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  Rebel Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa Named Syria's Interim President

  Syria's new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.

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  Syrian Brothers Reunite In Aleppo As Displaced Families Return After Assad Dynasty's Fall

  The emotional moment, captured in a video, shows the brothers, overcome with tears and excitement, falling into each other's arms and collapsing onto the floor in sheer joy. 

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  Wanted To Kill Bashar-Al-Assad In 2017, Then-Defence Secretary Opposed: Trump

  US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wanted to assassinate Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in 2017, but that his then-secretary of defense Jim Mattis opposed the operation.

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  John Kerry Tells Russia To Press Bashar-Al-Assad To Comply With Syria Ceasefire

  There is an "urgent need" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop violating the ceasefire in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, and called on Russia to help, the State Department said.

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  Islamic State at Outskirts of Syria's Aleppo as Russia, US to Resume Talks

  Washington will restart talks with Russia over avoiding accidents in Syrian airspace, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as Islamic State group fighters advanced to the outskirts of Syria's second city, Aleppo.

• Iraqi helicopters strike Syria jihadists ahead of vote

  Iraqi army helicopters hit a jihadist convoy in eastern Syria Sunday, killing at least eight, in a show of strength just days before the country's first general election since 2010.

• Syria's Assad calls for mobilisation in first speech for months

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first public appearance in months on Sunday, calling for a "full national mobilisation" to fight against rebels he described as Al Qaeda terrorists.

• Bashar-al-Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a rare speech on Sunday about the uprising against his rule, which has killed 60,000 people and brought civil war to the edge of his capital.

• UN monitors face risky mission in Syria

  UN monitors arriving in Syria are starting a perilous mission as there is no formal ceasefire between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, diplomats said.

• Syria to vote on constitution amid bloodshed

  Syrians are to vote on Sunday on a new constitution that could end five decades of single-party rule, although the opposition has called a boycott amid a bloody crackdown on dissent.

• Red Cross begins evacuations in Syria

  Western and Arab nations ratcheted up pressure on Syria's Bashar al-Assad as the Red Cross said it had finally gained access to a besieged area of the city of Homs to begin evacuating casualties on Friday.

• 'Friends of Syria' meet to push for humanitarian aid

  Western and Arab powers are to push Syria to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid at an International conference on Friday aimed at boosting pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

• Syria forces fire on Damascus protest dead funeral: activist

  Syrian security forces opened fire on Saturday on a huge crowd gathered for the funerals of demonstrators killed in rare protests in the capital, an activist spokesman in Damascus province told AFP.