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Syria News - Sept 29, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 29 September 2016

John Kerry: U.S. is 'on the verge' of suspending talks with Moscow on Syria - US News

VIDEO: Interview with Secretary of State John Kerry on Syria, Iran, and diplomacy - YouTube

U.S. weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis: officials - Reuters

VIDEO: United States Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken can't tell Congress what Plan B in Syria is - YouTube

Syrian rebels get new Grad rockets from foreign states: commander - Reuters

'Aleppo must not fall': US reportedly to allow its Gulf allies to flood the city with shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missiles, according to a rebel source - Middle East Eye

Ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke: How the US armed-up Syrian jihadists - Consortiumnews

Special Ops pushing Pentagon to define Islamic roots of terrorism, The 2015 version of the National Military Strategy does not mention Islamic ideology - washingtontimes.com

U.S. and EU sanctions are punishing ordinary Syrians and crippling aid work, U.N. report reveals - theintercept.com

Saudi Crown prince’s Turkey visit to cement ties between regional heavyweights, Syria will likely be top issue on the agenda - Arab News

Politics and economy on the agenda of Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Turkey - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

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Kremlin says continuing Russia's 'anti-terrorist' air operation in Syria - Business Insider

Kremlin: US failed to fulfil promise of separating Syria opposition, terrorists in 1 Week - Sputnik

Lavrov draws Kerry's attention to reports Jebhat al-Nusra receives weapons from US - TASS

Russia says it would support 48-hour truce in Aleppo, not a 7-day pause because it would give militant groups time to regroup - Fox

Russian Su-34 front-line fighter jets reappear in Syrian sky due to aggravation of the situation (VIDEO) - southfront.org

Terrorists mull ‘chemical attack’ in Aleppo to frame Syrian govt: Russia’s Defense Ministry - RT News

Pro-Syrian government forces control Aleppo's Handarat camp: rebel - THE DAILY STAR

Syrian army takes control of Kindi Hospital in northern Aleppo - Sputnik

Syrian troops and an estimated 5,000 foreign Shia fighters plan imminent advance to capture east Aleppo - The Guardian

Pro-government Palestinian militia fights in Aleppo - The Long War Journal

Syria's UN envoy says: 'We don't bomb civilians’ - THE DAILY STAR

VIDEO: US failed to fulfill any of their promises & commitments in Syria: Assad adviser - YouTube

Russian campaign saved Syria from ‘becoming part of new Ottoman empire': Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim - Sputnik

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