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Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers in Golan (+video)

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Aleppo takes first step toward post-Assad governance in Syria

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Moscow says US aid for Syria helps 'extremists'

Direct US aid to Syria's rebels: Why now – and is it too late?

Backchannels Will limited US aid to Syria rebels hasten the end of war, or prolong it?

Syrians are receiving US aid - they just don't know it

Terrorism & Security US will send nonlethal aid directly to Syrian rebels (+video)

Marco Rubio sounds a lot like Obama in big foreign-policy speech

The Monitor's View In Syria, US mission creep with moral creep

Criminals cash in on Syria's chaos with kidnappings and ransoms

Are the US and Russia bridging their divide over Syria?

Syrian government offers to meet with opposition