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The US Just Told Assad He Needs to Start Giving Up Power in Syria by August — Or Else
Secretary of State John Kerry just drew a new red line in Syria, warning the Syrian president that if he doesn't begin a transition from power by August 1, the US will find a "very different track" toward ending the five-year-old war.
Syrian Peace Talks Have Already Been Delayed — But the UN Insists They Will Happen
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura hopes to begin talks in Geneva on Friday rather than Monday, with notes initially being passed between staggered gatherings of rebel factions and officials from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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