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Animals Evacuated To Turkey From ‘neglected’ Syria Zoo

An international animal welfare charity was on Friday completing the evacuation of a dozen animals stranded in a...

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Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian...

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Lone Clinic In Syria’s Rebel North Tackles War’s Mental Toll

At an austere mental health clinic in northern Syria, male patients with shaved heads squat barefoot in a courtyard,...

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US Special Ops Chief Confirms CIA Ending Support For Syria Rebels

The head of the US military's special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down...

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CIA Halting Support For Syria Rebels

The Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar...

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Rebel-Kurd Clashes Kill 11 In North Syria

Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish...

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WFP Expands Food Aid Deliveries In Syria’s Raqa

The UN's World Food Programme announced Wednesday it has resumed aid deliveries in parts of Syria's Raqa province for...

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Syrians Displaced To the Coast Trickle Back To Aleppo

For years as fighting raged in Syria's Aleppo, property agent Saer Daqaq had fleeing residents knocking at the door of...

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Iraq’s Second City and Cultural Jewel

Mosul, wrested from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday, is Iraq's second city and one of its cultural jewels....

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The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...

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Bombed-Out Cafe Reopens In Aleppo’s Armenian Quarter

Taline Menassian still trembles when she steps into the Aleppo Armenian Society's open-air cafe, shaken by memories of...

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In East Aleppo, Industrial Zones Emerge From the Rubble

In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his...

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Tens of Thousands In Syria Protest Expected Turkey Attack

Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it...

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For Families Fleeing IS, A Waystation In Aleppo

Syrian escapees from the Islamic State group languished for hours on the sizzling concrete pavements at Aleppo's main...

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Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...

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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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Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase

President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's...

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Dusty Teddy Bear Lies In War-Ruined Philippine City

A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are among the few...

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Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria

Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President...