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Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
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Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce

Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening…
Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government
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Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that Islamic State fighters had captured a town in Homs province…
Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor
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Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor

The Syrian army and its allies fought on Friday to recover ground lost during an Islamic State counterattack in eastern…
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
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Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib

Russian and Syrian jets killed at least 150 civilians and injured dozens in over a week of heavy bombing that…
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
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Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria

Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
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Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum

Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
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Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report

The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
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Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks

The Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum that was just held could mean further instability in the Middle East, where formal borders…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
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Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month

US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
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US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria

US-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir al-Zor province on Monday, near a major natural gas…
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