Syrian army, allies advance against Islamic State in eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT, Feb 21, 2016: Syria's army and allies, backed by Russian air strikes, recaptured 18 villages from Islamic State fighters...
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Assad says wants to be remembered as man who ‘saved Syria’
MADRID, Feb 21, 2016: President Bashar al-Assad says he wants to be remembered 10 years from now as the person...
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Major powers agree to plan for ‘cessation of hostilities’ within a week in Syria
MUNICH, Feb 12, 2016: Major powers agreed on Friday to implement a cessation of hostilities in Syria and to expand...
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UAE says ready to send ground troops to Syria
ABU DHABI, Feb 7, 2016: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops...
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Turkey to open its border to Syrian refugees ‘if necessary’
ISTANBUL, Feb 7, 2016: Turkey is ready "if necessary" to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on...
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Iran mocks Saudi offer to send ground troops to Syria
DUBAI, Feb 6, 2016: The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday Saudi Arabia lacked the courage to...
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Thousands flee as Russian-backed offensive threatens to besiege Aleppo
BEIRUT, Feb 6, 2016: Tens of thousands of Syrians fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo on Friday, and aid...
Read moreWoman who turned in Paris attack ringleader feels ‘abandoned’
PARIS, Feb 5, 2016: A woman who turned in Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the November Paris attacks said on...
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Syrian army and allies breaks rebel siege of Shi’ite towns
BEIRUT, Feb 4, 2016: The Syrian army and its allies have broken a three-year rebel siege of two Shi’ite towns...
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Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter
BEIRUT, Feb 3, 2016: A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply...
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