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Syria settlement conference to take place soon: UN
After consultations with UN Security Council permanent members, a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place "very soon", possibly at the beginning of June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here on Sunday. #World #Syria #NewsTracker #UN #Syria violence
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Syria violence: Opposition to decide on joining peace talks
Syria's opposition coalition will meet in Istanbul on May 23 to decide whether to participate in a US and Russian-sponsored conference to try to end the Syrian civil war, coalition officials said on Sunday. #NewsTracker #Syria violence #Syria opposition
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Chemical weapons in Syria: Obama skeptical of Syria govt's denial
US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was "deeply skeptical" of Syrian government claims that its opponents used chemical weapons in the civil conflict there. #Barack Obama #NewsTracker #Syria violence #Chemical weapons
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Syria violence: Iran steps up weapons supply to Assad govt
Iran has significantly stepped up military support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in recent months, solidifying its position alongside Russia as the government's lifeline in an increasingly sectarian civil war, Western diplomats said. #NewsTracker #Iran #Syria violence
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Syrian children tortured, raped and killed: Report
Syria's children are perhaps the greatest victims of their country's conflict, suffering "layers and layers of emotional trauma". #NewsTracker #Syria violence #Save the Children
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Syrian minister ready to talk to rebels to end crisis?
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday Damascus was ready to talk to the country's armed opposition, Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported. #NewsTracker #Syria violence
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End war before Syria turns into 'field of ruins': Pope
Pope Benedict on Monday urged the international community to end what he called the endless slaughter in Syria before the entire country became a "a field of ruins". #NewsTracker #Pope Benedict #Syria violence
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Syria: Assad govt rubbishes UN report on conflict
The Syrian government Friday slammed as "unprofessional and not neutral" a recent report by the UN Commission of Inquiry which accused the Syrian administration of huge human rights violations. #NewsTracker #Syria violence
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Airstrike near Damascus kills, wounds dozens
Activists say dozens of people have been killed or wounded in an air raid on a gas station near the capital Damascus. #NewsTracker #Syria violence
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Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held northern town
The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has suggested that both sides in Syria's conflict lay down their arms during Eid al-Adha #NewsTracker #Eid al-Adha #Syria violence #UN-Arab League envoy to Syria