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08Dec/16

End game in Aleppo

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Aleppo, Aleppo offensive, Assad family, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, Belligerents in the Syrian Civil War, City: Aleppo, Deborah Lutterbeck, Governorates of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, Hamburg, JOHN KERRY, Paris, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Sergei Lavrov, Shia Islam, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

The Syrian army’s advance in Aleppo slowed Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Assad vowed that retaking the city would change the course of the war. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →

08Dec/16

British spy chief says Islamic State plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Alex Younger, Anti-Americanism, Asia, Bashar al-Assad, Country: United Kingdom, Criticism of the United States, Donald Trump, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Government, Hafez al-Assad, Intelligence agencies, Iraqi insurgency, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, James Bond, London, Persecution of Christians, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Secret Intelligence Service, Syria, United Kingdom, United States, Wahhabism, War/Conflict, Youngsmbale

In a rare speech, the head of Britain’s spy network says Islamic State are plotting attacks as Russia makes ‘desert’ of Syria.

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12Feb/16

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry

World powers announce ceasefire for Syria

February 12, 2016PoliticsAHMAD FAWZI, Ahmed Fawzi, Al-Nusra Front, Assad, Bashar al-Assad, City: Geneva, Country: Syria, Gaza flotilla raid, Gaza War, Geneva, Geography of Asia, Hafez al-Assad, Humanitarian aid, IHH, JOHN KERRY, Lebanon War, Munich, Nathan Frandino, Politics, Politics of Syria, Secretary of State, Sergei Lavrov, Staffan De Mistura, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian peace process, Union of Good, United Nations, UNITED NATIONS CHIEF SPOKESPERSON, United States, Vienna peace talks for Syria, Western Asiasmbale

World powers have announced a plan for humanitarian aid and a nationwide ceasefire for Syria, but officials warn the future for the conflict-ridden country remains cloudy. Nathan Frandino has more.
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19Sep/15

U.S. says Assad must go, timing down to negotiation

September 19, 2015WarAl-Assad family, Anti-Americanism, Assad family, Bashar al-Assad, Berlin, Criticism of the United States, Geneva, Geography of Asia, Hafez al-Assad, Iran, JOHN KERRY, Latakia, Levant, Libya, London, Moscow, Philip Hammond, Russia, Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Western Asia, Yemensmbale

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has to step down but the timing of his departure had to be decided through negotiation. Kerry is in London for talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

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15Mar/15

Sec State Kerry on Syria’s Assad: “We have to negotiate”

March 15, 2015WarAl-Assad family, Asia, Assad family, Bashar al-Assad, CBS NEWS INC., Damascus, Geneva, Hafez al-Assad, Iran, Iraq, JOHN KERRY, Politics, Politics of Syria, Presidency of Hafez al-Assad, Russia, Secretary of State, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian opposition, Syrian uprising, United Nations, United States, War/Conflict, Wars, Washington, Western Asiasmbale

(NVO) – The United States will have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and is exploring ways to pressure him into agreeing to talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told CBS News in an interview.
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