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Hillary Clinton Calls For US To Bomb Syrian Air Fields
In her first interview since her stunning presidential election defeat by Republican rival Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for the United States to bomb Syrian air fields.
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EU Must Talk To War Criminals To End Syrian Crisis, Says France's Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing.
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'What Is Aleppo?' US Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Asks Stunned Media
Presidential candidate Gary Johnson floored the hosts of a US news show Thursday when he asked "What is Aleppo?" in response to a question about the battlefront Syrian city.
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Syria's Government Says Won't Discuss Presidency At Talks
Syria's government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of the presidency or presidential elections at peace talks and criticised the U.N. envoy overseeing next week's negotiations.
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Ben Carson Meets Syrian Refugees, Opposes Them Coming to US
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, who last week compared Syrian refugees to "rabid dogs," met with refugees in Jordan on Saturday and urged the US government to do more to help but did not endorse bringing them to the United States.
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Bashar al-Assad Should Stand in Upcoming Elections: Iran Deputy Minister
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said today Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be a part of upcoming presidential elections, according to the Fars news agency.
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Russia to Propose Syrians Launch 18-Month Reform Process: Document
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Would Send Home Syrian Refugees
Republican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back to their home country if he is elected in November.
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Hezbollah Chief Hails Bashar Assad Win in Syria Election
The chief of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group on Friday hailed Syrian President Bashar Assad's victory in the country's presidential election this week, saying the "massive" turnout shows the war and the West's conspiracy against Syria have failed.
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Bashar al-Assad's Overwhelming Win Annoys West: Xinhua
Incumbent Bashar al-Assad's victory in the Syrian presidential election has been met with much criticism from the country's opposition and the West, which dismissed the ballot as a "sham".
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Syria's Bashar Assad Wins Presidential Vote in Landslide
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country.
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John Kerry Calls Syrian Presidential Vote 'Meaningless'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sharply criticized Syria's presidential vote this week as "a great big zero," saying Wednesday that it can't be considered fair "because you can't have an election where millions of your people don't even have an ability to vote."
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad Poses for a 'Selfie' as He, First Lady Vote
Confident and casual, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voted today along with his British-born wife, Asma, for his own re-election, displaying an image that contrasts sharply with the war he is waging.
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Syrian Vote Isn't Obstacle to Peace Talks: Russia
Russia's United Nations ambassador insists that Syria's presidential election on Tuesday is not an obstacle to a political settlement of the devastating war and is urging the U.N. chief to quickly appoint a new envoy to revive stalled peace talks.
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Amid War and Shelling, Syrians Vote For President
Waving photos of President Bashar Assad and dancing with flags, tens of thousands of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as they voted Tuesday in a presidential election that excluded a vast swath of the pre-war population and was decried by the opposition as a charade.
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Hillary Clinton Calls For US To Bomb Syrian Air Fields
In her first interview since her stunning presidential election defeat by Republican rival Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for the United States to bomb Syrian air fields.
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EU Must Talk To War Criminals To End Syrian Crisis, Says France's Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing.
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'What Is Aleppo?' US Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Asks Stunned Media
Presidential candidate Gary Johnson floored the hosts of a US news show Thursday when he asked "What is Aleppo?" in response to a question about the battlefront Syrian city.
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Syria's Government Says Won't Discuss Presidency At Talks
Syria's government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of the presidency or presidential elections at peace talks and criticised the U.N. envoy overseeing next week's negotiations.
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Ben Carson Meets Syrian Refugees, Opposes Them Coming to US
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, who last week compared Syrian refugees to "rabid dogs," met with refugees in Jordan on Saturday and urged the US government to do more to help but did not endorse bringing them to the United States.
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Bashar al-Assad Should Stand in Upcoming Elections: Iran Deputy Minister
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said today Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be a part of upcoming presidential elections, according to the Fars news agency.
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Russia to Propose Syrians Launch 18-Month Reform Process: Document
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Would Send Home Syrian Refugees
Republican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back to their home country if he is elected in November.
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Hezbollah Chief Hails Bashar Assad Win in Syria Election
The chief of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group on Friday hailed Syrian President Bashar Assad's victory in the country's presidential election this week, saying the "massive" turnout shows the war and the West's conspiracy against Syria have failed.
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Bashar al-Assad's Overwhelming Win Annoys West: Xinhua
Incumbent Bashar al-Assad's victory in the Syrian presidential election has been met with much criticism from the country's opposition and the West, which dismissed the ballot as a "sham".
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Syria's Bashar Assad Wins Presidential Vote in Landslide
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country.
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John Kerry Calls Syrian Presidential Vote 'Meaningless'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sharply criticized Syria's presidential vote this week as "a great big zero," saying Wednesday that it can't be considered fair "because you can't have an election where millions of your people don't even have an ability to vote."
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad Poses for a 'Selfie' as He, First Lady Vote
Confident and casual, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voted today along with his British-born wife, Asma, for his own re-election, displaying an image that contrasts sharply with the war he is waging.
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Syrian Vote Isn't Obstacle to Peace Talks: Russia
Russia's United Nations ambassador insists that Syria's presidential election on Tuesday is not an obstacle to a political settlement of the devastating war and is urging the U.N. chief to quickly appoint a new envoy to revive stalled peace talks.
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Amid War and Shelling, Syrians Vote For President
Waving photos of President Bashar Assad and dancing with flags, tens of thousands of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as they voted Tuesday in a presidential election that excluded a vast swath of the pre-war population and was decried by the opposition as a charade.
