Aleppo
Scores poisoned in Aleppo gas attack, Syria and Russia blame rebels
A health official in Aleppo said victims suffered breathing difficulties, eye inflammation and other symptoms suggesting the use of chlorine gas.
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Scores poisoned in Aleppo gas attack, Syria and Russia blame rebels
A health official in Aleppo said victims suffered breathing difficulties, eye inflammation and other symptoms suggesting the use of chlorine gas.
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Evacuation of two pro-Assad Syrian villages under way
The evacuation began with ambulances ferrying out the sick, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reported.
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Syrian army says 'enemy' rocket attacks on military bases
Earlier, state television said successive blasts were heard in rural Hama province and that authorities were investigating the cause.
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In Syria, Russia securing position as Assad presses war
A year after the opposition’s defeat in Aleppo, government forces backed by Russia and Iran have recovered large swathes of territory as Islamic State’s 'caliphate' collapses.
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Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government
There was no comment from the Syrian army on the report that Qaryatayn, 120 km northeast of Damascus, had fallen.
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Pope condemns Aleppo bus convoy attack as 'ignoble'
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy that killed at least 112 people outside Aleppo.
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Reports: Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo
A military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near the convoy.
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Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42 – monitor
The Syrian and Russian military have carried out many air strikes in Idlib and Aleppo provinces during the war.
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Syrian army takes district near Aleppo - monitor, media unit
The advance was the army's first from its lines in Aleppo city since rebels departed their enclave there in December.
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Operation SA raises over R13.9m to assist with humanitarian efforts in Syria
The NGO launched #SaveSyria following scenes of devastation in Aleppo and is using the money to assist refugees of the war.
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Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria
He made the remarks in comments to French media that were published by the Syrian state news agency SANA.
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Syrian army, allies press assault to secure capital's water supply
The Syrian army has so far been unsuccessful in making any significant advance.
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UN: Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo
Families are starting to return to east Aleppo despite freezing weather & destruction ‘beyond imagination’, a top UN official says.
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UN Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it
A resolution welcoming the ceasefire was adopted unanimously by the 15-member Council, meeting in New York.
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Syria rebels: ceasefire 'void' if govt violations persist
Clashes and air strikes have persisted in some areas since the ceasefire began on Friday.
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[OPINION] The real tragedy this week is Syria, not George Michael
This week's shock loss of celebrities George Michael and Carrie Fisher shouldn't turn our attention away from the real tragedies in our world.
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Syria ceasefire begins, but is shaky with early clashes
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced the ceasefire on Thursday.
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Turkey, Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria - Ankara
Russia, Iran and Turkey said last week they were ready to help broker a peace deal after adopting a declaration in Moscow.
