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Muslim worshippers gather after a suicide bomber detonated a device near the security headquarters of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Handout
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U.S. President Barack Obama, Reuters
Diplomats Requesting Intervention in Syria
In his desire to avoid repeating mistakes made in Iraq, U.S. President Barack Obama believed that he stood out when deciding to overlook the Syrian crisis as it emerged. However, many have come to criticize the negative policy of political neutrality adopted by the...Caption:
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks to the media during a news conference after briefing the Security Council in Geneva, Switzerland, late February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy
U.N. May Delay Syria Talks, U.S., Russia Must Guarantee Truce
The United States and Russia must make Syria’s cessation of hostilities work or else it may become essential to suspend the resumption of peace talks, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday. Since the cessation of...Caption:
A boy looks on while residents inspect a damaged building in the rebel held besieged city of Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria February 27, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Truce Faces “Nullification”, Says Syrian Opposition Official
A fragile cessation of hostilities that took effect early on Saturday is facing “complete nullification” because of government attacks that violated the agreement put together by the United States and Russia, a Syrian opposition official said. Countries...Caption:
Members of Bulgarian nationalist groups patrolled Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, last month, an example of “civil patrols” by nationalists in immigrant regions.