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Madaya: UN aid convoy to leave for besieged town |
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| Jan.11 |
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Madaya Syria: '400 residents need' urgent evacuation
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| Jan.30 |
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Key Syrian opposition group arrive for Geneva talks
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| Jan.31 |
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Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine
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| Feb.3 |
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Aleppo offensive threatens peace talks |
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Sides trade blame over talks' suspension
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Syria civil war: Donors pledge billions in vital aid
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| Feb.5 |
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Syria war: Thousands fleeing fighting mass at Turkey border
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Syria war: Fresh clashes near Aleppo as refugee crisis grows |
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| Feb.7 |
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New refugee camps go up inside Syria as Turkey stems flow |
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| Feb.8 |
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Syria 'exterminating detainees' - UN report
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| Feb.10 |
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Aleppo fighting displaces 50,000 people 
A surge in fighting in the province has displaced about 50,000 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned
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| Feb.11 |
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World powers agree Syria ceasefire, says John Kerry 
World powers meeting on Syria have agreed to implement a nationwide 'cessation of hostilities', US Secretary of State John Kerry has said
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| Feb.12 |
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Bashar al-Assad vows to retake whole country |
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Syria conflict: Rebels pledge to keep fighting |
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| Feb.13 |
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Pressure grows on Russia over civilian bomb deaths |
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Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia
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| Feb.14 |
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France urges end to Turkish assault on Kurds |
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Syria calls for UN action on Turkish attacks on Kurds |
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| Feb.15 |
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Hospital strike deliberate, says MSF Seven people have died in an air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in northern Syria, the organisation said
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Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes' |
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| Feb.16 |
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Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim over hospital attacks |
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Syria crisis: Siege victims await aid convoys |
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| Feb.17 |
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Syria crisis: Aid arrives in besieged towns |
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| Feb.18 |
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Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack |
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| Feb.21 |
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Blasts in Homs and Damascus kill 140 Map of Sayyida Zeinab Damascus Syria A series of explosions in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left dozens of people dead, monitors and state media say
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Syria conflict: IS claims deadly Homs and Damascus blasts |
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| Feb.22 |
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Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce 'to start at weekend'
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Russia guilty of 'egregious' war crimes in Syria, human rights group says |
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| Feb.26 |
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As truce nears, Syria activists report heavy Russian airstrikes |
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Syria conflict: Temporary truce comes into effect | The 'cessation of hostilities' began at midnight with early reports suggesting that guns had fallen silent over major battlefields | |
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| Feb.27 |
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Attacks reported as truce comes into effect |
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| Feb.28 |
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Syrian war: Russia and opposition allege truce breaches |
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Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce |
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Syria conflict: Massive power blackout across country |
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| Mar.12 |
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Syrian government sets conditions for new peace talks |
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Damascus under pressure ahead of peace talks |
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Syria conflict: Russia's Putin orders 'main part' of forces out In a surprise move, Russian President has ordered his military to start withdrawing the 'main part' of its forces in Syria from Tuesday
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Islamic State commander Omar Shishani dead, says Pentagon |
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| Mar.23 |
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Syria troops 'reach outskirts of IS-held Palmyra' |
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| Mar.24 |
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Syria conflict: US and Russia want draft constitution by August |
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| Mar.26 |
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Palmyra: Syria forces 'enter Islamic State-held city' |
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| Mar.27 |
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Assad hails Palmyra recapture from IS |
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Syria civil war: Palmyra damage in pictures |
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| Apr.2 |
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Palmyra: 'Mass grave' in recaptured Syrian city |
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| Apr.7 |
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Rebels 'capture key northern town of al-Rai' |
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| Apr.27 |
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Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks |
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| Apr.28 |
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Syria conflict: Aleppo in 'catastrophic' state says UN The UN says the situation in Syria's city of Aleppo is catastrophic, after dozens of people were killed in attacks on targets including a ho...
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| Apr.29 |
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Syria conflict: Aleppo rocked by fresh fighting |
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Syria conflict: Temporary partial truce comes into effect
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| Apr.30 |
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Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting |
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Aleppo: Kerry begins new bid to stop fighting |
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| May.5 |
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Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp 'kills 28' |
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| May.6 |
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Aleppo ceasefire extended by three days |
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| May.7 |
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Syria conflict: Kidnapped Spanish journalists freed |
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| May.12 |
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Top Hezbollah commander Badreddine killed Map of Damascus airport Syria Mustafa Amine Badreddine has been killed in an Israeli operation in Syria, the Lebanon-based Shia militant organisation says
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| May.14 |
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Hezbollah killing: Jihadists blamed for Badreddine death |
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Syria conflict: IS 'overruns hospital in Deir al-Zour' |
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| May.21 |
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Top US commander makes secret visit to northern Syria |
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| May.23 |
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Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds |
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| May.24 |
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Kurds launch campaign north of IS-held Raqqa A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters has begun a campaign to expel Islamic State (IS) militants from land north of Raqqa
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Russian attack helicopters destroyed in Syria |
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| May.29 |
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Syria conflict: Chief opposition negotiator resigns |
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Syria conflict: Calls for air drops of humanitarian aid |
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| Jun.4 |
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Troops 'cross into IS-held Raqqa province' |
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| Jun.8 |
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Hospital hit in Aleppo air strike |
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| Jun.11 |
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Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab |
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| Jun.16 |
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US diplomats press for strikes against Assad |
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| Jul.24 |
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Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Germany An explosion in the German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed a suspected bomber and injured 12 other people, three seriously
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| Jul.29 |
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Deadly strike on Save the Children maternity hospital |
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| Jul.30 |
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'Families leave' besieged Aleppo
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Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, all 5 onboard dead A Russian transport Mi-8 was shot down in opposition rebel territory in northern Syria and all five crew and officers onboard were killed
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| Aug.2 |
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Aleppo siege: Fighting rages as Russian jets strike |
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| Aug.6 |
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Syria rebels 'break government siege' of Aleppo
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| Aug.10 |
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Aleppo medics appeal to Obama for help |
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| Aug.12 |
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Syria rebels 'cut off IS escape route' through Manbij Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have liberated the north Syrian town of Manbij from so-called Islamic State, cutting off its route to Eur...
