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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Geneva II

UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
March 13, 2014, 6:56 pm
UN mediator says Damascus ‘delaying’ peace talks
Lakhdar Brahimi reportedly says Assad’s reelection, likely to occur this year, would complicate peace efforts
By AFP
Amhad al-Jarba, the head of Syria's Western-backed Syrian National Coalition, holds up an image of alleged torture victims, during Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2014 (photo credit: AP)
February 27, 2014, 4:18 am
Assad arrests kin of opposition delegates to talks
‘Outraged’ by newest Syrian maneuver, US calls for relatives’ immediate release
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a bombing in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo (Photo credit: Baraa aL-Halabi/AFP)
February 19, 2014, 11:20 am
UN chief ‘convinced’ talks are best course for Syria
Security Council discusses resolution on humanitarian situation, but Russia continues to reject threat of sanctions
By AFP
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) introduces his staff before a meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Jakarta on Sunday, February 16, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Evan Vucci)
February 17, 2014, 9:45 am
Kerry slams Russia for ‘enabling’ Assad’s reign
Secretary of state lumps Moscow together with Iran and Hezbollah, accuses Syria regime of ‘stonewalling’ talks
By AFP
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem attends the Geneva II peace talks on Syria in Montreux, Switzerland, on January 22, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Keystone/Martial Trezzini)
February 17, 2014, 6:43 am
Syria blames US for ‘negative climate’ at peace talks
After summit ends without breakthrough, Washington and Damascus trade accusations
By Barbara Surk
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference after closing the second round of negotiation between the Syrian government and the opposition at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, February 15, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
February 15, 2014, 4:40 pm
Syria peace talks collapse in Geneva
Saturday session ends after less than 30 minutes; no date fixed for further bid to negotiate end to civil war
By AP
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at a press conference during the Geneva II negotiations at the European headquarters of the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, February 13, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Valentin Flauraud)
February 15, 2014, 1:33 pm
Last-ditch effort to try and save Syria peace talks
At Geneva II, Syria’s warring sides only seem to agree on one thing — that the talks are going nowhere
By AFP
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at a press conference during the Geneva II negotiations at the European headquarters of the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, February 13, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Valentin Flauraud)
February 14, 2014, 3:09 pm
Syria talks looking bad
Negotiations on verge of collapse, with UN envoy speaking of ‘a dark tunnel’
By Elhanan Miller
Representatives at a trilateral meeting between US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, and Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gennady Gatilov during the second round of negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (AP/Valentin Flauraud/Pool)
February 14, 2014, 1:51 pm
Russia: US using Syria talks for ‘regime change’
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicates talks between Moscow and Washington went poorly
By Zeina Karam
UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
February 14, 2014, 12:16 pm
Outlook ‘grim’ as latest Syria talks in Geneva end
‘We are not making much progress,’ admits UN representative, as sides fail to even agree on agenda
By Nina Larson
Syrian men help survivors out of a destroyed building after government warplanes attack Aleppo, Syria, on Feb. 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
February 13, 2014, 2:21 pm
Syrian airstrikes, shelling kill 51 in Aleppo
Observer group says 4,959 have been killed since warring parties began peace talks in January
By AP
Louay Safi, center, spokesperson for the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, gestures during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland, Monday, Feb 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
February 10, 2014, 6:41 pm
Second round of Syria peace talks bog down
Rising violence provides Assad government, rebels ammunition in Geneva as both sides trade recriminations over responsibility
By Zeina Karam
Elderly men sitting on a bus pose for a photograph as they evacuate the battleground city of Homs, Syria, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 (photo credit: AP)
February 7, 2014, 10:16 pm
Evacuation of civilians from embattled Homs begins
In sign of potential progress, Syrian government and opposition agree to 3-day ceasefire to let aid convoys enter city
By AP
A Syrian demonstrator is wrapped in a Syrian flag carrying the picture of President Assad as they shout pro-government slogans during a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 31, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
February 1, 2014, 11:05 pm
With talks over, little sign of progress towards Syria peace
Assad’s FM says negotiations failed to achieve ‘tangible results’ — namely, agreement on even a single point
By AFP
A Syrian demonstrator holds up a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad as she shouts pro-government slogans during a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
January 31, 2014, 4:20 pm
‘Modest’ progress made in Syria talks, says mediator
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi describes 10 areas of ‘common ground’; suggests the sides reconvene on Feb. 10
By John Heilprin and Zeina Karam
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