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State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander
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State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander

The Syrian air force has killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike in central Syria, Syrian state media…
England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS
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England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS

England has accused the Syrian government of purchasing oil shipments from the Islamic State group via mediators and considers its…
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
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Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay

Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that…
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance
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Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance

Kurdish forces in Syria say deepening military coordination with the United States and its allies has helped them make rapid…
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity
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Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity

Leaders of Syria's Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with Al-Qaeda to form a new entity backed by some…
Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria
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Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria

Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting…
Syrian army takes villages in south
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Syrian army takes villages in south

Syrian government forces have taken control of villages in southern Syria, state media said on Saturday, as part of a…
Dozens dead as Qaeda militants in Syria seize rebel base
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Dozens dead as Qaeda militants in Syria seize rebel base

Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate on Saturday drove US-backed rebels out of a strategic northern military base in fierce fighting that left…
Assad or no Assad, West asks, as IS rises and conflict rages
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Assad or no Assad, West asks, as IS rises and conflict rages

Faced with a seemingly unending bloody conflict in Syria and the rise of the Islamic State group, is President Bashar…
Assyrians: Ancient Christian community new to Syria
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Assyrians: Ancient Christian community new to Syria

The Assyrian community, from which Islamic State jihadists recently abducted at least 220 people in Syria, is one the world's…
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