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Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: monitor
Four other civilians were killed in the town of Arbin, while the rest came from strikes on Misraba and Harasta, the civil defense workers said.
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UN brings Syria talks under one roof, not yet into one room
Previous rounds of talks have gone almost nowhere, with de Mistura shuttling between hotels and meeting multiple delegations separately.
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Syria toxic gas inquiry to end after Russia again blocks UN renewal
Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted UN Security Council resolution to extend the inquiry for one month.
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US to fight Islamic State in Syria 'as long as they want to fight': Mattis
Russia, which has a long-term military garrison in Syria, has said it wants foreign forces to quit the country eventually.
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Syrian army, allies, take last IS stronghold in Syria: commander
On Wednesday, after a months-long advance through central and eastern Syria, the Syrian army and allied Shi‘ite militias encircled and attacked Albu Kamal.
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Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: observatory
The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian army troops and 93,000 civilians had been holed up for three years.
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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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Air strikes in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib kill 28 – Observatory
The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue service operating in rebel-held areas, put the preliminary death toll at 26 in a report on its Twitter feed.
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Syrian army, allies seize oilfield from Islamic State in east - state TV
Government forces this week broke through Islamic State lines to reach a government-held enclave of the city besieged for years by the jihadists.
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Syrian army, allies race to relieve Deir al-Zor
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has focused this year on the campaign in Syria’s desert, striking eastwards in a multi-pronged assault.
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US-led jets strike in Syria to block Islamic State evacuation deal
The convoy, carrying 308 militants and 331 civilians according to Hezbollah, is now effectively stranded, unable to move forward into Islamic State territory.
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Ceasefire halts Syria-Lebanon border fight against Islamic State
The Islamic State pocket marks the last militant foothold in the arid hills along the Syrian-Lebanese frontier.
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Saudi Arabia still sees no role for Assad in Syrian transition
The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied media reports that Saudi Arabia was considering a political transition with a first phase in which Assad will stay in power.
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Syrian army captures more oil wells in Raqqa province
The army’s capture last week of the major Hail gas field northeast of the ancient city brought them 18 kms to the south of Sukhna.
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US says it appears Syria planning another chemical weapons attack
The strike put Washington in confrontation with Russia, which has advisers in Syria aiding its close ally Assad.
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Syria’s Assad makes rare trip from Damascus for Eid prayers
The visit appeared to be the furthest he has travelled inside Syria since fighting started in 2011, a sign of growing confidence after army gains aided by Russian air strikes.
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Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city
The troops being sent as reinforcements are considered to be the Syrian army’s elite division, which has the best training and equipment.
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May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad - UK PM’s office
A spokeswoman for the prime minister said Trump had thanked May for her support following last week’s US military action in Syria.
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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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Assad allies say US attack on Syria air base crosses ‘red lines’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, meanwhile, blamed Russian inaction for helping fuel the chemical weapons attack it had reacted to.
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Trump aides differ over Assad’s future after Syria attack
A White House official said any difference in nuance was inadvertent and unintentional, and declined to comment further.
