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Many killed in Syria barrel bomb 'massacre'

(AL Jazeera)- A Syrian government helicopter has dropped two barrel bombs  on a camp for people displaced by fighting in the country's north, reportedly killing dozens and charring some bodies beyond recognition. Activists in Syria told Al Jazeera that 40 people were killed...

New UN envoy on Syria briefs Security Council

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The outspoken new U.N. envoy on Syria said Thursday he is pursuing an "action plan" that involves freezing the conflict in certain areas, possibly starting with Aleppo, to allow for humanitarian aid and local steps of a political process toward wider peace....

Al Qaeda seizes territory from moderate Syrian group

(Reuters) - Fighters linked to al Qaeda have seized territory from a moderate Syrian rebel group in a three-day campaign that has expanded their control into one of the few areas of northern Syria not held by hardline Islamists. Syrian opposition activists and a military...