Bashar alassad
After killing, defiant Syria town determined to protest on
The gunning down of Raed Fares on Friday was the latest blow to what remains of the dwindling civil society movement that rose up against President Bashar...
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New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed
The book, which is scheduled for release on 11 September, is the latest to detail tensions within the White House under Trump’s 20-month-old presidency.
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Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
Assad said in the same interview on Sunday that Syria would not accept any Western money to help rebuild the country, which is shattered after seven years of war.
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Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
Assad said in the same interview on Sunday that Syria would not accept any Western money to help rebuild the country.
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Report: Assad tells Russian lawmakers Western strikes were act of aggression
Russian lawmakers met with Assad after the United States, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack a week ago.
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Russia, Assad give ultimatum to rebels north-east of Damascus
The area is 40km outside Damascus and separate from eastern Ghouta, which is directly adjacent to the capital and where Russian-backed government forces have wiped out rebel resistance.
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G7 ministers look to persuade Russia to abandon Syria’s Assad
Russia has rejected accusations that Assad used chemical arms against his own people and has said it will not cut its ties with Assad.
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[OPINION] Why Assad’s gains don’t translate to success in Syrian peace talks
Although the uprising in Syria marks its sixth anniversary this month, the Syrian war has far from run its course.
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The rising death toll in Syrian conflict
It is estimated that more than 300,000 people have been killed since fighting began in 2011.
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Assad says taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing 'terrorists' back to Turkey
Rescue workers said that Syria’s military backed by Russian warplanes had killed more than 150 people.
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At least 25 dead after air strikes hit eastern Aleppo
Heavy aerial bombardment of eastern Aleppo resumed on Tuesday after a pause of several days.
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Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo
The offer of amnesty follows two weeks of the heaviest bombardment of the five-and-a-half-year civil war.
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Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack
This is the biggest ground assault in a massive new campaign that has destroyed a US-backed ceasefire.
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Syria ceasefire approaches with Assad emboldened, opposition wary
The ceasefire is due to take effect at sundown and includes improved humanitarian aid access.
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Syria's Assad says Putin has not talked about political transition
Russia has been a major ally of Bashar al-Assad while the US has called for him to leave power.
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Dozens of US diplomats urge military strikes against Assad
One US official told Reuters the White House remained opposed to deeper American military involvement.
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Syrian opposition supports idea of two-week ceasefire
Combatants must say if they will agree to the “cessation of hostilities” in the five-year war by noon Friday.
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Assad says British bombing in Syria will fail
Assad ridiculed Cameron's assertion that there are 70,000 Western-backed opposition fighters in Syria.
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OPINION: Preventing World War Three in Syria
Joshua W Walker looks at the tension between Turkey and Russia over conflicting Syria policies.
