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Turkey shuts Syria border after bombingsTurkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin More… |
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Talks unlikely to succeed says AssadProposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview publishe More… |
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Syria wants peace conference detailsSyria wants details on a US-Russian proposed peace conference before it decides whether to attend and says the role of President Bashar Al-Assad is a decision "only for the Syrian people and More… |
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Turkey sees Assad's hand in twin car bombingsTurkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. More… |
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Assad forces capture strategic townThe Syrian army captured a strategic southern town from rebel fighters on Wednesday after a ferocious two-month bombardment, in an advance likely to result in President Bashar al-Assad's forces regaining control of an international transit r More… |
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Few options for Assad to hit back after Israeli raidsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but the attacks could redouble support from his regional allies Iran and Hezbollah. Assad, already batt More… |
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Rebels push Assad army away from highwaySyrian rebels repelled an advance by government forces near a strategic highway in northern Syria on Tuesday, in fierce battles expected to inflict heavy casualties on both sides, opposition activists said. The two sides are strug More… |
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Assad forces break rebel blockadeSyrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a vital highway, opposition and state media said on Monday. Rebels had kept the army bottled up in the Wad More… |
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March bloodiest month in Syria warMarch was the bloodiest month yet in Syria's two-year conflict, with more than 6,000 people killed, a third of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The group opposes More… |
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Arab summit backs arming Syrian rebelsAn Arab summit agreed last night that Arab League member states had the right to provide military support to Syrians fighting President Bashar Al Assad, according to a draft declaration. The summit, meeting in Qatar, urged regiona More… |
