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Fighters From Syria’s Raqa Battle To Oust IS From Their Hometown

Khalil al-Hussein fled the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa 18 months ago, but now he is back and fighting...

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When IS Group Reign Ends, Who Will Rule Syria’s Raqa?

The battle by US-backed forces to oust the Islamic State group from its Syrian bastion of Raqa will solve one problem...

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Turkey Threatens Further Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his government is 'seriously saddened' by television footage showing...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties

The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...

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Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay

Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...

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Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay

Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...

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Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...

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Assad Allies Vow Reprisals Against Aggression On Syria

A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have...

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Hundreds Leave Syria Rebel District Under Deal

Hundreds more Syrian rebels and their families left the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs...

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One Dead In Raid On Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Town

One woman was killed in an air strike Saturday on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of a suspected chemical...

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Why Would Syria Mount ‘chemical Attack’?

While Western powers have blamed Syria's regime for this week's suspected chemical attack, questions remain over why it...

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China Warns of Deterioration In Syria With Xi In US

China on Friday warned against "further deterioration" of the situation in Syria, just hours after a US air strike on a...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says

The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed...

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Shelling of Rebel Bastion Near Syria Capital Kills 19

At least 19 civilians were killed on Tuesday in heavy aerial bombardment of several opposition-held towns east of the...

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Syria Chemical Attack Kills 58 People

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

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‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

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Regime Strikes Kill 22 Civilians Near Damascus

Air strikes by Syrian warplanes on a rebel-held region near Damascus killed at least 22 civilians on Monday, the Syrian...

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Air Strike Kills 16 Civilians Near Damascus

At least 16 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an air strike on a rebel-held area outside...

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Air Strike On Prison In Syria’s Idlib Kills 16

At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria,...