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People wearing masks behind a barricade hold their hands and fists up in the air
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Pro-opposition Syrians in Turkey grapple with losing the war
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa, Syria.
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A Raqqa resident asks why militia had to destroy his city to liberate it
A Syrian civil defence member uses an oxygen mask after a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib.
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‘Shocking’ video shows alleged chemical attack in Syria. But will it have an impact?
A girl carries a bowl filled with water, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus.
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Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire
US soldiers ride a military vehicle in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria on Oct. 24.
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‘World War III’? How Trump and Clinton measure up on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
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Today’s Kerry-Putin photo op doesn’t mean Moscow is coming in from the cold
Ankara Attack May Complicate U.S.-Turkish Relations, Fight Against ISIS and Assad
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen during an interview in Damascus in January.
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How pro-Assad hackers pretending to be women tricked Syrian rebels
US President Barack Obama speaks at a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense chiefs to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIS at Joint Base Andrews in Washington on October 14, 2014.
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American warplanes have effectively become Assad’s best weapon
The Takeaway Answers Listener Questions on U.S Intervention in Syria
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Obama calls on America to act to ‘stop children from being gassed’
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President Obama continues to press case for military intervention in Syria
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Israel promises to strike back ‘fiercely’ if Syria attacks
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Why the Russian Plan to Contain Syria’s Chemical Weapons Just Might Work
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Obama & Putin Far Apart on Question of Military Force in Syria
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Obama Makes his Case for Military Action in Syria
Syria: “Hit These People & Hit Them Very Hard”
The Syrian Debate from Around The Web
What Does U.S. Intervention in Syria Mean for Israel?
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Rami Khouri: ‘No Easy Answers in Syria, and No Happy Outcomes’
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Purported Israel’s strike on Syria seen in wider context of Hezbollah, Iran
Shades of Serbian massacres in Syrian violence
Syrian rebels withdraw from Baba Amr; Syrian Army bars Red Cross from entering
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Osama Bin Laden Killed
The Syrian Conflict According to Assad’s Prisoners
Syrian Opposition Leader on Fight to Overthrow Assad
Syrian Opposition Leader on Fight to Overthrow Assad
No Peace in Syria
Obama Administration Considers Providing Arms to Syrian Rebels
Fractured and Criticized Syrian Opposition Attempts to Reorganize
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Beirut Blast ‘Kills Intelligence Official Wissam al-Hassan’
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Bomb Blast Kills Syrian Security Chiefs
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Russia Asserts Itself as Mediator in Middle East
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Arab League Backs Down on Stance Against Syrian Leader Assad
Conflict & Justice
Is Syria’s Idlib Like Srebrenica?
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Syrians Divided Over Fighting Assad
Arab League Returns to UN as Violence Escalates in Syria
A Closer Look at the Assad Regime
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Occupy London Protesters Face Eviction As Well
Top of the Hour: Pressure Mounts on Syrian President as Protests Continue, Morning Headlines
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World Leaders Call on Syrian President Assad to Step Down
Military Attacks on Syrian Port as Refugees Flee
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The Specter of Syrian Civil War
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Exiled Syrians Call for President Assad to Step Down
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Syria Continues to Crush Protests
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Syrian Protests Continue Despite Bloodshed