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# Syrian Conflict
Process of destroying Syria's chemical weapons now under way
The team charged with the destruction of the weapons began the process this morning, a source in the international mission has said.
Voices
Column: Full, unimpeded access for all doctors is immediately needed in Syria
It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.
Voices
Column: Syrians are convinced they're considered 'expendable'... wouldn’t you be?
David Adams documents the often horrific experiences of ordinary Syrians caught up in the ongoing conflict. Time and again he hears tales of heartbreaking loss and suffering, from people who believe the world has forgotten them.
# Bashar al-Assad
Syria: Inspectors prepare to destroy chemical weapons
UN chemical weapons experts leave country as separate disarmament group moves in to take next step against banned arsenal.
# Syria
Assad will destroy chemical arms - but it'll take a year and cost $1 billion
The Syrian President made his remarks in an interview with Fox News, telling the network that Syria is not gripped by a civil war.
# Syria
Obama and Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel
The two will take part in separate US television interviews today.
# Syria
‘It’s not a new photo’: Sinn Féin on picture of Chris Andrews with Bashar al-Assad
The photo of the party’s newest member was taken when the former Fianna Fáil TD visited Syria in 2009 and has re-emerged online in recent days.
# Syria
President Obama says no decision has been made on Syria but insists world must act
The US Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier that “the question is no longer what do we know, the question is what we in the international community do now.”
# intervention
“Syria is not like Iraq” – David Cameron makes his case for military action
Cameron told a special debate in Westminster that Britain could not stand idle in the face of “one of the most abhorrent uses of chemical weapons in a century”.
# foreign intervention
Gilmore: Syria needs a political solution - not a military invasion
The Minister for Foreign Affairs described the deliberate use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria as “a very serious war crime” – but called for diplomacy rather than an invasion.
# rising tensions
John Kerry warns Syria of “consequences” for using chemical weapons
The US Secretary of State said the “indiscriminate slaughter” by chemical weapons was inexcusable and undeniable.
# Syria
Hollande says evidence implicates Assad in chemical attacks
The French President said that everything led to the belief that the regime was responsible for the “unspeakable act”.
Voices
Column: Those Syrian children are dead because the world didn't try to save them
Using chemical weapons and targeting innocent civilians are war crimes. But so is silence – and every day we sit back while this slaughter continues is another day that we have facilitated the killing of innocent people, writes Maurice McQuillan.
# Social Media
Syrian leader Bashar Asssad joins Instagram in 'despicable PR stunt'
“It is repulsive that the Assad regime would use this to gloss over the brutality and suffering it’s causing”.
# Syria
Barack Obama has decided it's time to send weapons to Syrian rebels
Associated Press reports that the White House has reached a view that the Syrian crisis requires greater intervention by western powers.
# Syria
France says Assad regime has used the deadly chemical sarin
Meanwhile, it is reported this morning that the Assad regime has retaken the key western town of Qusayr.
# Syria
Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured
The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.
# Syria
Turkey and US demand Assad stand down
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
Voices
Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife
Tens of thousands have died in the ongoing, bloody conflict in Syria to date – and those who remain live under constant threat of violence. Midwife Cathy Janssens writes about trying to bring new life into the world in such unstable circumstances.
# Syria
Assad warns of 'instability' across region if regime falls
Assad has said the fall of his regime would cause a “domino effect” that would lead to years of instability in the Middle East.
# Civil War
Study finds 26 Irish people have fought in Syria
Researchers in London found that between 2,000 and 5,500 people from other countries have joined the rebel forces to fight against the Assad regime.
# Survival
Residents of Syria's Aleppo sell their belongings to survive
People are trying to sell off electronic devices to make money – but there isn’t enough electricity to make them work.
# Syria
Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war
Almost 60 people were killed in the blast that rocked the city with many children among those wounded.
# Syria
Syria VP says neither side can win outright
His comments came as the regime launched air strikes against a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.
# shut down
Syria cuts off internet and phone networks
Authorities say the interruption is “maintenance” – but activists are accusing the Syrian regime of preparing a massacre.
# Syria
Syrian rebels make new push into capital Damascus
The regime stronghold of Damascus has seen a surge in violence this week with some of the fiercest clashes in months.
# Syria
Car bomb kills 50 in Syria as air strikes pound rebels
Air strikes continue as 50 pro-regime fighters are reported dead in the city of Hama.
# tensions
Turkish jets force Syrian plane to land over suspicious cargo
Turkey says that the plane’s cargo “did not comply with rules of civil aviation” as tensions between the two countries escalate.
# Syria
Damascus rejects UN chief call for unilateral ceasefire
The foreign ministry said it had twice implemented a ceasefire – but rebels had used it as an opportunity to ” expand their armed deployment”.
# Syria
Syria: Explosions rock army HQ in Damascus
Witnesses said the blasts set off hours of sporadic gunbattles and a raging fire inside the heavily guarded compound.
# Syria
UN peace envoy says Syria death toll is 'staggering'
Lakhdar Brahimi told the UN General Assembly that the destruction in the country is reaching “catastrophic proportions and the suffering of the people is immense”.
# Syria
Syria: UN chief 'shocked' at massacre reports
Meanwhile, French president Hollande says he is ready to recognise a provisional Syrian government.
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Sunday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Syria
Syria: Dozens of bodies filmed as opposing sides blame each other for massacre
Footage posted online but not independently verified purports to show rows of bodies lined up at a graveyard and sprawled on Syrian streets.
# Syria
Costello to announce increase in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
The junior foreign minister will visit a refugee camp in Jordan this week where it’s expected he will announce a significant increase in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the civil war.
# Syria
US will intervene in Syrian crisis - but only if Assad uses chemical weapons
President Obama says the issue of Syrian WMDs is two-fold, raising fears that chemical or biological weapons may fall into the hands of anti-Israeli extremists.
# Syria
Syria: Departing UN observer chief criticises failure to protect civilians
International obligations towards civilians “have not been respected” by either side in Syrian conflict,
# Syria
Syria: Defected premier says regime is 'near collapse'
Riad Hijab, highest-ranking political figure to defect from the government, said he felt “pain in his soul” over the regime’s shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds.
# syrian crisis
Seán Crowe says Syrian conflict "can be resolved"
The Sinn Féin TD met with a representative of a main Christian community in Syria yesterday, who said the conflict as not simple as it is being portrayed by elements of international media.