reportedly managed to advance over the weekend into areas controlled by Daesh terrorists in the country’s northwest adjacent to the city of Aleppo.
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Homs attacks aim to spoil Syria peace talks: UN envoy
Feb 26, 2017 03:43The UN special envoy for Syria has warned that the latest deadly attacks in Homs are aimed at sabotaging the ongoing Geneva peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.
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Condemn Homs attacks or be considered terrorists, Syria tells foriegn-backed militants
Feb 26, 2017 03:06Syria’s Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Ja’afari has called on all parties present at the latest round of Geneva talks to condemn a deadly attack in Homs or be considered "accomplices of terrorism."