Disarmament of syria
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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Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison - Amnesty International
Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but were probably still being carried out and amounted to war crimes.
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Syrian government drives rebels from swath of Aleppo
The insurgents, facing fierce bombardment and ground attacks, had withdrawn from the northern part of eastern Aleppo.
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Aleppo fighting spreads amid accusations of gas attack
State media cited an Aleppo hospital director saying three dozen people had suffered suffocation.
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Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counter-attack to break siege
The assault was mainly focused on the city’s western edge by rebels based in the countryside outside Aleppo.
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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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Car bomb near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills 20 - witnesses
Among at least 25 injured, eight were in critical condition and taken to Turkish hospitals across the border.
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Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian.
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Russia's relationship with Europe worsening over Syria
Putin had been due to meet French President Francois Hollande and open a new Orthodox church next week.
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Turkish army says Isis putting up 'stiff resistance' in Syria
The operation has also targeted a Kurdish militia whose presence along its border Turkey sees as a threat.
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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 army warns rebels & families to leave eastern Aleppo
The army said it was reducing its air strikes to alleviate the humanitarian situation.
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Syria presses Aleppo advance, tells rebels to leave
The Syrian army told the insurgents to leave their positions, offering safe passage and aid supplies.
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Syrian army, rebels wage fierce battles north of Aleppo
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had built on the Handarat advance.
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Syrian Observatory: 25 killed in Aleppo attacks on Saturday
The Syrian military announced the major new offensive against the area on Thursday night.
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Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues
The assault on Aleppo could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has killed over 400,000 people.
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Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive
Video images filmed by residents showed a young girl screaming as rescuers frantically dug her out of rubble.
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Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
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Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
