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How Syrian Forces Emptied Alawite Suburb: X Means Stay, O Means Go
Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who could stay and who must go.
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US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa: Monitor
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered ISIS group bastion Raqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday.
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US-Backed Forces Give ISIS '48 Hours' To Leave Syria's Manbij
US-backed Syrian fighters today gave ISIS group terrorists 48 hours to leave their stronghold of Manbij in an effort to "protect civilian lives" there.
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Syrian Army Foils Rebel Bid To Reopen Aleppo Supply Line
Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a monitor said Sunday.Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a ...
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More Than 3,500 Syrians Flee To Turkey In 4 Days As Pro-Assad Forces Advance
More than 3,600 Turkmens and Arabs fleeing advancing pro-government Syrian forces in the north of Latakia province have crossed into Turkey over the past four days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD said on Monday.
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More Than 3,000 Syrians Flee To Turkey In 3 Days As Pro-Assad Forces Advance
More than 3,000 Turkmens and Arabs fleeing advancing pro-government Syrian forces in the north of Latakia province have crossed into Turkey over the past three days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD said on Monday.
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Syria Regime's Secret Weapon In Rebel Town Capture: Motorbikes
As Syrian forces battled to recapture the rebel stronghold of Salma last week, they relied not only on Russian air support but also a secret weapon: motorbikes.
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Air Strikes Alone Won't Defeat ISIS, Warns US
Syrian and Arab ground forces must be found to take on ISIS, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today, warning the militant group would not be defeated by air strikes alone.
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First US-trained Syria Rebel Believed Killed in Fighting: Sources
A member of a new Syrian force trained by the US military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, US officials said in an interview on Monday.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Says Detains US-Trained Rebels
Al Qaeda's Syria wing said on Friday it had detained members of a Syrian rebel group who had just returned from U.S. training, in a direct challenge to Washington's plan to train and equip insurgents to combat the hard-line Islamic State group.
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Missile Strike Kills 18 Civilians in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor
A missile fired by Syrian forces killed at least 18 civilians today in a residential neighbourhood of the old quarter of Aleppo city, a monitoring group said.
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With Army Ranks Depleted, Syria Urges People to Enlist
With the Syrian army's ranks depleted by casualties and rampant draft-dodging, a new campaign in the war-torn country is urging citizens to enlist.
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Over 100 people executed in Syria, says Rights Group
A new report by the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims that Syrian forces have summarily executed more than a hundred people, most of them civilians.
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How Syrian Forces Emptied Alawite Suburb: X Means Stay, O Means Go
Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who could stay and who must go.
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US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa: Monitor
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered ISIS group bastion Raqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday.
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US-Backed Forces Give ISIS '48 Hours' To Leave Syria's Manbij
US-backed Syrian fighters today gave ISIS group terrorists 48 hours to leave their stronghold of Manbij in an effort to "protect civilian lives" there.
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Syrian Army Foils Rebel Bid To Reopen Aleppo Supply Line
Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a monitor said Sunday.Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a ...
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More Than 3,500 Syrians Flee To Turkey In 4 Days As Pro-Assad Forces Advance
More than 3,600 Turkmens and Arabs fleeing advancing pro-government Syrian forces in the north of Latakia province have crossed into Turkey over the past four days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD said on Monday.
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More Than 3,000 Syrians Flee To Turkey In 3 Days As Pro-Assad Forces Advance
More than 3,000 Turkmens and Arabs fleeing advancing pro-government Syrian forces in the north of Latakia province have crossed into Turkey over the past three days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD said on Monday.
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Syria Regime's Secret Weapon In Rebel Town Capture: Motorbikes
As Syrian forces battled to recapture the rebel stronghold of Salma last week, they relied not only on Russian air support but also a secret weapon: motorbikes.
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Air Strikes Alone Won't Defeat ISIS, Warns US
Syrian and Arab ground forces must be found to take on ISIS, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today, warning the militant group would not be defeated by air strikes alone.
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First US-trained Syria Rebel Believed Killed in Fighting: Sources
A member of a new Syrian force trained by the US military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, US officials said in an interview on Monday.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Says Detains US-Trained Rebels
Al Qaeda's Syria wing said on Friday it had detained members of a Syrian rebel group who had just returned from U.S. training, in a direct challenge to Washington's plan to train and equip insurgents to combat the hard-line Islamic State group.
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Missile Strike Kills 18 Civilians in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor
A missile fired by Syrian forces killed at least 18 civilians today in a residential neighbourhood of the old quarter of Aleppo city, a monitoring group said.
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With Army Ranks Depleted, Syria Urges People to Enlist
With the Syrian army's ranks depleted by casualties and rampant draft-dodging, a new campaign in the war-torn country is urging citizens to enlist.
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Over 100 people executed in Syria, says Rights Group
A new report by the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims that Syrian forces have summarily executed more than a hundred people, most of them civilians.
