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US, Turkey project united front on Syria

President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed...

Turkey criticizes Israeli airstrikes on Syria

Turkey's prime minister has denounced Israeli airstrikes on Syria, saying the attacks help strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad's hand.

Kerry meeting with Putin on Syria

Kerry arrived in Moscow Tuesday for talks with the most powerful ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad's (bah-SHAR' AH'-sahd) regime.

Israeli raids in Syria highlight Arab conundrum

Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again

The U.S. is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the...

Obama likely to get an earful on Syria this week

President Barack Obama will hear plenty about Syria when he steps off Air Force One in the Middle East this week, very likely facing new pressure from worried allies to help rebels oust Syrian...

Obama will face pressure on Middle East trip to do more on Syria

President Barack Obama will hear plenty about Syria when he steps off Air Force One in the Middle East next week, very likely facing new pressure from worried allies to help rebels oust Syrian...

Russia says Assad 'not bluffing' about staying put

Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as efforts to free 21 U.N. peacekeepers held...

Kerry seeks to change Assad's thinking on Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he has some ideas on how to change Syrian President Bashar Assad's calculation on remaining in power and will raise them with European and Mideast...

Iranian leader visits Egypt in warming of ties

Although the official welcome was warm, there was unscripted discord from Sunni protesters angry over Iran's support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as decades of...

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UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria

It was the third abduction of U.N. peacekeepers in the tense border region since March when 21...

WASHINGTON: Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House

President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to...

UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution

30, 2013 photo, a Lebanese man passes in front of a large poster of Syrian President Bashar...