US forces present in areas controlled by Kurdish militants in northeastern Syria have clashed with Russian troops amid accusations that Washington is stealing Syria's oil. The confrontation took place at the entrance to Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah. The strategic town lies on a highway to the region’s key oilfields. Following the confrontation, Russian and American vehicles headed in two different directions, the Moscow Times reported. The ...
![Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi addresses a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Dec. 20, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/brahimi_geneva.jpg?itok=tlhTMSTx "Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi addresses a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Dec. 20, 2013. [AFP]")
![EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187226391.jpg?itok=2dakp19C "EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013. [Fabrice Cofrrini/AFP]")
![Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187964695.jpg?itok=laQUcx4f "Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]")
![Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. [bbcimg]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/russia_egypt.jpg?itok=9cYPzkpV "Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. [bbcimg]")
![With no agreement made on Iran's nuclear program, world powers will meet again in one week to continue talks. [timesofisrael]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/astonIran.jpg?itok=yw-hvNZp "With no agreement made on Iran's nuclear program, world powers will meet again in one week to continue talks. [timesofisrael]")
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives at hotel in Geneva November 8, 2013, following his meeting wit U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. [REUTERS]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/224301_mainimg.jpg?itok=EevtJwho "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives at hotel in Geneva November 8, 2013, following his meeting wit U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. [REUTERS]")
![Geneva I, the meeting that led to potential Geneva II peace talks for Syria between Russia and the US. [telegraph]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/genevaII.jpg?itok=H1P-SGuw "Geneva I, the meeting that led to potential Geneva II peace talks for Syria between Russia and the US. [telegraph]")
