Syria civil war
Syria death toll tops 380,000 in almost nine-year war: monitor
The conflict has displaced or sent into exile around 13 million Syrians, causing billions of dollars-worth of destruction.
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South African doctor killed in Syria airstrike - report
Doctor Feroz Ganchi was working in a refugee camp in the besieged country.
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US to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout
US President Donald Trump in December ordered a withdrawal of the 2,000 American troops in Syria, saying they had defeated Islamic State militants there.
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Erdogan says discussed Turkey setting up safe zone in Syria with Trump
The US president had threatened Turkey with economic devastation if Turkish forces attacked a US-backed Kurdish militia in northeast Syria.
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Syria says Israel fired missiles toward Damascus, hit airport warehouse
Syrian state media broadcast footage of what it said were the air defenses firing, with bright lights seen shooting across the night sky.
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What next for Syria's Idlib?
A deal was struck between rebel-backer Turkey and Damascus ally Russia in September to stave off a threatened government offensive on Idlib.
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Syria’s civil war death toll
In seven years, the casualties of Syria’s civil war have grown to nearly 370,000.
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Week of renewed strikes kills at least 157 in Aleppo
The assault began last Tuesday after a weeks-long pause in air strikes and shelling inside east Aleppo.
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Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo to let in aid
Last Friday rebels staged a major assault southwest of Aleppo to break this siege.
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Major powers fail to agree on new date for Syria peace talks
A pessimistic atmosphere pervaded the meeting in Vienna, between countries that support Bashar al-Assad.
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US, Russia stalemate on Syria frustrates European powers
A senior UN diplomat said that Europeans tend to be pretty sceptical about the US-Russia bilateralism.
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Syrian opposition casts doubt on UN peace talk plan
The United Nations said on Tuesday a new attempt at peace talks would begin on March 9 in Geneva.
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Obama urges Russia to stop bombing 'moderate' Syria rebels
There is little optimism that the deal reached in Munich will do much to end a war that has lasted five years.
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Damascus expects tough but short battle for Aleppo
The city has become the focal point of the country's long civil war.
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Iranian troops join Syrian war
Hundreds of Iranian troops joined a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's govt.
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Russia launches air strikes against Isis in Syria
Russia launched its biggest Middle East intervention in decades.
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Paris attacks: suspect entered Syria on 8 Jan
The suspect, Hayat Boumeddiene, arrived at an Istanbul airport on 2 January via Madrid and stayed in a hotel.
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US-led air strikes have hit 3,222 IS targets
A Pentagon spokesman, said he wasn’t sure how many targets had been damaged versus destroyed.
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NGO finds Muslim leaders supporting Christians against IS
Open Doors is an international group supporting persecuted Christians worldwide.
