Free Syrian Army fighters take positions behind a damaged car as they fire their weapons during an offensive against forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo’s Salaheddine neighbourhood, October 9, 2013. REUTERS/Malek Alshemal
Hope In Montreux? A Starting Point For Peace In Syria -- Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online
Violence in Syria has been appalling in the run up to this week's peace talks in Switzerland, where rebel and government representatives are to sit down together. Secret meetings in recent months give cause for hope.
A bag filled with pieces of bread is dangling from a pole jutting from a house in the Damascus neighborhood of Yarmouk. Rebels control the neighborhood, but the Syrian army has had it sealed off from the outside world for months. The rebels suspect that the bag of bread is bait, part of trap designed to lure starving Yarmouk residents out into the open -- and into the range of fire of army snipers.
Dozens have already died of starvation in Yarmouk. The last remaining cats, birds and dogs were eaten long ago. Cactus leaves and grass are still growing. Bread would be a luxury.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Dooming the Syria talks before they begin -- David Rohde, Reuters
Far from Syria peace talks, rebels focus on gaining ground -- Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor
Leaders: Can we stand by after horror in Syria? -- Scotsman editorial
Syrian genocide needs justice -- Ammar Abdulhamid and Ken Ballen
Why Geneva 2 Won’t Stop Syria’s War -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
Special Report: Amid Syria's violence, Kurds carve out autonomy -- Erika Solomon, Reuters
Iran Sanctions Relief Could Fund Terrorism Against U.S. -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
Few Israelis, Palestinians see two-state solution as feasible. What’s the alternative? -- Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor
How does political uncertainty affect Afghanistan's security? -- PBS Newshour
A Defense of Obama's Afghan-War Ambivalence -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
China Is Dependent On Our Fiscal Health -- Steve Forbes, Forbes
Pakistan and India: A mismatch of nuclear doctrines -- Raja Menon, The Hindu
Dangers Ahead for Ukraine -- Colin Freeman, Daily Telegraph
The West must break Ukraine free from Mr. Putin’s grasp -- Washington Post editorial
Millions of Cubans May Lose Their Life Savings This Year -- Justin Rohrlich, Vice
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