At least 50 are dead following a series of explosions at a Shi'a muslim shrine south of Damascus.
The attacks come as representatives from the Assad regime, opposition groups and the international community gather in Geneva for proximity talks.
Back in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sent a special video message urging all sides to take advantage of the opportunity.
IN: " I appeal...
OUT: ...immediately ahead."
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At the talks, representatives from the Assad government indicated they are considering delineating humanitarian corridors.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said starving the people of Syria is just wrong.
IN: "Let me be...
OUT: ...right now, today!"
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United Nations Secretary General urged the negotiators to think of the millions of innocent Syrian civilians.
IN: "I urge...
OUT: ...this war."
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Repeating the Obama administration postion that a military solution is not possible in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the fastest way to defeat the Islamic State is to craft a peaceful political solution.
IN: "Nothing would....
OUT: ...and for all."
DUR: 17
Obama administration officials often substitute the Arabic term Daesh for the Islamic State.
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