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IS Withdraws From Syria’s Aleppo Province

The Islamic State group no longer has a presence in Syria's Aleppo province after withdrawing from a series of villages...

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Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria

The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the...

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Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria

Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...

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Turkey Ends Military Operation Inside Northern Syria

Turkey on Wednesday announced its military campaign inside northern Syria was over, without specifying whether it will...

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In Backing Syria’s Assad, Russia Looks To Outdo Iran

In Aleppo, portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang shoulder-to-shoulder with those of his Syrian counterpart...

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IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...

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Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks

US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to...

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Syrian Pilot Whose Plane Crashed In Turkey Found By Rescue Team

Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey found by rescue teA Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane...

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66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting

A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United...

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US Forces Look On As Allies Clash In North Syria

US soldiers aboard Humvee armoured vehicles have been watching from a distance as two of their allies, Turkish-backed...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS

In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis....

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Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds

Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control...

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To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds

Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...

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Turkey Says Wants To Be Part of Raqa Operation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara wanted to work with its allies to capture the Islamic State...

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People of Al-Bab In Syria Tell of Last Days Under IS

In the days before the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Al-Bab fell, Umm Abdo's family sheltered underground both...

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Syria Talks Challenged As Suicide Blasts Kill Dozens

UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered Saturday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people,...

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Ankara Says Nearly 50,000 Syrians Have Returned Home

Tens of thousands of Syrians have returned home from Turkey since the start of Ankara's military operation inside the...

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Turkey Says Al-Bab Completely Captured From Jihadists

Turkish armed forces and allied Syrian rebels have completely taken the IS bastion of Al-Bab in northern Syria from...

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UN Syria Talks Open As Blast Reflects Fragility of Truce

The first full day of a fresh round of Syria peace talks began in Geneva Friday as a suicide bombing killed 42,...