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Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra

Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after...

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To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds

Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...

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11 Killed In Government Raids On Northwest Syria

Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian...

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People of Al-Bab In Syria Tell of Last Days Under IS

In the days before the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Al-Bab fell, Umm Abdo's family sheltered underground both...

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Syrian Opposition Accuses Damascus of ‘stalling’ Talks

The main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva accused Damascus on Sunday of "stalling", after its chief...

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Syria Talks Challenged As Suicide Blasts Kill Dozens

UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered Saturday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people,...

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Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42

Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42...

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UN Syria Talks Open As Blast Reflects Fragility of Truce

The first full day of a fresh round of Syria peace talks began in Geneva Friday as a suicide bombing killed 42,...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From ISIS

A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From IS

A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 29 Near Syria Town Taken From IS

A suicide bomber killed 29 people, most of them rebels, on Friday near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, which they had taken...

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130 Bodies Found In Syria Mass Graves

The bodies of some 130 fighters shot execution-style or beheaded by rival jihadists have been found in mass graves in...

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Syria Rebels Announce Capture of Al-Bab From IS

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of Al-Bab from...

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Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of...

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Turkey Says ‘100 IS Fighters’ Left In Syria’s Al-Bab

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 Islamic State jihadists were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has...

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US-Backed Fighters Advance On IS In Syria’s East

An alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters seized more than a dozen villages in eastern Syria on Tuesday in their drive...

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11 Family Members Dead In Rebel Push On IS Syria Bastion

Eleven members of the same family were killed on Monday as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels advanced on the town of Al-Bab...

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Syria Regime Shelling ‘bloody Message

The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message"...

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Syria Regime Shelling of Funeral Kills 9

At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral on...