Kerry says Russia 'irresponsible' to back Assad, America's strategy includes grounding Syrian and Russian aircraft in specific areas - Reuters
VIDEO: Kerry: Russia and Syria seem to have rejected diplomacy in the pursuit of a military victory - YouTube
VIDEO: White House spokesman Earnest: 'Everybody's patience with Russia has run out' - YouTube
Washington suspends coordination with Moscow, studies 6 options in Syria - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
US considering strikes on Assad again, but there’s little prospect President Obama will ultimately approve them - The Washington Post
U.S., UK, France, Italy, Germany to meet on Wednesday on Syria: Germany - Reuters
US military builds a new air base in Northern Syria - Sputnik
NATO to deploy E-3 AWACS to Middle East as early as October - defensenews.com
Inside the shadowy PR firm that’s lobbying for regime change in Syria - Alternet
Alert memorandum: Obama warned to defuse tensions with Russia by a group of ex-U.S. intelligence officials – Consortiumnews
Opinion: The Obama Administration’s suspension of Syria talks with Russia is the most dangerous development in a new cold war - The Nation
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Russia-US dialogue on Syria failed as Washington has no unified stance: Russian FM spox to RT - RT News
Lavrov: Russian-US deal on Syria ruined by advocates of military solution - Sputnik
Most groups US supports in Syria integral part of al-Nusra Front: Russian Defense Ministry - Sputnik
Russia: If not for our campaign in Syria, jihadist ‘black flags’ could be flying over Damascus - CNS
Russia slams UN Security Council resolution on Syria, says it singles out aviation where terrorists on the ground would be allowed to do whatever they want - DW.COM
Russia deploys advanced anti-missile system S-300 to Syria for first time, US officials say - Fox News
Russia Defense Ministry: S-300 missile system designed to ensure the safety of the naval base in [Syrian city of] Tartus and ships located in the coastal area - RT News
Russia sends more warplanes to a base in northern Syria to back the Assad air forces in the battle for Aleppo - Military.com
Duma to ratify unlimited Syria airbase agreement this week: MP - RT Russian politics
Damascus agreed & Russia is ready to send several thousands of special forces & other various units officers this month to Syria - Elijah J. Magnier on Twitter
Moscow counts on BRICS support for Russia's approach in Syria, summit will take place in Goa October 15-16 - Sputnik
Vladimir Putin exits nuclear security pact, citing ‘hostile actions’ by U.S. - The New York Times
40 million Russians involved in annual 4-day defense drills - RT News
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Syrian pro-government forces press attack on city of Aleppo - AP
Syria: Government tanks roll into rebel-held Aleppo - Al Jazeera
Syrian army, Kurdish forces liberate Syria’s Shkeif area in northwest Aleppo - Sputnik
Dialogue with armed opposition possible if bloodshed in Syria stops: Assad - Sputnik
‘Same people shedding crocodile tears over Syria, support terrorists in country’: Syrian amb. to UN - RT Op-Edge
Jane’s Defence Weekly: US and its allies (including Turkey and Saudi Arabia) use illicit arms trafficking to channel enormous shipments of light weapons to Syrian rebels - globalresearch.ca
Syria rebels draw closer to al Qaeda-linked group - WSJ
Turkey-backed rebel group in Syria joins jihadist alliance which includes al-Nusra, The group also received aid from the CIA until 2005 - ARA News
Russian expert says Syrian opposition wrecks talks in hope of aid from new US president in the person of Hillary Clinton - TASS
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