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UN names 3rd point man in Syrian war

By Edith Lederer
Published July 10, 2014 9:25pm ET
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UN names 3rd point man in Syrian war
FILE - In this March 22, 2013, file photo, Staffan De Mistura, Italy's then-foreign ministry undersecretary, speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India. Mistura has been chosen by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to replace Lakhdar Brahimi as the international point man on Syria, diplomats said Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/File) | AP

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Staffan de Mistura, who has held top U.N. positions in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Thursday inherited the mandate to try to end Syria’s three-year-old conflict, a goal that eluded his two predecessors.

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