U.S., Russia fail to reach Syria deal at the meeting of the International Syria Support Group - rferl.org
John Kerry says negotiations for Syrian ceasefire at an impasse - AP
Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce - Reuters
VIDEO: At the UN Security Council Kerry calls for no-fly zone over parts of Syria - YouTube
Syria crisis: Read John Kerry's comments to the UN Security Council in full - The Independent
Russia rejects Kerry's idea of grounding Russian, Syrian planes as unworkable - Reuters
VIDEO: Lavrov: No more unilateral pauses in Syria used by militants, including Jabhat al-Nusra, to regroup and get reinforcements - YouTube
VIDEO: Full Lavrov speech at UN Security Council on situation in Middle East and North Africa - YouTube
Russia does not rule out strikes against Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar Al-Sham - TASS
Russia to deploy its flagship aircraft carrier off the Syrian coast - russia-insider.com
Russian Election Commission inadvertently reveals Russian troop numbers in Syria, more than 4,000 soldiers are stationed in the country - themoscowtimes.com
China, Russia and Iran come together in a tripartite alliance supporting the Syrian government, fighting Islamic State and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (former Nusra) - irishtimes.com
EXCLUSIVE: Text of Syria cease-fire deal reached by the United States and Russia on Sept. 9, 2016 - AP
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Syrian army announces new Aleppo offensive as truce talks fail - Al Jazeera
VIDEO: Syria and Russia mount heavy air strikes against rebel-held districts of Aleppo, defying U.S. calls for a halt to flights - Reuters
Syria's Assad says US 'lacks will' to work with Russia to defeat terrorists (VIDEO) - euronews.com
Assad denies striking Aleppo aid convoy, says U.S. intentionally killed Syria's soldiers - Chicago Tribune
Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Assad - Fox News
Sec. Carter: Russians responsible for airstrikes on Aleppo aid convoy, 'whether they conducted it or not because they associated themselves with the Syrian regime' - NBC News
Top US general: ‘No doubt' Russia to blame in Syria convoy attack, Syrian planes were also in the area so he couldn't definitely say who dropped the bombs - AFP
Top U.S. general: Unwise to share intelligence with Russia on Syria - KFGO-790
VIDEO: Russia's Defence Ministry denies involvement in attack on aid convoy - YouTube
A wiki analysis of the attack on Red Crescent convoy in Urm al-Kubra (Aleppo) - A Closer Look On Syria
Pentagon: U.S., Russian defense officials continue dialogue on Syrian airspace ' to mitigate incidents' - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
U.S. forces will be in the Middle East long after ISIS, Carter says - Military Times
POLL: After 15 years of war, America's active-duty troops has about had it with 'nation building' - Military Times
Clinton’s new hard line on Moscow: As president, she is prepared to take a much tougher stance on Russia than Trump — or even Obama. Syria’s civil war will be the first test. - Foreign Policy
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Obama considers arming Syrian Kurds against ISIS, plans assault on Raqqa before he leaves office - The New York Times
Count us out if PKK’s Syrian wing joins Raqqa offensive, Turkey warns US - Daily Sabah
Turkey bombs Kurdish positions near Syria's Tel Abyad - ARA News
Turkey aims to establish safe zone in northern Syria - aa.com
Top whistleblower exposes how Turkey is arming and funding ISIS, 'I am the police chief who was asked to guard ISIS terrorists' - Medium
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