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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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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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Syria Regime Shelling of Funeral Kills 9

At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral on...

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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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Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’

The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday...

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Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria

President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...

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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...

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Lebanon PM Stands Firm On Assad ‘crimes’

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday he stood firm against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "crimes", at...

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Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’

Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...

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Pro-Ankara Rebels, Syria Regime ‘agree Security Line’ In Al-Bab

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces have created a security corridor to avoid clashes in...

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UN Warns of ‘looming Catastrophe’ In 4 Besieged Syria Towns

The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria,...

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Syrian Forces Used Chemical Weapons In Final Push For Aleppo

Syrian government forces carried out at least eight chemical attacks during the final weeks of the battle for Aleppo,...

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Hezbollah Urges Lebanon Plan For Syria Refugee Return

The head of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday urged the government to coordinate with Damascus to help...

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Syria Opposition Picks Delegation For New Peace Talks

Syria's opposition on Sunday announced its 21-member delegation, including 10 rebel representatives, for a new round of...

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Thousands Hanged At Saydnaya Prison, Amnesty Says

As many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters, have been executed in secret at a prison in...

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Trump Vows To Restore Travel Ban Suspended By Federal Judge

US President Donald Trump has vowed to overturn a legal ruling which suspended his ban on travellers from seven mainly...

International

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen

Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital's water supplies...

International

Syria Regains Damascus Water Supply Plant

Residents of Damascus have been struggling with water shortages for weeks The Syrian military says it has regained...

International

War of Words As Peace Talks Open In Astana

The Syrian government's lead negotiator has denounced what he called his rebel counterpart's "provocative" comments at...