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Syria’s Assad meets Iranian FM in Damascus
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Syria’s Assad meets Iranian FM in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met the foreign minister of Iran, a key ally of his regime, in Damascus on Wednesday,…
Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages
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Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages

The Syrian government has retaken territory around the northern city of Aleppo, the military said on Tuesday, after two weeks…
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting
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Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting

Nearly 500 people, among them at least 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels…
Syria talks in Paris Sunday with opposition
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Syria talks in Paris Sunday with opposition

Ministers from the “Friends of Syria” grouping are to meet in Paris Sunday with leaders of the mainstream opposition to…
Al Qaeda group vows to attack Syrian rebels, opposition leaders
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Al Qaeda group vows to attack Syrian rebels, opposition leaders

An al Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq and Syria has vowed to crush rebel groups fighting it and to target…
Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials
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Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials

Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in the most crucial phase of an internationally backed…
Kerry says Iran could help with Syria during Geneva talks
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Kerry says Iran could help with Syria during Geneva talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that Iran could still play a helpful role in finding a…
Syria’s death toll passes 130,000
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Syria’s death toll passes 130,000

The death toll in Syria's civil war has risen to at least 130,433, more than a third of them civilians…
Watchdog: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed
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Watchdog: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed

The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal will…
Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo, including children
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Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo, including children

At least 42 people, including children, were killed on Sunday when Syrian army helicopters dropped improvised "barrel bombs" in the…
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