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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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Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From ISIS

A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From IS

A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a...

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Why Does the Capture of Syria’s Al-Bab Matter?

The Syrian town of Al-Bab was for three years a key jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, whose capture Ankara hopes...

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Sacked Turkish Academics Take Protest To the Streets

In the heart of Ankara, Turkish communications lecturer Sevilay Celenk gives a lecture to dozens of attentive students....

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Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of...

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Turkey Says ‘100 IS Fighters’ Left In Syria’s Al-Bab

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 Islamic State jihadists were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has...

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Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria

Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...

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Who’s Who In Syria Conflict As Geneva Talks Loom

Syrian government officials and opposition figures will gather in Geneva on Thursday for the fourth round of...

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11 Family Members Dead In Rebel Push On IS Syria Bastion

Eleven members of the same family were killed on Monday as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels advanced on the town of Al-Bab...

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Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...

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Syria Regime Shelling ‘bloody Message

The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message"...

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Turkey Presents US Options For Raqa Operation

Turkey has presented two plans to the US detailing how a joint operation could retake the IS de-facto capital of Raqa...

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IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says

Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...

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Turkish Shelling ‘kills 9’ In IS-Held Syria Town

Nine civilians were killed in overnight Turkish bombardment of a jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said...

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Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress

Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...

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UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...

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Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks

Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering...

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Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’

Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...