Talks between Syria and Russia continue . Russia 's Defense op-ed piece gets backlash . And while world powers haggle about what to do with Syria 's chemical weapons , a rebel leader is claiming the government 's cache of mass destruction is on the move . more than 1,400 die in fighting in the United States August , opposition says .
Talks between Syria and Russia continue . Russia 's Defense op-ed piece gets backlash . more than 1,400 die in fighting in the United States August , opposition says .