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Rocket attack on Syrian capital kills 35 people
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Rocket attack on Syrian capital kills 35 people

Rockets fired on a market in a government-controlled neighborhood of Damascus on Tuesday killed 35 people and wounded more than…
Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood
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Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood

The Syrian government sent reinforcements to a southern neighborhood in Damascus on Tuesday after losing it to Islamic State militants…
Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax
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Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday around 2,000 people had left Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta district on Friday morning,…
UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape
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UN probe accuses Syrian troops of ‘systematic’ rape

Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically used rape and sexual violence against civilians, atrocities that amount to crimes against…
Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta
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Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said 25 aid trucks were waiting to enter Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta…
Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million
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Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in…
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
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More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances

A small group of Syrian civilians on Monday left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta just outside of Damascus, using…
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
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Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of…
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
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In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living

There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the…
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
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UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta

Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus…
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