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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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'Get Us Out Of Here' - Desperate Aleppo Residents Fear Arrest, Death
As the four-month siege of eastern Aleppo neared its end, some survivors trudged in the rain past dead bodies to the government-held west or the few districts still in rebel hands.
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Syrian Military Source Says Army, Allies Take South Aleppo Area
A Syrian military source said government troops and allied forces took back full countrol of the Sheikh Saeed district in southeast Aleppo from rebels on Wednesday.
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Syrian Troops Capture East Aleppo Neighborhood From Rebels
The Syrian army said that troops have captured a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo ten days after the government resumed its offensive on the besieged rebel-held eastern part of the city.
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Russia Says Rebel Violations Make Syria Truce 'Pointless'
Russia's defence ministry on Monday appeared to bury a week-long Syria ceasefire brokered with the United States, saying rebel violations made it "pointless" for government troops to uphold the truce.
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ISIS Captures Several Villages From Syrian Troops In Aleppo
Syrian opposition activists say the ISIS group has captured several villages in the northern province of Aleppo during clashes with government forces.
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Syrian Army Seizes Hills Overlooking ISIS-Held Town Of Palmyra
The Syrian government says its troops have seized highland around Palmyra and are now stationed on hills overlooking the ancient town controlled by the ISIS.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syrian Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a new exodus of refugees fleeing a Russian-backed assault.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syria Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees.
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Syria Troops Advancing Thanks to Russia Strikes: Bashar Al-Assad
Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Sunday.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Iran Troops to Join Syria War, Russia Bombs Group Trained by CIA
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad's government, sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the rapid internationalisation of a civil war in which every major country in the region has a stake.
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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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'Get Us Out Of Here' - Desperate Aleppo Residents Fear Arrest, Death
As the four-month siege of eastern Aleppo neared its end, some survivors trudged in the rain past dead bodies to the government-held west or the few districts still in rebel hands.
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Syrian Military Source Says Army, Allies Take South Aleppo Area
A Syrian military source said government troops and allied forces took back full countrol of the Sheikh Saeed district in southeast Aleppo from rebels on Wednesday.
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Syrian Troops Capture East Aleppo Neighborhood From Rebels
The Syrian army said that troops have captured a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo ten days after the government resumed its offensive on the besieged rebel-held eastern part of the city.
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Russia Says Rebel Violations Make Syria Truce 'Pointless'
Russia's defence ministry on Monday appeared to bury a week-long Syria ceasefire brokered with the United States, saying rebel violations made it "pointless" for government troops to uphold the truce.
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ISIS Captures Several Villages From Syrian Troops In Aleppo
Syrian opposition activists say the ISIS group has captured several villages in the northern province of Aleppo during clashes with government forces.
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Syrian Army Seizes Hills Overlooking ISIS-Held Town Of Palmyra
The Syrian government says its troops have seized highland around Palmyra and are now stationed on hills overlooking the ancient town controlled by the ISIS.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syrian Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a new exodus of refugees fleeing a Russian-backed assault.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syria Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees.
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Syria Troops Advancing Thanks to Russia Strikes: Bashar Al-Assad
Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Sunday.
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Syria Extends Major Offensive to Retake Territory in West
Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country.
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Syrian Troops, Russian Jets Launch Attack in Ghab Plain: Monitor
Syrian government ground forces and allied militia backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive against rebels in the strategically important Ghab Plain in western Syria on Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Iran Troops to Join Syria War, Russia Bombs Group Trained by CIA
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad's government, sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the rapid internationalisation of a civil war in which every major country in the region has a stake.
