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The domino effect of Assad’s fall
The rapid collapse of the Syrian regime marks the beginning of a seismic shift in the Middle East
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Deadly Daesh ambush claims 26 Syrian soldiers in Deir Ezzor attack
Jihadist assault highlights ongoing security threats in war-torn country, with soldiers targeted in deadly strike
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Putin on surprise visit to Syria as Middle East boils
Russian president hails latest advances made by Syrian government to restore 'Syrian statehood'
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A major realignment of powers in the Middle East
Developments involving Turkey in Syria should be of deep concern for Pakistan
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Russia, Turkey reach 'historic' deal on Syria
Turkey says there is 'no need' to relaunch the offensive in Syria
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles: state media
Air defences in Syria successfully intercepted Israeli missiles in the vicinity of its capital, Damascus
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Turkey to host Syria summit with Russian, French, German leaders
Erdogan to host Putin, Macron and Merkel in upcoming Syrian conflict summit
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Putin calls on Europe to rebuild Syria so that refugees can return
Economic cooperation, particularly over energy, was also billed as a central theme in the discussions
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Syrian women sexually abused in exchange for aid
UN and international agency workers accused of sexual exploitation
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18 killed as car bombers strike Damascus
Security forces intercept three car bombers on their way into the city
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A lost cause
UN-sponsored negotiations have made little headway
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Evacuation from Damascus rebel district starts
Evacuations sign of government coming close to taking control of the city
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Syria agrees to halt fire for chemical attack probe, claims Russia
Suspected chemical attack left 87 dead including many children in Idlib province on April 4
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Syria's Assad says chemical attack '100 per cent fabrication'
Insists his forces had turned over all their chemical weapons stocks years ago
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Trump spokesperson sparks outcry by comparing Assad to Hitler
Sean Spicer defended the statement by saying it had been written in part by a Jewish staff member
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Sadr becomes first Iraqi Shia leader to urge Assad to step down
Shia leader's call was wrapped in kind words about Assad and condemnation of US strikes carried out on Syrian airbase
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Flames of war
From here on the conflict can get only more protracted and possibly bloodier
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Syria chemical attack
The hot topic of Muslim refugees and immigration has somewhat overshadowed the conflict in Syria lately
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Dialysis supplies dwindle for besieged Syrians
Government encirclement of Douma result in aid being cut off since October 2016
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Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey found by rescue team-hospital
Pilot found in ground search and shifted to hospital, says Turkish news agency
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Iran, Turkey presidents meet to defuse tensions
Tehran and Ankara support opposite sides in the conflict in Syria
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UN envoy meets Syrian rivals, but hopes dim for peace talks
Momentum toward further talks was likely the best that can be hoped for, says UN Syrian envoy
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Syrian opposition hopes Geneva talks catalyse political transition
Profound security threat cannot be addressed with Assad in power, says Syrian opposition
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Rebel groups clash in north-west Syria
Groups like Jund al-Aqsa and Fateh al-Sham fell out despite having previously aligned with each other
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Syrians ride first train across Aleppo in years
It was the train's first such trip since rebels overran east Aleppo in the summer of 2012
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Syria regime encircles rebel area supplying Damascus water
The regime is seeking to gain full control over the area to restore running water to the capital
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Iran signs phone, petrol deals with Syria
Tehran is chief backer of Syrian president, providing military advisers, coordinating thousands of fighters on ground
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The Aleppo holocaust and the wider conflict
The Syrian war — now more than five years old has caused the migration of some three million people
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21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo
Bodies were found in two neighbourhoods in east Aleppo, says state news agency
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Body of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea
'Divers have found the fuselage of the plane that crashed yesterday in the Black Sea'
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US slaps sanctions on Syrian ministers, Russian bank
Treasury Department also imposes sanctions on Syrian airline Cham Wings
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A Darwesh at the frontline
The problems in Qabb Ilyas are a reminder of the evil within us
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Deal to evacuate civilians, fighters from Aleppo: rebel official
The deal was "sponsored by Russia and Turkey" and would be implemented "within hours"
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UN dismisses rumours that Syria envoy has quit
'Media reports that Special Envoy de Mistura is resigning his post are not accurate'
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Seven-year-old Syrian girl takes to Twitter to depict life in Aleppo
'I am sad. It's so bad'
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Damascus wants Trump to end rebel support: Syria foreign minister
Syria wants United States to curb those regional powers that are supporting those groups
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Assad calls Trump a 'natural ally'
Syrian president says the US president-elect made promising comments on the need to battle militants
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German talkshow under fire over 'propaganda' by niqab-wearing guest
Nora Illi argued that youths who head to Syria to wage militancy should be praised as showing ‘civil courage’
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Assad says West growing weaker in Syria
They don't have a leg to stand on explaining to people what's going on, says Syrian president
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Air strikes kill 26, mostly children in Syria's Idlib
A report on Syrian state TV quoted a military source saying a number of militants also had been killed
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Rescuers save 2,400 migrants in Mediterranean, recover 14 bodies
More than 3,100 migrants have gone missing or died this year
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Russia's task in Syria is to liberate it from terrorists: Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov says he does not see an end to the Syria conflict in the foreseeable future
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Wounded await evacuation on day three of Aleppo truce
Moscow has accused militants among the rebels of forcibly preventing civilians from leaving
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Russia says 'concerned' at fighters' refusal to leave Aleppo
‘Despite goodwill gestures of Moscow and Damascus we see that al Nusra fighters are refusing to leave the city’
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Satellite images show devastation in Aleppo: Amnesty
90 locations were damaged or destroyed in an area roughly the size of Manhattan in just one week
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The migrant trail in a wheelchair: a Syrian teen's story of hope
Nujeen recounts in detail the terrifying trip to Greece
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Major Russian naval deployment to intensify Aleppo assault
In two weeks, we will see a crescendo of air attacks on as part of Russia's strategy to declare victory there: NATO
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New Syria talks to open in Switzerland
The offensive has sparked accusations of potential war crimes from the West
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Britain has no plans for further military action in Syria
British government has been bombing Islamic State hideouts in Syria since winning support of lawmakers last December
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World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire
Syria has been plunged into some of the worst violence of the five-year civil war after a hard-won truce collapsed