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‘US Strikes’ Kill Dozens of Syrian Troops
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting so-called Islamic State in the east, the...
Syrian Rebels ‘regrouping’ Under Ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Syrian rebel groups are exploiting the current ceasefire to regroup. He said...
Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but...
‘Death Road’ Stands In the Way of Crucial Aid To Eastern Aleppo
As Syria's ceasefire largely holds, residents trapped in Aleppo eagerly await crucial aid supplies after months cut off...
Heading Out
South Africa is kicking Jacob Zuma and the ANC out of office. In Germany, Angela Merkel is losing ground because the...
Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the...
Turkey ‘has Duty’ To Defeat IS In Syria
Turkey has a duty to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
At Least 45 Killed In Syria After US-Russia Agreement
A day of intense airstrikes Saturday on and around the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 45 people, according to...
US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further...
A Look At Details of US-Russia Deal On Syria
A look at some of the key points in an "arrangement" announced by U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian...
Fighting Rages In Aleppo Hours After Syrian Peace Deal
Fighting raged on in southern Aleppo on Saturday, the army and rebels said, hours after the United States and Russia...
US and Russia Agree Peace Moves
Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on...
Senior Militant Leader ‘killed’ Near Aleppo
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel...
Senior Militant Leader ‘killed’
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel...
Syrian Forces ‘drop Chlorine’ On Aleppo
Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of...
16 Killed At Wake In Aleppo
At least 16 people died when two barrel bombs struck as mourners attended a wake for children killed in a separate...
Aleppo ‘chlorine Gas Attack’ Investigated
The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Rebels said...
Syria Rebels ‘break Government Siege’ of Aleppo
Rebel factions in Syria say they have broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo, amid scenes of rejoicing in the...
Syrian Rebels ‘Seize Key Town Manbij From IS’
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken "almost complete control" of a strategically important...