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France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
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France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks

France accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of obstructing UN-led peace talks with its refusal to return to Geneva and…
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
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Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media

A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media…
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria put IS jihadists through rehab
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Turkey-backed rebels in Syria put IS jihadists through rehab

 Shaven-headed former jihadists filled a classroom in northern Syria as a Muslim cleric taught them a more moderate form of…
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
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US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria

The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald…
Putin claims Syrian war ‘wrapping up’ in talks with Assad
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Putin claims Syrian war ‘wrapping up’ in talks with Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in the Russian resort of Sochi, the Kremlin said in…
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria
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Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria

Russia has blocked a US-drafted resolution to renew a mandate of the body investigating the use of chemical weapons in…
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
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UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria

The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to…
Syrian opposition conference to be hosted in Saudi Arabia
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Syrian opposition conference to be hosted in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will host what it called an “expanded” conference for the Syrian opposition this month, aiming to unify its…
Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century
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Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government that allows Russia to keep its…
Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’
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Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for rebels to “reconcile”…
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