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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Russian Jets Bomb ISIS-Held Syrian Town Surrounded By Turkish Forces
Russian warplanes have for the first time bombed jihadist targets around the town of Al-Bab in Syria held by ISIS extremists but surrounded by Turkish forces, a report said Thursday.
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At Least 31 Civilians Dead In Bombing Of Rebel Syrian Towns
Fierce bombardment of two opposition-held Syrian towns killed at least 31 civilians including children today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
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UN Says Syria Aid, Medicine And Prisoner Releases Still Blocked
Aid convoys arrived in four Syrian towns on Thursday but UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said the government was still stopping aid getting to six others under siege.
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'Heartbreaking Scenes' Witnessed In Starving Syrian Town
Aid workers who reached a besieged Syrian town spoke of "heartbreaking" conditions being endured by emaciated and starving residents, with hundreds in need of specialised medical help.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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'British' Islamic State Leader Killed in US Air Strikes in Syria: Report
A "British" leader of Islamic State and three other foreign militants have been killed in US led air strikes in northern Syrian town of Raqqa, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on today.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Islamic State Takes Over Syrian Town in Homs Province: Report
Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of Homs province today after an attack on government forces in the area, a monitoring group and a statement by the jihadists said.
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Drowned Syrian Toddlers And Their Mother Buried in Kobani
Two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother as they were trying to reach Greece were laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobani on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
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Father of Dead Syrian Boy Returns to Kobane to Bury Family: Report
The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach in an image that shocked the world returned to his hometown Kobane on Friday to bury his family, an AFP photographer reported.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
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A Year Later, US Struggles to Stop Islamic State Onslaught
A year after Islamic State jihadists overran much of Iraq, the United States and its allies are struggling to turn the tide against the extremists and their self-declared 'caliphate'.
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Islamic State Under Pressure as Kurds Take Syrian Town
Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town today in the latest stage of a powerful offensive in northeast Syria, a Kurdish militia spokesman said.
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At Least 12 Dead in Turkey as Fate of Syrian Town Stirs Up Kurdish Tensions
At least 12 people died on Tuesday during violent clashes across Turkey, local media reported, as the fate of the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani stirred up decades of tensions with Turkey's Kurdish minority.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Russian Jets Bomb ISIS-Held Syrian Town Surrounded By Turkish Forces
Russian warplanes have for the first time bombed jihadist targets around the town of Al-Bab in Syria held by ISIS extremists but surrounded by Turkish forces, a report said Thursday.
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At Least 31 Civilians Dead In Bombing Of Rebel Syrian Towns
Fierce bombardment of two opposition-held Syrian towns killed at least 31 civilians including children today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
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UN Says Syria Aid, Medicine And Prisoner Releases Still Blocked
Aid convoys arrived in four Syrian towns on Thursday but UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said the government was still stopping aid getting to six others under siege.
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'Heartbreaking Scenes' Witnessed In Starving Syrian Town
Aid workers who reached a besieged Syrian town spoke of "heartbreaking" conditions being endured by emaciated and starving residents, with hundreds in need of specialised medical help.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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'British' Islamic State Leader Killed in US Air Strikes in Syria: Report
A "British" leader of Islamic State and three other foreign militants have been killed in US led air strikes in northern Syrian town of Raqqa, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on today.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Islamic State Takes Over Syrian Town in Homs Province: Report
Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of Homs province today after an attack on government forces in the area, a monitoring group and a statement by the jihadists said.
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Drowned Syrian Toddlers And Their Mother Buried in Kobani
Two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother as they were trying to reach Greece were laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobani on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
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Father of Dead Syrian Boy Returns to Kobane to Bury Family: Report
The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach in an image that shocked the world returned to his hometown Kobane on Friday to bury his family, an AFP photographer reported.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
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A Year Later, US Struggles to Stop Islamic State Onslaught
A year after Islamic State jihadists overran much of Iraq, the United States and its allies are struggling to turn the tide against the extremists and their self-declared 'caliphate'.
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Islamic State Under Pressure as Kurds Take Syrian Town
Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town today in the latest stage of a powerful offensive in northeast Syria, a Kurdish militia spokesman said.
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At Least 12 Dead in Turkey as Fate of Syrian Town Stirs Up Kurdish Tensions
At least 12 people died on Tuesday during violent clashes across Turkey, local media reported, as the fate of the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani stirred up decades of tensions with Turkey's Kurdish minority.
