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Merkel calls for European response to Syria, takes flak from opposition
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Merkel calls for European response to Syria, takes flak from opposition

Angela Merkel has called on the EU to play a more active role in Syria, but German opposition politicians have…
Russia would back 30-day Syria ceasefire but not for militants: Lavrov
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Russia would back 30-day Syria ceasefire but not for militants: Lavrov

Russia is ready to consider a 30-day ceasefire in Syria but only if it does not cover Islamic State, Nusra…
UN pleads for truce to avert ‘massacre’ as strikes hit Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day
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UN pleads for truce to avert ‘massacre’ as strikes hit Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day

Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday, as the United…
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
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Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs

Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of…
As IS shrinks, end game for US in Syria gets murky
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As IS shrinks, end game for US in Syria gets murky

The closer the US gets to its original goal in Syria of defeating the Islamic State group, the murkier its…
More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: US official
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More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: US official

More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed overnight when US coalition and coalition-backed local forces…
US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province
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US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province

Syrian state television said on Thursday the US-led coalition against Islamic State had bombed pro-Syrian government forces east of the…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
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Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria

Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
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Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib

Syria’s army and its allies pressed further into the country’s largest remaining rebel stronghold on Sunday, capturing a town and…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
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Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
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