News Roundup and Notes: September 15, 2015 by Nadia O'Mara
News Roundup and Notes: September 15, 2015 by Nadia O'Mara Tuesday September 15 th , 2015 at 8:54 AM Just Security 1 Share Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Moscow has called for dialogue with Washington on solving the Syria crisis, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today describing talks between President Obama and President Putin as indispensable. [ Reuters ] Russia proposed the removal of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad as part of a peace deal during back-channel discussions more than three years ago, an offer rejected by western nations, according to a senior negotiator involved in talks at the time. [ The Guardian ’s Julian Borger and Bastien Inzaurralde] Russia in Syria. Moscow has sent tanks and artillery to Syria, part of a reported military buildup in support of the Assad regi