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UN council backs Syria peace plan
In January we hope and expect to be at the table and to be able to implement a full ceasefire says US Secretary of State John Kerry
Syria dissidents meet to forge new opposition alliance
The new grouping would offer an alternative to the National Coalition the exiled opposition bloc that is widely recognized and supported by Arab and Western governments
Syria talks kick off in Moscow but little progress expected
UPDATED The discussions are expected to focus on humanitarian issues and serve as a way for Russia a main backer of the Syrian regime to build its profile as a potential mediator in the conflict
Syria talks start in Moscow as West's approach alters
UPDATED The Kremlin sponsored talks are not expected to yield a major breakthrough as the main opposition group the exiled National Coalition refuses to attend
UN seeks more cross-border aid deliveries to Syria
The UN Security Council will move to allow cross border deliveries of relief supplies to Syria for another year as new figures showed more Syrians were in need of aid
Anti-Assad countries beef up aid to Syria opposition
The Friends of Syria group reaffirmed the need for a political settlement in Syria after more than three years of civil war but the SNC leader said the prospects for a negotiated deal were virtually nil
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on ISIS jihadists in Syria
UPDATED US media reported five Arab states took part in the air raids as part of a new international coalition formed to attack the Islamic State group
Syrian opposition elects el-Bahra as new leader
The Syrian National Coalition will be hoping Hadi el Bahra enjoys greater success than his predecessor Ahmad Jarba in keeping up the pressure on the regime
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 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
Ban boots Iran out of Syria peace talks
The UN secretary general was forced to act after the Syrian opposition threatened to withdraw from the talks if Iran takes part
Syria's Assad expects to run again, rejects power deal
Assad calls for the talks scheduled to begin on Wednesday January 22 in Montreux in Switzerland to focus on what he termed his war against terrorism
Syria opposition threatens talks boycott over Iran invite
UPDATED The Syrian National Coalition said it would withdraw from the negotiations unless the invitation to Iran extended by UN Sec Gen Ban Ki moon was retracted
ISIL 'reaching out' to Syria rebels: audio message
The remarks mark a shift for ISIL which said earlier it would crush opposition fighters and considered members of the Syrian National Coalition and the military command of the Free Syrian Army to be legitimate targets
West hails Syria opposition vote to join peace talks
United States Britain France and Germany were equally elated with the opposition s decision to overcome internal divisions and go to Switzerland
Syria opposition to join peace talks to oust Assad
The exiled Coalition votes by 58 votes to 14 with two abstentions and one blank vote at a meeting in Istanbul to attend the so called Geneva II talks which open Wednesday
Syria peace hopes at Paris crossroads
Kerry and ministers from 10 other countries in the Friends of Syria grouping will seek to persuade the opposition National Coalition to attend talks due to start later this month in Switzerland
Syria rebels besiege Qaeda-linked jihadists
The new front in Syria s increasingly complex civil war opened less than three weeks away from a planned peace conference
Aleppo bombing kills hundreds, threatening Syria talks
The vicious campaign has seen aircraft drop barrels of TNT on rebel held neighborhoods in Aleppo – a tactic widely condemned as unlawful – flooding hospitals with victims
Regime seizes Syria town as conflict passes 1,000th day
The violence again showed no signs of abating with a powerful storm forecast to make matters worse for Syrians
First test for Syria rebel government: provide services
But the fractious internal politics of the Coalition along with the strength of Al Qaeda affiliated jihadists on the ground and advances by regime troops all pose key challenges for the new government
Deadly bombs hit Syria cities after peace talks flop
UPDATED The latest upsurge of violence in Syria came a day after Washington and Moscow failed to announce a date for proposed peace talks
Assad tells envoy Syrians will decide on peace talks
The meeting came a day after the Red Crescent evacuated hundreds of civilians from a besieged town near Damascus
Syria talks in London agree no future role for Assad
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says Syrian President Bashar al Assad Assad has no role in a peaceful and democratic Syria
Assad: 'Factors not in place' for Syria peace talks
His comments come as US Secretary of State John Kerry says any attempt by Assad to be re elected would extend the country s civil war
Russia, US OK mid-November Syria peace talks – Lavrov
The so called Geneva 2 peace conference aims to bring together the warring sides in Syria
UN's Ban holds first meeting with Syrian opposition chief
Meeting likely to infuriate President Bashar al Assad s government
Assad defiant in face of US strikes threat
Syria said US President Barack Obama has grown hesitant and confused after he postponed a threatened military strike on Damascus pending a vote in Congress
Syria opposition thinks US will OK strike
We had a feeling of disappointment We were expecting things to be quicker that a strike would be imminent But we believe Congress will approve a strike
Syria crisis resolution only by 'striking terror with iron fist': Assad
Assad also dismissed the political opposition to his regime as a failure that could play no role in solving the country s brutal war
Syria opposition presses Kerry for US arms
Syrian opposition leaders say that US commitment of military support needs to happen fast
Syria rebels fight on as peace talks pressure mounts
Syrian rebels kept up resistance Saturday May 25 to a Hezbollah backed government assault on a strategic central town
Syria to dominate G8 talks as rebels ask US for weapons
The ministers kicked off their gathering over dinner late Wednesday; North Korea also on agenda
Syria rebels agree to meet Kerry, dismiss Damascus offer
US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague convinced the opposition to revoke its boycott on a Friends of Syria conference in Rome on Thursday
UN chief appeals to Syria as Assad vows to fight on
UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon urged the government of Syrian President Bashar al Assad to accept an opposition offer of peace talks hours after Assad himself vowed to fight on
Opposition eyes Syria seat at UN, Arab League
Syrian National Coalition also asked to be given regime assets frozen as part of international sanctions on the Damascus government
In long-awaited move, Obama recognizes Syrian rebels
US President Barack Obama proclaimed Syria s newly reframed opposition as the legitimate representative of the nation s people Tuesday
Turkey to ask for NATO support on border with Syria
NATO said Monday November 19 it would urgently consider a request from Ankara to deploy Patriot missiles along Turkey s troubled border with Syria as the EU announced its recognition of the new Syrian opposition coalition
New Syria opposition bloc wins Gulf, Arab recognition
The six Gulf states recognized a newly formed opposition bloc as the Syrian people s legitimate representative on Monday November 12 as border violence stoked fears of a spillover of the 20 month conflict
