Syrian civil war

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Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to the...

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Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria

Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...

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Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria

Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister...

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Turkey Ends Military Operation Inside Northern Syria

Turkey on Wednesday announced its military campaign inside northern Syria was over, without specifying whether it will...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For Four Syrian Towns

Four Syrian towns are to be evacuated under an agreement between pro-government forces and rebels, in the latest of a...

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Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam

Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For 4 Besieged Syria Towns

Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are to be evacuated under a deal reached...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Stronghold

Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Islamic State group launched a counter-attack to...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held...

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Putin To Meet Iran’s Rouhani In Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Tuesday to host Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for talks that will be...

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At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists

The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a US-backed alliance...

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Arab League Chief Urges Action On Syria

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit urged Arab governments on Monday to do more to resolve the conflict in Syria rather...

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Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs

US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow a...

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US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Around North Syria Town

US-backed forces battled the Islamic State group around a key Syrian town Monday, hours after the capture of an airbase...

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US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town

US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said,...

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Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa

A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the...

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Syria Rebels ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa

US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its...

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US Backed Forces Have Taken Back Control of Tabqa Airport From IS

United States-backed local forces gained important ground Sunday in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria....

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Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service

Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, risking...