Civil War

With UN envoy in Damascus, IS takes Syrian town from rebels

DAMASCUS, Syria – The UN special envoy on Monday urged Syria’s warring sides to preserve the fragile U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire ahead of the next round of peace talks in Geneva this wee...

DATE: Apr 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian cease-fire strained by new clashes ahead of talks

BEIRUT – Government forces and rebels clashed Sunday across northern and western Syria, imperiling a monthlong cease-fire ahead of peace talks in Geneva, while airstrikes pounded the Islamic...

DATE: Apr 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Moscow’s drawdown in Syria sends a strong message to Assad

Putin urges Assad to work harder toward peace

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

BEIRUT – The Syrian conflict has had an outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed: Rise of islamic state It was in the vacuum of the deteriorating Syrian...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Counterrally planned to confront Confederate flag ride

Organizers aim to defy display of Confederate symbol

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Confederate flag ride planned in Southwest Colorado Saturday

Durango to Pagosa Springs run aimed at supporting history, heritage – not hate

DATE: Mar 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Syria’s ‘capital of the revolution’ now ghost town

HOMS, Syria – Two years after the last Syrian rebels left the besieged Old City of Homs, voices echo through the shells of bombed-out buildings, their upper floors tilted at odd angles as th...

DATE: Feb 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic State bombings rock Syria as world powers seek truce

BEIRUT – Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs killed nearly 130 people on Sunday, highlighting the threat posed by the extremists as the coun...

DATE: Feb 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

United Nations endorses peace process for Syria

Assad’s role not mentioned

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Quest leads to Smithsonian magazine

Many people research their family histories. One Durango woman’s quest led her to a relative whose experience is included in a story about post-traumatic stress disorder in Civil War soldier...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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