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Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
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Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq

Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes…
Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan
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Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday “a serious operation” was beginning in Syria’s Idlib and a Syrian rebel official…
Syrian army nears IS stronghold al-Mayadin: Hezbollah media unit
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Syrian army nears IS stronghold al-Mayadin: Hezbollah media unit

The Syrian army and its allies have advanced to within 10 km (7 miles) of al-Mayadin, a military media unit…
Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town
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Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town

Abu Khaled had lived in the Lebanese town of Miziara for almost 20 years until a woman’s suspected murder by…
France offers to mediate between Baghdad and Kurds
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France offers to mediate between Baghdad and Kurds

France offered on Thursday to mediate in a political crisis pitting Iraq’s government against Kurdish regional authorities, and promised to…
Chemical weapons watchdog found sarin used in March Syria attack: sources
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Chemical weapons watchdog found sarin used in March Syria attack: sources

An inquiry by the global chemical weapons watchdog found sarin was used in a March attack in Syria on an…
Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria
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Russia says critically injures leader of Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria

Russia said on Wednesday it had critically injured the leader of the Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria after launching…
Russia says its strikes killed hundreds of IS in east Syria
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Russia says its strikes killed hundreds of IS in east Syria

Russia’s military says its airstrikes in eastern Syria this week killed more than 300 Islamic State militants. Russia has been…
The Latest: State TV says 17 killed in Damascus attack
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The Latest: State TV says 17 killed in Damascus attack

8 p.m. Syrian state TV says the suicide attack on a police station in Damascus has killed 17 civilians and…
Hard choices for Syrian industrialists in ruins of Aleppo
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Hard choices for Syrian industrialists in ruins of Aleppo

When Syria’s civil war came to the industrial city of Aleppo in 2012, two textile makers had to choose whether…
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