Syrian civil war

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‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’

US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State...

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Tens of Thousands In Syria Protest Expected Turkey Attack

Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it...

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US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City

US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart...

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Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...

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US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa

US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...

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Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan

A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...

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US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City of Raqa

US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from...

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US Warship In Med Wary of ‘tensions’ With Syria’s Allies

A top officer aboard the US Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his...

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Syrian Army Declares Unilateral Fighting Freeze In South

The Syrian army on Monday unilaterally announced a halt to fighting in the country's south that would coincide with a...

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Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as...

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US-Backed Force Enter Syria’s Raqa From South

US-backed fighters pierced jihadist-held Raqa from the south for the first time on Sunday, crossing the Euphrates River...

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Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported

Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...

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US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight

A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...

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US-Backed Forces In New Attack On IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-backed fighters have launched a renewed attack on Islamic State group jihadists inside their Syrian bastion Raqa,...

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Israeli Plane Hits Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange

An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, the Israeli military said, hours after stray fire from Syria's...

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Moscow Says ‘questionable Data’ In Report On Syria Chemical Attack

Russia on Friday dismissed a report by the UN's chemical weapons watchdog that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...

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Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...