The syrian observatory
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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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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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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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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Air strikes kill 21 in Syria
Bombings in al-Shadadi killed 20 Islamic State fighters and one civilian.
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Assad to be sworn in for new term
An election affirmed his grip on power more than three years into Syria’s civil war.
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Syria: Assad hopes to extend reign
State television showed thousands of people queuing to vote, as well as crowds waving Syrian flags.
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Syria aid still stalled after UN resolution
The resolution called for the immediate lifting of sieges in specific towns and cities.
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Free Syrian Army sacks chief
A statement by the FSA said it replaced General Selim Idriss with Colonel Abdelilah al-Bashir.
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Syria peace talks make faltering start
Powerful Islamist groups have denounced the opposition team, made up mainly of political exiles, as traitors.
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Syrian 'enemies' to meet for the first time
Syria’s government and opposition will discuss prisoner swaps, local ceasefires and humanitarian aid.
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Syrian peace talks open with rifts on Assad
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened proceedings at Montreux on Lake Geneva.
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UN feeds 3.8 million in Syria in Dec
The UN agency aims to distributed food supplies to 4.25 million people in January.
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Syria ships out first chemical weapons
US welcomed the removal of chemical materials and said Assad's government is cooperative.
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Kurdish militants tighten grip in Syria
Reports suggests that Kurdish militants have secured a route to the oil market region.
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Rebels kill 12 in Syrian village - monitors
Ground fighting and air strikes have continued in nearly every province of Syria.
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Gunmen attack UN inspectors’ vehicle
UN inspectors in Syria went to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike.
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UN urges Syria to allow for chemical attack probe
US President Barack Obama's administration said it was appalled by the death reports.
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Rebels fire shots at Syria food protest
Rebels fired into the air to disperse a protest by civilians in a rebel-held district of Aleppo.
