Syria truce
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Syria Says Truce Still Viable After Week of Airstrikes
EghtesadOnline: Syria's foreign minister said Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo sifted through the rubble from the heaviest airstrikes…
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Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: U.S. officials
EghtesadOnline: The collapse of the latest Syria ceasefire has heightened the possibility that Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels with shoulder-fired missiles to defend themselves against Syrian…
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U.S. Abandons Syria Truce Efforts and Lays The Blame With Russia
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry abandoned his bid to salvage a cease-fire aimed at easing Syria’s 5 1/2-year civil war, saying it was pointless to press ahead without a “major…
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Russia says U.S. refuses to share Syria truce deal with U.N. council
EghtesadOnline: Russia said on Friday that a U.N. Security Council endorsement of a Syria ceasefire deal between Moscow and Washington appeared unlikely because the United States does not want…
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Russia, U.S. seek to prolong Syria truce but aid blocked, violence spreads
EghtesadOnline: The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted to extend the four-day-old ceasefire in Syria they have co-sponsored, although the agreement looked increasingly shaky,…