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Syrian army makes strategic gain in north
The Syrian military has since mid-October recaptured several areas in the north of the country from rebels
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Israel welcomes militant's death in Damascus but doesn't take credit
State television says Samir Qantar was killed overnight in the district of Jermana in the Syrian capital
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Love in War
The enduring love of a Syrian refugee and an Australian journalist
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Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed
Syrian government loyalists blame Israel for the attack
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Assad visits Damascus church before Christmas
Assad, a member of the Shia Muslim Alawite sect, presents himself as a protector of minorities in Syria
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Iran says it will keep backing Syria regime
Iran will also 'support inter-Syrian dialogue' aimed at ending the conflict
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UN endorses Syria peace plan in rare show of unity among big powers
It was one of the strongest appeals for peace by the council, divided for years on the issue of Syria's war
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Obama says Assad must go for peace in Syria
Obama warned there can be no peace there without a legitimate government
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US brings ambitious Syria peace plan to United Nations
Senior international envoys gather to seek UN backing for US and Russian plan to bring end to Syrian civil war
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German spies cooperating again with Assad's secret service: Bild
German foreign intelligence BND agents had been traveling regularly to Damascus for some time
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Big powers struggle to agree UN resolution ahead of Syria talks
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin suggested there were significant disagreements among the five powers
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Russia open to Assad's ouster after Syria transition: diplomats
Diplomats say Russia has moved further than Iran on question of abandoning Assad if a transition plan can be agreed
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Putin says welcomes Trump's calls for deeper ties with Russia
Russian president says will not agree to outside force deciding who rules Syria
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Swedish court sentences two to life over brutal murders in Syria
In the graphic video, the two Swedes were shown taking part in the killing of two men in the northern city of Aleppo
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Banksy's new work shows Steve Jobs as migrant
Artwork in Calais, France shows Apple founder carrying a bin bag of possessions and an original Apple computer
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Christian female fighters take on Islamic State in Syria
The new force is small, with around 50 graduates so far from its training camp in the town of Al Qahtaniyeh
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Iran recruits Pakistani Shias for combat in Syria
Recruited men are part of the Zeinabiyoun, a unit of Pakistani fighters stationed in Syria to protect the shrine
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Russia launches Syria submarine strikes ahead of talks
Moscow's latest strikes hit '300 targets of different kinds' in the past three days
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Syria's divided opposition seeks to unify stance
Syrian opposition groups gather in Saudi Arabia to unify stance ahead of talks with the regime of Bashar al-Assad
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Photographer reveals gut-wrenching photos of where Syrian child refugees sleep
Award-winning photojournalist Magnus Wennman captures stories of refugee children
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Red Cross says seeking permission to work in Islamic State territory
'Yes, we are of course looking at building a relationship' with Islamic State, ICRC Director-General told AFP
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Voting for war
UK's decision to join the bombing campaign against IS may well be a historic misjudgment by British parliamentarians
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Regime bombardment in Syria kills 56 civilians
Eight children were among the dead there, and dozens of people were wounded, says human rights obervatory
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Syrians linked to Islamic State in Thailand 'to attack Russian interests'
Ten Syrians "related to" Islamic State entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said
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British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after UK parliament vote
After more than 10 hours of tense debate, members of parliament voted in favor of the air strikes by 397 to 223
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Syria, Iraq: Who is fighting the Islamic State?
Here is a breakdown of the main forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria
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America's only Muslim-majority city welcomes Syrian refugees
Muslims now outnumber non-Muslims in Hamtramck, a city which was once made up of 90 per cent Polish Catholic
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Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia is a main supporter of opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al Assad
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Syria al Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap deal
16 men arrived at an army checkpoint in Lebanon in four Red Cross vehicles, live footage showed
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British Muslim woman goes undercover to document Islamic State recruiting techniques
After being contacted, Aisha would be exposed to Islamic State's on-the-ground recruiting tactics
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French FM plays down talk of working with Syria regime
France has demanded the removal of Assad, describing him as a "butcher" of his own people
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Turkey sends corpse of shot down pilot back to Russia: reports
His body had at the weekend been taken from Syria to southern Turkey and then flown to Ankara
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Protest planned in London as Syria air strikes vote looms
Cameron's previous government suffered a humiliating defeat in 2013 over military action against the Assad regime
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Russia halts visa-free regime for Turks from January 1: Lavrov
Moscow ruled out military response but pledged broad retaliatory measures targeting entire sectors of Turkish economy
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Protesters demonstrate against arrest of Turkish opposition journalists
A court charged the journalists with spying after they alleged Turkey intelligence covertly sent arms to Syrian rebels
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Putin seeks map of forces not to bomb in Syria
The West has accused Moscow of targetting mostly-Western backed rebel groups fighting Syrian president
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Britain's Cameron says time to start bombing militants in Syria
Cameron needs to persuade lawmakers, who did not back him in 2013 to now join air strikes in Syria
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US 'concerns' over Russian missile system
Moscow to send S-400 anti-aircraft missiles with a 400 kilometers range to Syria, being a threat to US-led planes
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Russia will continue air strikes in Syria near Turkish border - Kremlin
Kremlin spokesperson points that most militants tend to be on the Syrian territory close to the Turkish border
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Syrian refugees in US fear for those left behind
As Mshymish's American neighbours prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, she longs for a homeland that no longer exists
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Turkey seizes 11 million amphetamine pills used to fuel Islamic State fighters in combat
The drug keeps fighters awake and energised over long periods
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Islamic State women and enforcers in Syria recount collaboration, anguish and escape
The three described themselves as modern; one was into Hollywood, the other into Bollywood, third loved the internet
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Climate change root cause of Syrian war: Prince Charles
Says there is direct link between climate change, conflict and terrorism
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Syria troops advance against Islamic State in Homs province
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirms army's advance, says it is backed by Russian warplanes, helicopters
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Kerry to meet Saudi, UAE officials on unifying Syrian opposition
The Syrian conflict began in 2011 with protests against four decades of Assad family rule
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US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria
In late October, Obama authorised no more than 50 special operations forces to deploy to northern Syria
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Virtual reality app brings crisis zones closer to home
The project offers a 360-degree window into the war-torn city
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Israel seeks to strip citizenship of those who join IS
Last week, Israeli police said six Arab Israelis were arrested on suspicion of planning to travel to Syria to join IS
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Putin to meet Ayatollah Khamenei during Iran visit: Kremlin
Talks will focus on bilateral relations, including atomic energy, oil and gas and military-technical cooperation
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New York’s Statue of Liberty was born Muslim
Lady Liberty was originally conceived to be an Egyptian peasant woman standing guard at the Suez Canal