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Syria News - Feb 15, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 14 February 2016

In phone call Obama urges Putin to end air strikes against Syrian opposition: White House - ndtv.com

US and Russia to chair a meeting with military officials next week to seek agreement on which areas of Syria can be bombed - Bloomberg

Medvedev warns against any foreign ground troops in Syria, says it will cause 'a full-fledged, long war' - ITV

VIDEO: Interview: Medvedev warns against foreign ground troops in Syria, says there would be chaos if Assad ousted -Euronews

TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Medvedev - euronews

Speech by Dmitry Medvedev at Munich Security Conference 2016 - voltairenet.org

At Munich Security Conference Senator McCain blasts Syria truce deal, says serves Putin's purposes - rferl.org

McCain favors U.S. and Turkish troops take Syria's Raqqa from ISIS, establishing a no-fly zone - New York News

Syrian rebels say a ceasefire is ‘not realistic, objective, or logical' - VICE News

Assad's army setting its sights on Isis stronghold of Raqqa - The Independent

Syrian Army reaches important crossroad in southern Raqqa - almasdarnews.com

TRANSCRIPT: President al-Assad speaks to AFP on Syrian and regional developments - Syrian Arab News Agency

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Turkey vows not to be in ‘defensive position’ over Syria - hurriyetdailynews.com

Ankara: Turkey, Saudi Arabia ′could send ground troops to Syria′ - DW.COM

Main opposition Republican People’s Party ‘against all decisions to plunge Turkey into war’ - hurriyetdailynews.com

Turkey opposition Nationalist Movement Party warns of catastrophe in event of Syria incursion - todayszaman.com

Turkey shells Kurdish positions in Syria for second day, demands YPG militia withdraw from areas that it had captured - euronews

PYD rejects Turkish demands, warns against intervention - todayszaman.com

Turkish authorities allow 350 fighters to cross the Syria border and oversee their transition to the northern countryside of Aleppo - Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Damascus says believes some Turkish forces entered Syria - Ynetnews

Saudi Arabia confirms sending jets to Turkey - Al Arabiya English

Saudi troop deployment in Syria up to U.S.-led coalition: foreign minister - Reuters

Saudi Arabia FM: If needed, remove Syria's Assad by force - CNN.com

Qatar ready to send troops to Syria - aa.com

20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi Arabia - Zee News

Pundits rule out Jordan’s participation in possible ground intervention in Syria - Jordan Times

Iran warns against Saudi intervention in Syria: general - Business Standard News

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