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US President Barack Obama Says Goodbye To World Stage After 8 Years
US President Barack Obama bid farewell to the world stage on Sunday, pondering his legacy, offering advice to his successor and discussing his post-presidential life at the end of his final foreign tour.
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US Diplomats Demand Syria Action In Internal Document
Dozens of State Department employees have endorsed an internal document that advocates U.S. military action to pressure Syria's government into accepting a cease-fire and engaging in peace talks, officials said on Thursday. The position is at odds with U.S. policy.
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Barack Obama, European Leaders Urge Syria Parties To Respect Truce
US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Germany, Italy, Britain and France on Monday called on parties in the Syrian war to respect an agreement to cease hostilities and make peace talks work, the White House said in a statement.
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President Barack Obama Ramps Up Special Forces Mission In Syria Against ISIS
President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of US ground troops in Syria since the civil war there began, saying he would dispatch 250 special forces soldiers to help local militia to build on successes against ISIS.
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Syria Crisis: Easy To Work With Both US And Assad, Says Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, has facilitated its negotiations with both Washington and Damascus on the issue.
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Barack Obama Expects 'Shift' in Russia's Syria Strategy
US President Barack Obama said today he expected a gradual shift in Russia's strategy on Syria as it counted the cost of keeping President Bashar al-Assad in power.
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Islamic State Urges Followers to Escalate Attacks in Ramadan
Islamic State urged its followers on Tuesday to escalate attacks against Christians, Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a US-led coalition against the ultra-radical group.
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US President Barack Obama Says Confident Iran Sanctions Could be Reimposed if Deal Broken
US President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran violates an agreement to restrict its nuclear program.
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Barack Obama:'Contradictory' Syria Policy Helps Bashar Assad
President Barack Obama on Sunday gave voice to the conundrum at the heart of his Syria policy, acknowledging that the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria is helping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, a man the United Nations has accused of war crimes.
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Syrian Opposition Welcomes Barack Obama's Announcement on US Airstrikes on Islamic State
Syria's main Western-backed opposition group on Thursday welcomed President Barack Obama's authorization of U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group inside Syria, saying it stands "ready and willing" to partner with the international community to defeat the extremists.
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United States Nears Decision on Training Syrian Rebels
President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, administration officials said Tuesday.
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Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced, says Barack Obama at United Nations
President Barack Obama said today the UN Security Council must agree to a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons that includes consequences for President Bashar Assad if he doesn't meet demands to dismantle his stockpile.
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Chemical weapons disposal will cost $1 billion, take a year: Bashar Assad
President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a US-Russian deal reached last week.
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Bashar Assad: We didn't bow to US threats
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted on Wednesday that his decision to destroy his stockpiles of chemical weapons was not forced upon him by the threat of US strikes.
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Hard to imagine Syrian war winding down with Assad in power: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that there will ultimately need to be a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad gives up power in the wake of a deal aimed at gaining international control of Syrian chemical weapons.
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US President Barack Obama Says Goodbye To World Stage After 8 Years
US President Barack Obama bid farewell to the world stage on Sunday, pondering his legacy, offering advice to his successor and discussing his post-presidential life at the end of his final foreign tour.
-
US Diplomats Demand Syria Action In Internal Document
Dozens of State Department employees have endorsed an internal document that advocates U.S. military action to pressure Syria's government into accepting a cease-fire and engaging in peace talks, officials said on Thursday. The position is at odds with U.S. policy.
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Barack Obama, European Leaders Urge Syria Parties To Respect Truce
US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Germany, Italy, Britain and France on Monday called on parties in the Syrian war to respect an agreement to cease hostilities and make peace talks work, the White House said in a statement.
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President Barack Obama Ramps Up Special Forces Mission In Syria Against ISIS
President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of US ground troops in Syria since the civil war there began, saying he would dispatch 250 special forces soldiers to help local militia to build on successes against ISIS.
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Syria Crisis: Easy To Work With Both US And Assad, Says Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, has facilitated its negotiations with both Washington and Damascus on the issue.
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Barack Obama Expects 'Shift' in Russia's Syria Strategy
US President Barack Obama said today he expected a gradual shift in Russia's strategy on Syria as it counted the cost of keeping President Bashar al-Assad in power.
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Islamic State Urges Followers to Escalate Attacks in Ramadan
Islamic State urged its followers on Tuesday to escalate attacks against Christians, Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a US-led coalition against the ultra-radical group.
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US President Barack Obama Says Confident Iran Sanctions Could be Reimposed if Deal Broken
US President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran violates an agreement to restrict its nuclear program.
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Barack Obama:'Contradictory' Syria Policy Helps Bashar Assad
President Barack Obama on Sunday gave voice to the conundrum at the heart of his Syria policy, acknowledging that the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria is helping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, a man the United Nations has accused of war crimes.
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Syrian Opposition Welcomes Barack Obama's Announcement on US Airstrikes on Islamic State
Syria's main Western-backed opposition group on Thursday welcomed President Barack Obama's authorization of U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group inside Syria, saying it stands "ready and willing" to partner with the international community to defeat the extremists.
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United States Nears Decision on Training Syrian Rebels
President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, administration officials said Tuesday.
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Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced, says Barack Obama at United Nations
President Barack Obama said today the UN Security Council must agree to a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons that includes consequences for President Bashar Assad if he doesn't meet demands to dismantle his stockpile.
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Chemical weapons disposal will cost $1 billion, take a year: Bashar Assad
President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a US-Russian deal reached last week.
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Bashar Assad: We didn't bow to US threats
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted on Wednesday that his decision to destroy his stockpiles of chemical weapons was not forced upon him by the threat of US strikes.
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Hard to imagine Syrian war winding down with Assad in power: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that there will ultimately need to be a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad gives up power in the wake of a deal aimed at gaining international control of Syrian chemical weapons.
