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Fierce Clashes As US-Backed Force Battles IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed fighters fought fierce battles Thursday as they tried to push further into the Islamic State group's Syrian...
Next Round of Astana Syria Talks Delayed
Russian-backed peace talks on Syria in Astana have been pushed back, Kazakhstan's foreign ministry said Thursday, as...
Syria’s Assad Says War’s ‘worst Is Behind Us’
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said the worst of his country's six-year war "is behind us" after a string of...
Egypt and Russia Discuss Fight Against ‘terror’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks in Cairo with Russia's foreign and defence ministers on...
Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he...
Syrian Sides Agree To New UN Process On Constitution
In the first concrete results from talks this week on ending Syria's conflict, the United Nations said Thursday the...
IS Kills More Than 50 People In Syria Assault
The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...
US Accuses Syria of Mass Executions and Burning the Bodies
The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government -...
Syria Regime Nears Total Recapture of Damascus
Syria's regime is close to cementing its control over the entire capital under local deals with rebels after a six-year...
Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses
A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with...
As Fighting Ebbs In West Syria, Army Looks East
With hostilities subsiding on Syria's western battlefronts, President Bashar al-Assad's army is seeking to head off...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Ex-Qaeda Branch Threatens Syria Rebels On Safe Zone Deal
An alliance dominated by Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch has warned rebel groups against implementing a deal on safe...
Russia’s Lavrov To Meet With Trump On Syria Amid Uproar
US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a...
UN Security Council Expected To Meet On Syria Safe Zones Deal
Japan and Sweden have requested a UN Security Council meeting to obtain specific details of a Russia-backed agreement...
Russia Seeks UN Backing For Deal On Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it...
US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal
The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...
Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...
First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District
Syrian rebels and their families begin evacuating from a district of the capital Damascus for the first time on Monday,...