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Army Regains Territory Lost In Central Syria

Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier...

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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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Evacuation of Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs Begins

Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a...

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Syria Opposition Agrees Final Evacuation From Homs District

Syria's government and opposition said Monday they had agreed a Russian-supervised deal to complete the evacuation of...

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Six Years On, Aleppo Dares To Dream of End To Syria War

When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native...

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New Round of Syria Talks Set For March 23

Syria's government and opposition groups are invited to resume peace talks in Geneva on March 23, the UN envoy said...

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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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Trump Critic McCain Meets Saudi King

Influential American Senator John McCain, a critic of President Donald Trump, held talks with Saudi Arabia's King...

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Chief Negotiators At Looming Syria Talks In Geneva

A seasoned diplomat, a cardiologist and a lawyer will represent Syria's two sides at UN-brokered peace talks that begin...

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‘Daddy, Pick Me Up!’ Screams Boy After Syria Attack

In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his...

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Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo

Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its...

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New Talks Seek To End Syria’s War After Nearly Six Years

As Syria's war approaches its seventh year, two new rounds of talks on resolving the conflict are scheduled to take...

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Evacuations Resume From East Aleppo

Evacuations have resumed from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of the Syrian city. At least...

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Hundreds Leave Syria City As Evacuations Resume

Evacuations have resumed from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of the Syrian city, a UN...

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Aleppo Evacuation Deal Back On

A deal to evacuate the last rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo is back on, opposition fighters say, a day after a...

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UN Chief Warns of Aleppo ‘atrocities’

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians" in...

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Six Stories You May Have Missed Because of US Election

Six stories you may have missed because of US election Iraqi Kurdish forces seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from...

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Russia Says Aleppo Escape Corridors Under Fire

12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the...

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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...