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Iraq war debacle haunts US debate on Syria

At home and abroad, America's disastrous war in Iraq hangs over the debate on Syria, feeding skepticism that US military action can deliver as promised. "It's the elephant in the room," said Larry Korb, a former Pentagon official and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress....

Russia urges Assad to give up chemical weapons

Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpile under "international control" in a bid to avoid US military strikes, and then have them destroyed. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the offer was made during talks with his Syrian counterpart, and he hoped for a quick response...

Most Americans oppose Syria strike: poll

 The American public strongly opposes a US military intervention in Syria, despite a majority believing that President Bashar al-Assad's regime gassed its own people, a poll showed Monday. Almost six in 10 of the 1,022 adults questioned -- 59 percent -- said Congress should not pass a...

Oldest woman in Homs shot dead

The oldest lady in Homs was shot dead by a Assad forces snipers. Om Nizar was 95-year-old, has spoken before via TV interview about harsh siege circumstances in the embattled city of Homs where the people are suffering from hunger and lack of medication, children’s milk and other...

Italian journalist held in Syria released

Italian journalist Domenico Quirico and Belgian national Pierre Piccinin, both kidnapped in Syria in early April, have been released and are on a plane flying to Italy, the Italian government said Sunday The website of Turin-based daily newspaper La Stampa, for which Quirico is a...