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| Aug.16 |
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Russian bombers use Iran base for air strikes Russia's defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria using Tupolev-22M3 and Sukhoi-34
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| Aug.18 |
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Nearly 18,000 have died in Syria state jails |
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| Aug.22 |
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Turkey strikes IS and Kurdish positions in Syria |
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| Aug.23 |
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Turkey begins anti-IS campaign in Syria Map of Jarablus Syria The Turkish military has launched an operation to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, officials say
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Daraya: Deal reached to evacuate besieged town |
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| Aug.27 |
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Turkey suffers first death in cross-border campaign |
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| Aug.30 |
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Islamic State: Abu Muhammad al-Adnani 'killed in Aleppo'
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IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria
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Syrian troops recapture parts of Aleppo |
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Syria: IS claims wave of bombings that kills dozens |
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Government helicopters 'drop chlorine' on Aleppo Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people
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| Sep.8 |
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Syria conflict: Senior militant leader 'killed' near Aleppo |
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| Sep.9 |
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Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a 'cessation of hostilities' from sunset on Monday
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| Sep.10 |
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Syria conflict: Bombs rain down as truce hopes rise |
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Syria war: Cessation of hostilities 'holding'
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US air strikes 'kill dozens of Syria government troops' Map of Deir ez-Zor Syria The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 62 Syrian troops
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| Sep.19 |
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Syria conflict: US 'outraged' over aid convoy attack | The US government has expressed 'outrage' over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war monitor says, left 12 dead | |
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Syria conflict: US 'holds Russia responsible' for deadly aid attack
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Army declares offensive in eastern Aleppo |
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Syria conflict: US-Russia plans 'must be saved' - Lavrov |
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US accuses Russia of 'barbarism' in Aleppo
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UN chief 'appalled' by Aleppo escalation |
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| Sep.30 |
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Syria conflict: Russia 'driving rebels into hands of extremists'
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| Oct.1 |
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Russian airstrikes in Syria killed 9,300 in past year
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Aleppo bombing shuts largest hospital |
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| Oct.3 |
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Syria conflict: US suspends talks with Russia |
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| Nov.2 |
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Syria conflict: Russia tells rebels to leave Aleppo
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| Nov.6 |
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Syria conflict: Rebel force targets IS 'capital' Raqqa |
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| Nov.14 |
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Russian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean |
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| Nov.15 |
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Syria conflict: Assad hopes for 'anti-terror ally' in Trump
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| Nov.16 |
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Children's hospital hit in deadly Aleppo strikes |
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| Nov.27 |
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Thousands uprooted from rebel-held east Aleppo
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| Nov.28 |
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Syria conflict: Aleppo defeat 'not the end for rebels' |
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| Dec.3 |
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Aleppo siege: Syria rebels lose 60% of territory |
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| Dec.7 |
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Aleppo battle: Assad says victory in city would be 'huge step' Syrian President has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a 'huge step' towards ending the country's five-year civil war
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| Dec.8 |
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Army 'suspends Aleppo fighting'
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| Dec.11 |
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Palmyra: Fierce battle for ancient Syrian city Control of the ancient city of Palmyra has been going back and forth between government forces and so-called Islamic State, reports say
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| Dec.12 |
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Aleppo battle: UN chief warns of 'atrocities'
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| Dec.13 |
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Aleppo battle: Rebels await evacuation, as fighting ends
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| Dec.14 |
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Aleppo battle: Evacuation agreement 'back on' | A deal to evacuate the last rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo is back on, opposition fighters say, a day after a previous agreement fell through | |
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| Dec.15 |
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Aleppo battle: Evacuation continues as truce holds
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| Dec.18 |
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Hundreds leave Aleppo as evacuations resume
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Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Map of Modern Arts Centre Ankara Turkey| Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo | |
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Aleppo 'back under government control'| The Syrian army says it has retaken full control of Aleppo, following the evacuation of the last group of rebels | |
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