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| Jan.10 |
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Madaya: UN aid convoy to leave for besieged town |
| Jan.11 |
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Madaya Syria: '400 residents need' urgent evacuation
| Jan.30 |
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Key Syrian opposition group arrive for Geneva talks
| 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
| Feb.4 |
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Syria civil war: Donors pledge billions in vital aid
| 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 |
| Feb.7 |
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New refugee camps go up inside Syria as Turkey stems flow |
| Feb.8 |
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Syria 'exterminating detainees' - UN report
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| Feb.13 |
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Pressure grows on Russia over civilian bomb deaths |
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Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia
| 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 |
| 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' |
| 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 |
| Feb.17 |
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Syria crisis: Aid arrives in besieged towns |
| Feb.18 |
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Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Feb.27 |
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Attacks reported as truce comes into effect |
| 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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| Mar.3 |
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Syria conflict: Massive power blackout across country |
| Mar.12 |
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Syrian government sets conditions for new peace talks |
| Mar.13 |
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Damascus under pressure ahead of peace talks |
| Mar.14 |
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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 |
| Mar.23 |
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Syria troops 'reach outskirts of IS-held Palmyra' |
| Mar.24 |
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Syria conflict: US and Russia want draft constitution by August |
| Mar.26 |
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Palmyra: Syria forces 'enter Islamic State-held city' |
| 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 |
| Apr.7 |
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Rebels 'capture key northern town of al-Rai' |
| Apr.27 |
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Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks |
| 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...
| 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
| Apr.30 |
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Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting |
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| May.1 |
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Aleppo: Kerry begins new bid to stop fighting |
| May.5 |
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Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp 'kills 28' |
| May.6 |
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Aleppo ceasefire extended by three days |
| May.7 |
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Syria conflict: Kidnapped Spanish journalists freed |
| 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
| 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' |
| May.21 |
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Top US commander makes secret visit to northern Syria |
| May.23 |
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Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds |
| 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 |
| May.29 |
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Syria conflict: Chief opposition negotiator resigns |
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| Jun.1 |
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Syria conflict: Calls for air drops of humanitarian aid |
| Jun.4 |
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Troops 'cross into IS-held Raqqa province' |
| Jun.8 |
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Hospital hit in Aleppo air strike |
| Jun.11 |
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Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab |
| 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
| Jul.29 |
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Deadly strike on Save the Children maternity hospital |
| Jul.30 |
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'Families leave' besieged Aleppo
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| Aug.1 |
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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
| Aug.2 |
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Aleppo siege: Fighting rages as Russian jets strike |
| Aug.6 |
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Syria rebels 'break government siege' of Aleppo
| Aug.10 |
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Aleppo medics appeal to Obama for help |
| 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...
| 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
| Aug.18 |
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Nearly 18,000 have died in Syria state jails |
| Aug.22 |
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Turkey strikes IS and Kurdish positions in Syria |
| 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
| Aug.25 |
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Daraya: Deal reached to evacuate besieged town |
| Aug.27 |
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Turkey suffers first death in cross-border campaign |
| Aug.30 |
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Islamic State: Abu Muhammad al-Adnani 'killed in Aleppo'
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| Sep.3 |
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IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria
| Sep.4 |
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Syrian troops recapture parts of Aleppo |
| Sep.5 |
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Syria: IS claims wave of bombings that kills dozens |
| Sep.6 |
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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
| Sep.8 |
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Syria conflict: Senior militant leader 'killed' near Aleppo |
| 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
| Sep.10 |
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Syria conflict: Bombs rain down as truce hopes rise |
| Sep.12 |
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Syria war: Cessation of hostilities 'holding'
| Sep.17 |
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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
| 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 | |
| Sep.20 |
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Syria conflict: US 'holds Russia responsible' for deadly aid attack
| Sep.22 |
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Army declares offensive in eastern Aleppo |
| Sep.23 |
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Syria conflict: US-Russia plans 'must be saved' - Lavrov |
| Sep.24 |
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US accuses Russia of 'barbarism' in Aleppo
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UN chief 'appalled' by Aleppo escalation |
| 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 |
| 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
| Nov.6 |
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Syria conflict: Rebel force targets IS 'capital' Raqqa |
| Nov.14 |
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Russian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean |
| Nov.15 |
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Syria conflict: Assad hopes for 'anti-terror ally' in Trump
| Nov.16 |
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Children's hospital hit in deadly Aleppo strikes |
| Nov.27 |
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Thousands uprooted from rebel-held east Aleppo
| 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 |
| 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
| Dec.8 |
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Army 'suspends Aleppo fighting'
| 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
| Dec.12 |
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Aleppo battle: UN chief warns of 'atrocities'
| Dec.13 |
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Aleppo battle: Rebels await evacuation, as fighting ends
| 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 | |
| Dec.15 |
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Aleppo battle: Evacuation continues as truce holds
| Dec.18 |
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Hundreds leave Aleppo as evacuations resume
| Dec.19 |
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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 | |
| Dec.22 |
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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 | |