Al-Qaeda tells Syria fighters to shun secularists in sign of deeper rebel rift Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has told the Islamist militants to avoid alliances with other rebel fighters Morning Brief: U.S. and Russia Strike Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons U.S. and Russia Strike Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons Top News: The United States and Russiareached an agreement Saturday … Read more
US, Russia starts third day of Syria talks The United States and Russia on Sept. 14 began a third day of talks to hammer out an agreement on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons Morning Brief: Syria Talks Yield Plan for Broader Peace Conference Syria Talks Yield Plan for Broader Peace Conference Top news: The United States and Russia on … Read more
Assad says chemical handover not result of US threat: Interfax Syria‘s decision to cede control of its chemical weapons was the result of a Russian proposal, not the threat of US military intervention or Turkey?s Leader, Syria?s War Worsens His Problems at Home Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has shied away from any unilateral action against … Read more