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UN Resolution Opens New Chapter in Syria Conflict

A UN Security Council resolution has recast the Syria conflict as a matter for international diplomacy, not US unilateral action.
Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Syrian Opposition Coalition Chairman Ahmed Assi al-Jarba during the United Nations General Assembly at the Waldorf Astoria in New York September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX13YF3

The passage of UN Security Council Resolution 2118 Friday, Sept. 27 was a breakthrough in US-Russia relations and arms control, marking a shift to a new, truly international diplomatic phase toward conflict resolution in Syria.

This is not to say the path will be clear or easy, or that there is any less sense of urgency to ending a war that has cost over 100,000 lives and produced millions of refugees.

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