On Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on Syria with his French counterpart Francois Hollande.
"Also, the planes flew directly from Syrian airspace and went back to Syria, " he said.
In Syria, I was responsible to my parents, now I am responsible for them.
"There's going to be a diaspora out of Syria, " FBI Director James Comey said last week.
This allied and regional reluctance to get involved in Syria poses a problem for the Obama administration.
Russia has strong economic and military ties to Syria, and is Moscow's last Middle East ally.
But it's still a far cry from the vicious and seemingly intractable war in Syria.
These included collections from Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines and Syria.
In our discussions that pertain to regional issues, Syria was at the top of our agenda.
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The US State Department has demanded that Hezbollah withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately.
Russia also reportedly has sold six S-300 air defense systems to Syria under a 2010 contract.
The overall death toll in Syria has surpassed 60, 000 people, the United Nations says.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov described as odious a U.S. co-sponsored resolution criticizing Syria at the U.N.
The European official said no Western country had any interest in military action in Syria, however.
Relations between the two countries have been strained, most recently over the conflict in Syria.
Syria will feel even more isolated and embarrassed if its sole solid ally is Iran.
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More than one million Iranians visit every year, providing a huge boost for Syria's economy.
Iranians are predominately Shiites while Syria's ruling elite is most Alawite, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Kramer never addresses the obvious point that Russians genuinely do not care about Syria.
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The Shia-Sunni fault line, with Syria currently at its epicentre, is certainly contributing, he notes.
Remember that Syria had the closest relations of any of Iraq's neighbors with Saddam.
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And I asked him how invested people in the region are in the conflict in Syria.
You know, a fourth of the population is actually consistent of refugees from Syria.
"At this stage, neither side wants it, not Israel and not Syria, " Maoz said.
The conflict in Syria will forever alter the lives of an entire generation of children.
Aleppo - Syria's second city - has been a key battleground in the conflict.
In recent days diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Syria have been stepped up.
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Mr Cameron is due to discuss Syria with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week.
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We also agree that we have to prevent Syria from becoming an area for terrorist organizations.
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