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Downed Russian Pilot ‘detonated Grenade’

Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by...

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Despite De-Escalation Deal, Syrians Still Waiting For Aid

Nearly three months after Russia, Iran and Turkey reached a deal on de-escalating the war in Syria, hundreds of...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Syria Border Assault ‘nearing End’

Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Monday its fight against militant groups along the eastern border with war-ravaged...

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Jihadists Control Syria’s Idlib After Rebel Pull-Out

A former Al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the northern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday two days after agreeing to end...

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Jihadists Battle Rebels For Control of Key Syria Province

A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of the...

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Rebel Ambush Kills 28 Regime Fighters Near Damascus

At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the Eastern...

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Syrian Displaced By IS Fight Paints His Heartache

Under the Islamic State group's rule, Syrian farmer Faysal was forced to hide his sketches and paintings, but displaced...

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Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions

Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran on Tuesday, with...

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Rebels Say They Shot Down Syria Warplane Near Ceasefire Zone

Rebel groups shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday near a ceasefire zone in the country's south, the...

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Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks

A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...

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UN-OPCW Probe of Syria Sarin Gas Attack Comes Under Heavy Pressure

A joint UN-OPCW panel tasked with determining who was behind the deadly sarin gas attack in the Syrian town of Khan...

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US Ready To Work With Russia On Syria ‘no-Fly Zones’

The United States is prepared to work with Russia on the establishment of "no-fly zones" in Syria, US Secretary of...

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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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Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack

The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...

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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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Israeli Plane Targets Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange

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

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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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IS Withdraws From Syria’s Aleppo Province

The Islamic State group no longer has a presence in Syria's Aleppo province after withdrawing from a series of villages...

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Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April

A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...