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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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Syria Dropped Chemical Weapon Chlorine On Rebel Towns In 2018: Watchdog
The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
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US Troops Bombed Own Airbase Before Withdrawing From Syria: Report
The US armed forces demolished their own airbase in Al-Hasakah province in northeast Syria before abandoning it and withdrawing troops, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Turkey Angered By US Move To Arm Syrian Kurds
Turkey on Wednesday reacted furiously to a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists, but the force battling jihadists said the move would hasten the extremists' defeat.
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'Did Not' Use Chemical Weapons: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallen
Syria's armed forces "did not and will not" use chemical weapons, even against terror groups, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Thursday.
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ISIS Recaptures Palmyra After Syria Army Withdrawal: Monitor
The ISIS terrorist group recaptured Palmyra on Sunday after Syrian armed forces pulled out from the desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Israel Strikes Syria After Projectile Lands In Golan Heights
The Israeli military says its aircraft struck targets in Syria after a projectile hit the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Armed Forces To Start Pulling Out Of Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Russia To Continue Helping Syrian Armed Forces Fight Terrorists: Kremlin
Russia said on Saturday that it will continue providing assistance to the Syrian armed forces to fight against "terrorists."
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Turkey Summons US, Russia Envoys Over Support for Syrian Kurds
Turkey has summoned US and Russian envoys to warn against supplying arms and support for Syrian Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, a Turkish official said today.
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US Airdrops Ammunition to Syria Arabs After Strategy Revamp
The United States said on Monday it carried out an ammunition airdrop for Syrian Arab groups battling Islamic State, as Washington shifts its focus to arming fighters inside Syria after ending a failed programme to train a new rebel force.
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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Syria Dropped Chemical Weapon Chlorine On Rebel Towns In 2018: Watchdog
The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
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US Troops Bombed Own Airbase Before Withdrawing From Syria: Report
The US armed forces demolished their own airbase in Al-Hasakah province in northeast Syria before abandoning it and withdrawing troops, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Turkey Angered By US Move To Arm Syrian Kurds
Turkey on Wednesday reacted furiously to a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists, but the force battling jihadists said the move would hasten the extremists' defeat.
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'Did Not' Use Chemical Weapons: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallen
Syria's armed forces "did not and will not" use chemical weapons, even against terror groups, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Thursday.
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ISIS Recaptures Palmyra After Syria Army Withdrawal: Monitor
The ISIS terrorist group recaptured Palmyra on Sunday after Syrian armed forces pulled out from the desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Israel Strikes Syria After Projectile Lands In Golan Heights
The Israeli military says its aircraft struck targets in Syria after a projectile hit the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Armed Forces To Start Pulling Out Of Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Russia To Continue Helping Syrian Armed Forces Fight Terrorists: Kremlin
Russia said on Saturday that it will continue providing assistance to the Syrian armed forces to fight against "terrorists."
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Turkey Summons US, Russia Envoys Over Support for Syrian Kurds
Turkey has summoned US and Russian envoys to warn against supplying arms and support for Syrian Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, a Turkish official said today.
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US Airdrops Ammunition to Syria Arabs After Strategy Revamp
The United States said on Monday it carried out an ammunition airdrop for Syrian Arab groups battling Islamic State, as Washington shifts its focus to arming fighters inside Syria after ending a failed programme to train a new rebel force.
