northern Syria

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Shi’ite Militias Launch Offensive To Seal Off Western Mosul

Iraqi Shi'ite militias said on Saturday they had launched an offensive towards the west of Mosul, an operation that...

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Russia Says Aleppo Escape Corridors Under Fire

12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the...

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Rebels Set Up Internment Camp For IS Defectors

A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300...

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Eastern Aleppo Faces ‘total Ruin’ In Two Months

Rebel-held eastern Aleppo in northern Syria may face "total destruction" in two months, with thousands killed, the UN's...

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Syria Conflict: Aid Convoy Attack Was Air Strike

Analysis of satellite imagery taken after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in northern Syria last month shows that it...

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Hopes Fade For Truce As Violence Flares

A week-old truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia appears close to unravelling, with alleged violations by...

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Syrian Rebels ‘regrouping’ Under Ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Syrian rebel groups are exploiting the current ceasefire to regroup. He said...

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US Says It Killed IS Information Minister

The Pentagon says a US air strike has killed one of so-called Islamic State's most senior leaders, Wa'il Adil Hasan...

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At Least 45 Killed In Syria After US-Russia Agreement

A day of intense airstrikes Saturday on and around the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 45 people, according to...