U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis | Reuters - 0 views
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U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to Syria's war, saying this would help international efforts against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, al-Hayat newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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In an interview with the pan-Arab daily, Ban said years of war between Assad's forces and armed rebel groups had allowed militants such as Islamic State to take root in the region.
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