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Assad improved his position: Kerry admits

Thu Feb 6, 2014 10:21:02

US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made gains on the ground.

Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Facebook domain

Thu Feb 6, 2014 09:19:05

The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) - a hacker group supportive of the Syrian government – has announced that it managed to hack into Facebook, just in time for the social network's tenth anniversary.

Russia: Not the time for UN aid resolution on Syria

Thu Feb 6, 2014 08:56:13

Russia's UN envoy said Wednesday that Moscow opposes a UN Security Council Resolution backing the militant groups’ demand for greater access in Syria to those in urgent need of food and medical supplies.

Saudis want Takfiristan in Syria and Iraq

Thu Feb 6, 2014 00:21:10

With Saudi-backed takfiris controlling Iraq’s Anbar province and the adjoining areas in Syria, it has become clear that their medieval sponsors want to create Takfiristan in this region.

Syria renews pledge to destroy chemical arms

Wed Feb 5, 2014 23:19:29

Syria has again pledged its commitment to the destruction of the nation’s chemical arms despite challenges generated by the foreign-backed insurgency in the country.

Scence of Syrians return back to al-Moazamiya

Wed Feb 5, 2014 22:16:51

Following the establishment of security and calm in the Syrian city of al-Moazamiya in Reef Damascus Province an extensive return of local residents and families to their home has begun.

Polio vaccination begins in Syria's Yarmouk camp

Wed Feb 5, 2014 18:41:22

Polio vaccination has begun in Syria's besieged Yarmouk camp, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA says.

Syria to send large shipment of chemicals by March: Moscow

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:33:32

Russia has announced that the Syrian government plans to send a large shipment of chemical weapons out of the Arab country this month and to ship its entire stockpile by March 1.

Why al-Qaeda abandoning ISIL: Ideological dispute or power struggle?

Wed Feb 5, 2014 11:01:45

The Islamic State of Iraq, which later became the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was never really a subordinate of al-Qaeda. The groups’ relationship dates back to 2003, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi swore an oath of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The religious dispute between the two terrorist groups, however, is new, as all reconciliation attempts have so far failed.

UN report censures rising child abuse cases by terrorist groups in Syria

Wed Feb 5, 2014 09:39:48

The UN has revealed more cases of child abuse in war-stricken Syria, criticizing foreign-backed militants for recruiting refugee children in bordering countries.

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