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Blasts At Syrian Rebel Base Kill 14 Fighters

Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for the attack Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic...

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Syria Regime Regains Total Control of Homs City

The Syrian regime on Sunday regained total control of the central city of Homs with the evacuation of rebels from the...

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Trump Tells Pentagon To ‘annihilate’ IS Fighters

President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to 'annihilate' the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the escaped...

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Syria Rebels Being Evacuated From Last Homs District

The last Syrian rebels and their families were being evacuated from the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the...

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Assad Vows To Continue Working With Iran After Rouhani Win

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad lauded his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani Saturday on his election victory and...

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ISIS Executes 19 Civilians In Syria, Including Two Children

ISIS has executed 19 civilians in Syria, including two children, human rights activists have claimed today. The...

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Convoy Hit By Coalition In Syria Likely ‘Iranian-Directed’

A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon...

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Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’

Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media...

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Syrians Seek Release of Prisoners From ‘crematorium’ Jail

Standing outside the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of...

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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 -...

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US Says Syria Using ‘crematorium’ To Hide Mass Killing

The United States on Monday accused the Syrian regime of installing a prison crematorium to destroy the remains of...

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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...

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Syrian Refugee Kids In Lebanon Act, Direct, ‘escape’

"Three, two, one, action!" shouts Syrian refugee Mostafa Abdallah, 11, energetically directing his fellow child actors...

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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...

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Evacuation of Rebel Damascus District Begins

Civilians and rebels began evacuating a third opposition-held district of Damascus on Sunday, bringing the government...

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Deal Reached To Evacuate Rebel-Held Damascus District

Syria's government has reached a deal with rebels in the Qabun neighbourhood of Damascus for the evacuation of...

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More Than 1,200 ‘quit Damascus Rebel Zones’ Under Deal

More than 1,200 people including rebels left two opposition-held districts of Damascus on Friday under an agreement...

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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...

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Army Makes Gains In Rebel Area of Damascus

Syrian government forces have gained ground in a rebel-held district of Damascus as part of the regime's efforts to...