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Russia, Syria hit back as pressure builds over 'chemical attack'
UPDATED World powers point the finger at the government of Bashar al Assad but Foreign Minister Walid Muallem repeats the government s denial
Syria making 'great strides' in war – FM tells UN
Syria s foreign minister says facts show that a US led coalition air strike on Syrian soldiers was an intentional attack and not an error even if the United States claims otherwise
Assad ouster 'red line' for regime – Syria FM
Walid Muallem also says that the government delegation to the Geneva talks due to start on Monday will wait no more than 24 hours for the opposing side to arrive
Syria says ready to enter new peace talks
Foreign Minister Walid Muallem says Syria is waiting to receive a list of terrorist organizations that would not be allowed to participate in the talks
Russia works with US, rebels in Syria air campaign
Moscow s statement shows tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks
UN peace envoy in Damascus to brief government on Vienna talks
UN peace envoy Staffan de Mistura meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Damascus to discuss ongoing international talks on Syria s 4 year war
Syria's Assad forms government, 11 new ministers
Most of the new ministers were in economic postings in a potential nod to the dire economic straits in which Syria finds itself after more than three years of war and the deaths of 190 000 people
US rules out coordination with Syria as it spies on jihadists
It comes after Syrian President Bashar al Assad s regime said it is willing to work with the international community including Washington to tackle extremist fighters
US to track jihadists in Syria with spy planes
Damascus says for the first time that it is willing to work with the international community including the United States and Britain to tackle terrorists including ISIS and Al Qaeda s Syrian affiliate Al Nusra Front
Hundreds evacuated from Syria's Homs on eve of talks
UPDATED State television said the operation – the second evacuation in 3 days – took place under fire from armed terrorist groups
Syria death toll tops 136,000; future talks uncertain
The prospects of a peaceful outcome looked dim after 10 days of talks in Geneva yielded no tangible results and the regime said it was unsure whether it would return to the negotiating table
Syria talks to continue despite deadlock over power transfer
UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi admitted that talks haven t produced much but he said he would bring the country s warring sides together again on Tuesday
Syria warring sides join world powers in Montreux for talks
Officials express little hope of a breakthrough at the conference but say just bringing President Bashar al Assad s regime and the opposition to the same table will be a sign of progress
Putin plots Syria strategy with Iran's Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin will also cover Tehran s acceptance of curbs on its nuclear program and possible purchase of missiles
Syria disarmament team launches mission
UPDATED The operation to rid Syria of chemical weapons by a target date of mid 2014 will be one of the largest and most dangerous of its kind
UN chemical experts leave Damascus at end of mission
A second separate group of inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is also expected to arrive in Syria on Tuesday
Assad: Syria will comply with UN arms resolution
Bashar al Assad tells Italy s Rai News 24 television his regime will comply with the resolution passed Friday by the UN Security Council
Syria to attend Geneva peace conference: FM
UPDATED Syria s foreign minister says his government will take part in a peace conference in Geneva terming it a good opportunity for a political solution to the civil war in Syria
