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Rebel-held Syrian town to accept Assad's rule: pro-government media
Russia has played a critical role in supporting Assad’s two-week offensive with air power and negotiating local deals initially overseen by its military police.
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4 Russian military personnel killed in Syria's Deir al-Zor – Ifax
The fighting erupted after several groups of rebels attacked an artillery battery of the Syrian army, the ministry said.
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Syria seeks to crush insurgent pocket
The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus would mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad’s war effort.
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Syria’s Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves
President Bashar al-Assad scored a major victory in April by retaking eastern Ghouta, the biggest rebel stronghold near Damascus.
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Chronology of Syrian conflict
A timeline of the Syrian conflict, from protests in March 2011 to the collapse of rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta in March 2018.
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Syrian army prepares 'huge' operation in last rebel bastion as pressure mounts
A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the Syrian military had resumed artillery bombardment of Douma, where blasts were heard.
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Syrian rebels Jaish al-Islam refuse to leave Ghouta: spokesman
Jaish al-Islam is currently negotiating with Russia over the future of the area and the people in it.
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Turkish media: Syria attack causes 'chemical gas' symptoms in rebels
Media reports said Turkish AFAD emergency relief teams had conducted various tests on the affected rebels.
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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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Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Pro-government media outlets denied the siege had been broken.
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'Syrian rebels may be guilty of war crimes in Aleppo'
The violence is part of intense fighting, pitting the Kurdish YPG militia, which is backed by Washington.
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US/Syria strategy suffers major blow with collapse of rebel group
The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels.
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Syria fighting kills 132 Islamic State fighters
The northeastern corner of Syria is strategically important in the battle against Islamic State.
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Islamic State abducts 90 people in Syria
A monitor group says the militants carried out dawn raids on rural villages.
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Syria: Rebels abandon Homs
This is a symbolic victory for President Assad weeks before his likely re-election
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51 killed in Syrian govt-held areas
The attacks come a day after President Bashar al-Assad declared he would seek re-election in June.
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Assad's Syria calls presidential vote
Officials said the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict.
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Brahimi to meet Syrian sides separately
The UN mediator increased pressure on both sides to show willingness to bring about peace.
