| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said.
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| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said.
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| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence.
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| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence.
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| NBC's Richard Engel answers your questions about Syria |
Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, has just returned from reporting in Syria for over three weeks. He answers reader questions about the ongoing conflict.
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| Clashes over Syrian conflict leave 10 dead in Lebanon |
 Fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad have left 10 people dead and at least 75 wounded in fighting in northern Lebanon.
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| Russia warns Obama against 'violation' of law over Syria |
Russia rebuffed President Barack Obama's threat of unilateral action against Syria Tuesday, as officials said 2,500 refugees fled across the border into Turkey in just 24 hours รข€" one of the highest daily refugee flows of recent weeks.
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| Syria Military Intensifies Damascus Counter-Insurgency |
Activists said the latest raid Wednesday morning left at least 12 people dead, in what they described as another “hit and run” assault by government troops.
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| Japanese journo killed in Syria |
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| What you need to know about Syria today |
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