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Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
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Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region

Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its “real owners”, once it has…
Syrian minister says some Ghouta rebels may accept deals soon
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Syrian minister says some Ghouta rebels may accept deals soon

Some rebels in eastern Ghouta may soon agree to withdraw from the opposition enclave or accept rule by the Syrian…
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
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Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds

Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags…
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin
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Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin

Turkey’s president said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, the target…
Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies
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Syria: More than 10,000 people flee eastern Ghouta as fighting intensifies

Russian military spokesman Vladimir Zolotukhin said at least 11,000 people have fled the besieged area of eastern Ghouta in Syria…
Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad
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Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad

With Syria’s civil war now in its eighth year, the “Islamic State” (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most…
Air strikes on Syria’s Ghouta kill 30 civilians: monitor
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Air strikes on Syria’s Ghouta kill 30 civilians: monitor

Air strikes on Eastern Ghouta killed at least 30 civilians on Saturday, a monitor said, almost a month into a…
Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases
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Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases

Thousands of civilians were fleeing from besieged enclaves at opposite ends of Syria on Friday as two major battles in…
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…
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