Subject: Fwd: Syria News Digest - April 15th, 2014
From: "Robert Norton" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:59:50 -0400

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*From:* American Coalition for a Stable Syria <[email-masked]>
*Date:* April 15, 2014 at 3:56:20 PM EDT
*To:* <[email-masked]>
*Subject:* *Syria News Digest - April 15th, 2014*
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 Syria News Digest - April 15th, 2014            View this email in your
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Greetings from the American Coalition for a Stable Syria.  In this edition
of the Syria News Digest, you will find articles about progress towards
alleviating the humanitarian crisis, positive signs for reconciliation, and
a story highlighting the length to which the Syrian Government will go to
protect religious freedoms.  We hope you enjoy this week’s reading!

*Humanitarian Efforts *

*Prime Minister Affirms Commitment to World Food Programme; WFP Executive
Director Thanks PM
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Prime Minister Dr. Wael al-Halqi on Sunday met Executive Director of the
World Food Program (WFP) Ertharin Cousin and the accompanying delegation,
affirming to them the government’s keenness on bolstering cooperation with
international organizations operating in Syria in order to provide aid to
those who need it and confront the drought caused by lack of rainfall.

For her part, Cousin voiced appreciation of the Syrian government’s support
for international humanitarian organizations and its efforts to provide aid
to all Syrians, expressing satisfaction over the constructive cooperation
between the program and the government.

*Aleppo, UNHCR to enhance cooperation in relief
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Aleppo Governor Mohammad Wahid Akkad affirmed Sunday the government is
determined to ensure the citizen's basic needs, saying the terrorist fierce
attack on Syria has negatively affected different economic and service
sectors. The governor met with Tarek al-Kurdic, Head of the United Nations
Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Syria, and an accompanying delegation to discuss
ways to improve cooperation.

*UNHCR to enhance cooperation in relief domain
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Aleppo Governor Mohammad Wahid Akkad affirmed Sunday the government is
determined to ensure the citizen's basic needs, saying the terrorist fierce
attack on Syria has negatively affected different economic and service
sectors. The governor met with Tarek al-Kurdic, Head of the United Nations
Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Syria, and an accompanying delegation to discuss
ways to improve cooperation.

*Hope and Reconciliation*

*The Economist: Syrian Government Negotiates Release of 13 Nuns Held
Captive by Islamic Extremists
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Following tense negotiations, the Syrian Government has secured the release
of 13 Syrian nuns and three other women after being held captive for
several months by hard-line Islamist extremists.  The nuns were guardians
of an ancient Christian outpost in the town of Maaloula, north of Damascus,
where a dialect of Aramaic is still in use. The nuns were taken into
custody by Jabhat
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an Islamist faction which overran
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last year. The  Syrian Government released more than 150 prisoners in
exchange.  The extremists freed by President Bashar al-Assad included
foreign fighters from countries like Qatar and Iraq.

*National Reconciliation Committee Makes Progress in
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Nearly three hundred gunmen turned themselves in by handing their weapons
over to authorities in Homs.  This  is part of the important work of the
National Reconciliation Committee. A source at the Police Command reported
that the gunmen pledged not to get involved in any acts that affect Syria's
security.

*CONTACT US*

American Coalition for a Stable Syria
Auguste Ortsstraat 3, 1000
Brussels, Belgium

DISCLAIMER: This document was created as part of a project for Georgetown
University’s Art of Advocacy course in Spring 2014 and is not intended for
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