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December 20, 2015

After strike deal on Syria, Kerry says him calling it impossible was 'diplomacy'

Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday, after reaching a tentative agreement with Russia on disarming Syria of chemical weapons, that his earlier statement about the impossibility of such a plan was in fact 鈥渢he language of diplomacy.鈥�

December 20, 2015

US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks

After lasting late into Friday night, discussions enter a third day on Saturday with U.S. officials pointing to at least limited progress on some elements of a Russian proposal to inventory, isolate and eventually destroy Syria's chemical weapons stocks.

December 20, 2015

The mechanics, perils and pitfalls of destroying Assad鈥檚 chemical weapons arsenal

In all, the shared goal is to finalize the complete destruction of Syria鈥檚 chemical weapons arsenal by mid-2014. U.S. officials acknowledged that that timetable is 鈥渁mbitious鈥� and 鈥渄aunting,鈥� but reiterated that, with the Syrian regime鈥檚 full cooperation, it is 鈥渄oable.鈥澛�

December 20, 2015

UN chief says Syria report will prove chemical weapons attack, as Assad ups demands

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he expects a soon-to-be-released investigative report to show chemical weapons were used last month in Syria -- though U.S. officials claim it will not assign blame.聽

December 20, 2015

Embattled Syria analyst vouched for rebel group that depicted burning US Capitol

Elizabeth O鈥橞agy, a pro-Syrian opposition analyst whose credibility has come under fire, might have even more explaining to do 鈥� as court documents show she once vouched for a rebel group whose website displayed extremist and anti-American images.

December 20, 2015

White House puts Syria onus on Putin after Russian president pressures US in op-ed

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva Thursday for talks with his Russian counterpart as the White House attempted to put the onus on Russian President Vladimir Putin to resolve the ongoing crisis over chemical weapons use by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 聽

December 20, 2015

US eyes weapons 'declaration' as test of Assad's intentions

An early test of how serious Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is about dismantling his arsenal of chemical weapons will come when his regime provides a declaration listing its various components, along with an inventory of related production and storage facilities, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.

December 20, 2015

CIA director clears Benghazi survivors to talk to lawmakers

CIA Director John Brennan now says his agency will make survivors of the Benghazi attack available to talk to lawmakers, in a possible breakthrough for members of Congress investigating the strike.

December 20, 2015

Accidental Diplomacy? Kerry now claims credit for Syria weapons proposal

Secretary of State John Kerry's seemingly casual proposal for the Assad regime to turn over its chemical weapons has within 24 hours become the de facto policy of the Obama administration, and is now being heralded by Kerry as the "ideal way" to defuse the stand-off between the United States and Syria.聽

December 20, 2015

Time for Plan B? US lawmakers, Russia push alternative to Syria strike

President Obama's "Plan A" for a military strike on Syria could be in danger just one day before he makes his case to the American people as Russia, the U.N. and some in Congress push for a newly emerging "Plan B."聽