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Syrian Army Makes ‘significant Gains’ In Aleppo

The Syrian army says it has taken a strategic district of Aleppo in what would mark the most important advance in the...

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Nov. 6 World News Summary At 1530 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday for the 21st China-Russia Prime Ministers’ Regular...

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Russia’s UN Human Rights Council Seat Under Threat

Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign...

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Aleppo Ceasefire Ends With Clashes

Heavy clashes have been reported in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo after a three-day ceasefire ended on Saturday....

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Aleppo ‘humanitarian Pause’ To Take Effect

A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia is to formally come into effect in Syria's city of Aleppo to allow civilians...

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Aleppo Bombing ‘kills 14 Members of One Family’

Fourteen members of the same family were killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, emergency...

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Rebels ‘capture’ IS Stronghold of Dabiq

The small northern town holds great value for IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle Turkish-backed rebels...

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Syria War Crimes Claim ‘rhetoric’

President Vladimir Putin has dismissed suggestions that Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of...

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Aleppo Bombing Shuts Largest Hospital

Russian and Syrian air raids on the rebel-held eastern half of the city of Aleppo have forced the closure of the...

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Russia ‘driving Syria Rebels To Jihadists’

Russia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands...

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Obama ‘deeply Concerned’ About Aleppo

US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an...

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UN Chief ‘appalled’ By Aleppo Escalation

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is "appalled by the chilling military escalation" in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, his...

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Syrian City Faces Assault As Talks Fail

The Syrian military has announced a new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where a quarter of a million people are...

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UN Suspends All Aid After Convoy Hit

The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its lorries were attacked by warplanes near Aleppo on Monday. The...

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US ‘outraged’ Over Aid Convoy Attack

The US government has expressed "outrage" over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war...

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Syria Conflict: US Air Attack Endangers Truce

A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has...

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‘US Strikes’ Kill Dozens of Syrian Troops

US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting so-called Islamic State in the east, the...

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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...

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Senior Militant Leader ‘killed’ Near Aleppo

A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel...