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Cold, disease threaten more than half a million Syrians fleeing Idlib fighting
The migrants, their numbers swelling by the day, are trapped between advancing Syrian government forces, keen to crush the last significant opposition stronghold, and Turkey’s closed border.
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'It’s good to be home, it’s good to be back with my family' - Shiraaz Mohamed
South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed has released his first video since returning home from Syria. Mohamed was captured by a militant group while covering the Syrian conflict three years ago. He managed to escape to Turkey in December last year. #ShiraazMohamed #Syria #Journalist
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Shiraaz Mohamed speaks out for the first time since his return to SA
Shiraaz Mohamed has spoken for the first time since arriving back in the country earlier this month.
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Europe, N. Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at talks in Istanbul on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Libya, although they are seen as supporting opposing sides in the country.
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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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GOG: Getting Shiraaz Mohamed home was politically & diplomatically challenging
The photojournalist returned home yesterday after nearly three years in captivity in war-torn Syria.
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Iran vows to avenge Soleimani death in 'right place and time'
“America will not avoid the consequences of this wrong calculation easily," the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement.
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Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
The US president said Turkey was working hard to stop the 'carnage' in Syria’s Idlib province.
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Netflix courts controversy with Middle East thriller 'Messiah'
Netflix could scarcely have picked a more controversial plot for its latest thriller, about a mysterious religious leader who emerges in the Middle East and is pursued across the globe by the CIA.
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Gift of the Givers relieved about Shiraaz Mohamed escaping abduction in Syria
The relief aid organisation confirmed earlier on Sunday that Mohamed escaped from captivity in Syria and has been handed over to Turkish authorities.
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2019: A look back at a year of global turmoil
A look back at the explosion of demonstrations across the world as people demanded change, as well as other events that marked the year.
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Trump suggestion of taking Syrian oil draws rebukes
Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, the two largest US oil companies operating in the Middle East, declined to comment on his remarks.
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Turkey will clear Syria border area of YPG if Russia fails to act - Erdogan
Russia has already warned the YPG that it will face the full force of Turkey’s army, the second biggest in Nato, if it fails to withdraw its fighters and weapons from the designated area in northeast Syria within the agreed deadline.
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Trump announces Turkey sanctions 'will be lifted'
The president added that a 'small number' of US troops would remain in the conflict-hit Syria.
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Erdogan hails 'historic agreement' with Putin over Syria
Erdogan also announced a 150-hour deadline beginning on Wednesday for Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons to be moved back 30 kilometres from areas on the Turkish border which are currently outside the scope of the Turkish offensive.
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European, US lawmakers jointly condemn Turkey invasion
European and US lawmakers united Friday in condemnation of Turkey's invasion of Syria and President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the country, warning it would trigger a 'resurgence of Islamic terrorism'.
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Pence announces ceasefire deal with Erdogan to end Turkey's Syria offensive
Speaking after crisis talks with Erdogan in Ankara, Pence said that under the deal all military operations would be paused to allow a pullback of Kurdish YPG militia over a 120-hour period.
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Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
Days after US troops abruptly began withdrawing, clashes continued across the region on Thursday, with Kurdish fighters in the border town of Ras al-Ain burning tyres in a bid to blind Ankara's warplanes and digging in against a ground offensive by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.
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UN Security Council warns of 'risk of dispersion' of Syria jihadists
The Council's 15 members including Russia, a key player in the conflict, declared themselves 'very concerned (about) a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation' in northeastern Syria.
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Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Syrian troops move on Manbij
Turkey ignored US sanctions and pressed on with its offensive in northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army roared into one of the most hotly contested cities abandoned by US forces in Donald Trump’s retreat.
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As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
Using the US military to stop the Turkish offensive on US-allied Kurdish fighters was never an option, defence officials have said, and Trump asked the Pentagon on Sunday to begin a 'deliberate' withdrawal of all US troops from northern Syria.
