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Syria regime forces capture key southern rebel town: monitor
Middle East
January 26, 2016
Syria regime forces capture key southern rebel town: monitor
Syrian pro-government forces captured a strategic southern rebel town close to the Jordanian border after weeks of fighting, a monitor…
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
Middle East
January 25, 2016
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent…
Kerry hopes for clarity on Syria talks within 24 to 48 hrs
Middle East
January 25, 2016
Kerry hopes for clarity on Syria talks within 24 to 48 hrs
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks…
Syria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia: state TV
Middle East
January 24, 2016
Syria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia: state TV
Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal Latakia province, a stronghold of President…
Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
Middle East
January 24, 2016
Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
At least 63 people, including nine children, have died in air strikes believed to be carried out by Russian warplanes…
Air raids kill scores in ISIS-dominated Syrian provinces, monitor says
Middle East
January 23, 2016
Air raids kill scores in ISIS-dominated Syrian provinces, monitor says
A series of air raids killed scores of people over the past 24 hours in the provinces of Raqqa and…
US acknowledges two more civilian deaths in Syria strikes
Middle East
January 23, 2016
US acknowledges two more civilian deaths in Syria strikes
Two civilians were "likely" killed in US-led coalition strikes last year near Raqa, the stronghold in Syria of the Islamic…
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
A cousin of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a…
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Turkey ‘watching closely’ Russian troop movements on border
Turkey is "closely watching" Russian troop movements in Syria near its border, a government source in Ankara said on Friday,…
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
Middle East
January 21, 2016
Kerry says no ‘fundamental delay’ to January 25 Syria talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday any delay to internationally brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition…