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US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
The United States and Russia early Saturday announced a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed a week later by an unexpected new military partnership targeting the Islamic State and al-Qaida as well as the establishment of new limits on President Bashar Assad's forces.
Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on US strategy
Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on US strategy
Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on US strategy
The U.S. military picture in Syria is getting more chaotic and complicated by the day, putting new strains on the Obama administration's strategy of partnering with a hodgepodge of local fighters against the Islamic State group without getting pulled deeper into Syria's civil war or rupturing relations with Turkey.
To seek peace in Syria, US offers to cooperate with Russia
To seek peace in Syria, US offers to cooperate with Russia
To seek peace in Syria, US offers to cooperate with Russia
Frustrated by months of failure in Syria, the Obama administration is taking what might be its final offer to Moscow: Enhanced intelligence and military cooperation against the Islamic State and other extremist groups if Syria's Russian-backed president Bashar Assad upholds a ceasefire with U.S.-supported rebel groups and starts a political transition.

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