Syrian government
Syria and Iran sign 'strategic' economic agreement
The agreements covered a range of fields including economy, culture, education, infrastructure, investment and housing, the official Sana news agency reported.
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Israel to Russia: Assad's safe from us, but Iran must quit Syria
Israel has signalled openness to eventual ties with Assad, a tacit acknowledgement that he is re-consolidating power as he routs Syria’s rebels.
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Syria says ready to start rebel talks after alleged gas attack
Damascus has denied mounting any such attack and said the rebels in Douma, who are massively outgunned, were collapsing and spreading false news.
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Syria's Assad visits army in eastern Ghouta as rebels in talks
Troops have splintered Ghouta into three besieged zones in one of the bloodiest offensives of the seven-year war, with rebels facing their worst defeat since the battle of Aleppo in 2016.
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Hundreds of families flee Syrian town of Afrin - Observatory
Turkish forces and allied Syrian militias are targeting Afrin in an offensive against the Kurdish YPG militia in north-western Syria.
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Syrian govt forces poised to slice eastern Ghouta in two: commander
Rebels, who accuse the government of “scorched earth” tactics, said they were deploying more guerrilla-style ambushes in lost territory, trying to stop further advances.
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Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
Hundreds have died in 11 days of bombing of the eastern Ghouta, a swathe of towns and farms outside Damascus that is the last major rebel-held area near the capital.
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Syrian foreign ministry blasts new US-backed border force
The Syrian government says what the US administration has done comes in the context of its destructive policy in the region to fragment countries and impede any solutions to the crises.
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Syrian govt forces enter Palmyra, drive back Islamic State – monitors
Islamic State has captured Palmyra, whose ancient ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, twice during Syria’s six-year conflict.
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Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin
The ceasefire marks the biggest bet yet by Washington that it can work with Moscow to end the war.
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Isis launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army
It's understood the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault.
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Syrian army opens new front as Islamic State's many foes attack
The week’s three big offensives are some of the most aggressive campaigns against Islamic State.
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Assad holds parliamentary election as Syrian peace talks resume
The government said the vote was held to comply with the constitution, a view echoed by its Russian allies.
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Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce
President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to continue to fight terrorism while talks took place.
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US-backed alliance captures key dam from Islamic State
Officials said the seizure of the Tishrin dam helps isolate the militants’ strongholds in northern Aleppo.
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EXPLAINER: The Syrian war, in five minutes
Julie M Norman says the Syrian war did not begin as a sectarian conflict, but it quickly became one.
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Syrian rebels receive more US-made weapons
A number of rebel groups vetted by states opposed to Assad have been supplied with weapons via Turkey.
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Russian jets hit Syria's Homs, Hama province
Residents said ambulances rushed wounded people to hospital in Talbiseh, north of the city of Homs.
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Military source: Syrian army using new weapons from Russia
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons.
