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Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
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Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters began closing in Monday on the last wing of a prison in northeastern…
US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria
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US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly Saturday under the cover of U.S.-led coalition air power in Syria’s northeast. Intense…
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
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IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Russian invasion of Ukraine not realistic -NTV
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Russian invasion of Ukraine not realistic -NTV

ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited on Tuesday as saying the prospect of a Russian…
Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
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Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher

AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for…
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
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Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say

AMMAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and…
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
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4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning…
New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
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New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery

GIESSEN, Germany (AP) — She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
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UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’

NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
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UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’

NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…
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