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US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict
With the Trump administration’s decision to supply Syria’s Kurdish fighters with heavier weapons, U.S. troops inside Syria are in the crossfire between Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, and the Kurdish fighters that Ankara deems as terrorists.
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Syria rejects international forces in safe zones
Syria on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four so-called de-escalation zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey, suggesting Damascus would only settle for Russian “military police” who are already on the ground.
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Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zones
Violence left at least four opposition fighters dead and a child wounded in central and southern Syria Saturday despite relative calm prevailing across the war-ravaged country after a deal to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said.
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Russia, Iran and Turkey sign on ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria
Turkey, Iran and Russia on Thursday signed an agreement calling for the setting up of four “de-escalation zones” in war-torn Syria and said that President Bashar Assad’s air force would halt flights over the designated areas in the country’s north, center and south.
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US-backed fighters retake more areas from ISIS in Syrian town
U.S.-backed opposition fighters led by Syrian Kurdish forces captured more territory from the Islamic State group in the northern town of Tabqa on Monday, pushing the extremists to northern neighborhoods close to one of Syria’s largest dams.
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Turkey: Autopsies show sarin gas used against Syrian town
Turkey’s health minister said Tuesday that test results confirm sarin gas was used in an attack on a northern Syrian town earlier this month and the Russian military said the Syrian government is willing to let international experts examine its military base for signs of chemical weapons.
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US-backed Syrian fighters pressing ISIS gunmen in north
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters on Monday pushed ahead in their offensive in northern Syria against members of the Islamic State group under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, moving closer to a strategic town that is home to the country’s largest dam.
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Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack
Turkey described the U.S. missile attack on an air base as a “cosmetic intervention” unless it removes President Bashar Assad from power, while the Syrian leader’s strong ally Iran called Saturday for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to investigate the chemical weapons attack in a northern Syrian town that killed scores of people…
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Pressure builds on Syria’s Assad after chemical attack
President Bashar Assad’s government came under mounting international pressure Thursday after a chemical attack in northern Syria, with even key ally Russia saying its support is not unconditional.
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ISIS holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian city
Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Islamic State’s de facto capital ahead of the final battle with U.S.-backed opposition forces for the militant group’s last major urban stronghold.
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US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict
With the Trump administration’s decision to supply Syria’s Kurdish fighters with heavier weapons, U.S. troops inside Syria are in the crossfire between Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, and the Kurdish fighters that Ankara deems as terrorists.
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Syria rejects international forces in safe zones
Syria on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four so-called de-escalation zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey, suggesting Damascus would only settle for Russian “military police” who are already on the ground.
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Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zones
Violence left at least four opposition fighters dead and a child wounded in central and southern Syria Saturday despite relative calm prevailing across the war-ravaged country after a deal to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said.
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Russia, Iran and Turkey sign on ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria
Turkey, Iran and Russia on Thursday signed an agreement calling for the setting up of four “de-escalation zones” in war-torn Syria and said that President Bashar Assad’s air force would halt flights over the designated areas in the country’s north, center and south.
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US-backed fighters retake more areas from ISIS in Syrian town
U.S.-backed opposition fighters led by Syrian Kurdish forces captured more territory from the Islamic State group in the northern town of Tabqa on Monday, pushing the extremists to northern neighborhoods close to one of Syria’s largest dams.
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Turkey: Autopsies show sarin gas used against Syrian town
Turkey’s health minister said Tuesday that test results confirm sarin gas was used in an attack on a northern Syrian town earlier this month and the Russian military said the Syrian government is willing to let international experts examine its military base for signs of chemical weapons.
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US-backed Syrian fighters pressing ISIS gunmen in north
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters on Monday pushed ahead in their offensive in northern Syria against members of the Islamic State group under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, moving closer to a strategic town that is home to the country’s largest dam.
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Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack
Turkey described the U.S. missile attack on an air base as a “cosmetic intervention” unless it removes President Bashar Assad from power, while the Syrian leader’s strong ally Iran called Saturday for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to investigate the chemical weapons attack in a northern Syrian town that killed scores of people…
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Pressure builds on Syria’s Assad after chemical attack
President Bashar Assad’s government came under mounting international pressure Thursday after a chemical attack in northern Syria, with even key ally Russia saying its support is not unconditional.
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ISIS holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian city
Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Islamic State’s de facto capital ahead of the final battle with U.S.-backed opposition forces for the militant group’s last major urban stronghold.
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US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict
With the Trump administration’s decision to supply Syria’s Kurdish fighters with heavier weapons, U.S. troops inside Syria are in the crossfire between Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, and the Kurdish fighters that Ankara deems as terrorists.
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Syria rejects international forces in safe zones
Syria on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four so-called de-escalation zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey, suggesting Damascus would only settle for Russian “military police” who are already on the ground.
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Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zones
Violence left at least four opposition fighters dead and a child wounded in central and southern Syria Saturday despite relative calm prevailing across the war-ravaged country after a deal to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said.
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Russia, Iran and Turkey sign on ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria
Turkey, Iran and Russia on Thursday signed an agreement calling for the setting up of four “de-escalation zones” in war-torn Syria and said that President Bashar Assad’s air force would halt flights over the designated areas in the country’s north, center and south.
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US-backed fighters retake more areas from ISIS in Syrian town
U.S.-backed opposition fighters led by Syrian Kurdish forces captured more territory from the Islamic State group in the northern town of Tabqa on Monday, pushing the extremists to northern neighborhoods close to one of Syria’s largest dams.
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Turkey: Autopsies show sarin gas used against Syrian town
Turkey’s health minister said Tuesday that test results confirm sarin gas was used in an attack on a northern Syrian town earlier this month and the Russian military said the Syrian government is willing to let international experts examine its military base for signs of chemical weapons.
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US-backed Syrian fighters pressing ISIS gunmen in north
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters on Monday pushed ahead in their offensive in northern Syria against members of the Islamic State group under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, moving closer to a strategic town that is home to the country’s largest dam.
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Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack
Turkey described the U.S. missile attack on an air base as a “cosmetic intervention” unless it removes President Bashar Assad from power, while the Syrian leader’s strong ally Iran called Saturday for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to investigate the chemical weapons attack in a northern Syrian town that killed scores of people…
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Pressure builds on Syria’s Assad after chemical attack
President Bashar Assad’s government came under mounting international pressure Thursday after a chemical attack in northern Syria, with even key ally Russia saying its support is not unconditional.
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ISIS holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian city
Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Islamic State’s de facto capital ahead of the final battle with U.S.-backed opposition forces for the militant group’s last major urban stronghold.
