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U.N. chief: Syria not in full compliance

Syria is not complying with the pledge by President Bashar al-Assad, pictured with his wife, to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from towns, the United Nations says.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=vwipJraQKMA:jvqJe8_AIqc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=vwipJraQKMA:jvqJe8_AIqc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=vwipJraQKMA:jvqJe8_AIqc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=vwipJraQKMA:jvqJe8_AIqc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=vwipJraQKMA:jvqJe8_AIqc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="

U.N. chief: Syria has not fully complied

Syria is not complying with its pledge to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from towns, the United Nations said Thursday, as it highlighted the need for the government to fully commit to a proposed peace plan.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=oKQj24nMhLA:dydh1sWoETY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=oKQj24nMhLA:dydh1sWoETY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=oKQj24nMhLA:dydh1sWoETY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=oKQj24nMhLA:dydh1sWoETY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=oKQj24nMhLA:dydh1sWoETY:qj6IDK7rITs"><

U.N. chief says Syria has not fully complied with peace plan

Syria is not complying with its pledge to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from towns, the United Nations said Thursday, as it highlighted the need for the government to fully commit to a proposed peace plan.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=W8WkVlLO3s8:5YCL36ESf1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=W8WkVlLO3s8:5YCL36ESf1w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=W8WkVlLO3s8:5YCL36ESf1w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=W8WkVlLO3s8:5YCL36ESf1w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=W8WkVlLO3s8:5YCL36ESf1w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedbu

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UN chief says Syria hasn't fully complied with peace plan

UNITED NATIONS -- Syria has not fully complied with its obligations to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from towns and has yet to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to peace, the U.N. chief told the Security Council in a letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

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