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Syrian Presidential Amnesty Frees 60 Detainees, "Widest" in 11 Year War
Syrian authorities have freed 60 detainees, including some held in regime prisons for over a decade, in a presidential amnesty which also covers terror-related convictions, a war monitor said Monday.
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On Fifth Attempt, UN Security Council Renews Syria Aid Via Turkey
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday approved aid deliveries to Syria through one border crossing from Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended, leaving millions of Syrian civilians in limbo.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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ISIS Holds 11,100 Blank Syrian Passports: Report
German authorities believe the ISIS group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.
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US Strikes Syrian Military Targets In First Direct Assault On Bashar al-Assad's Government
The operation is in retaliation for a chemical attack that killed scores of civilians.
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Main Black Box Of Crashed Russian Plane Found In Black Sea
Russian rescuers working round the clock have found the main black box from the Syria-bound military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.
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21 Civilians 'Executed' By Rebels In Aleppo: Reports
Syrian authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported.
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Celebrated Author JK Rowling Sends Harry Potter Books To 7-Year-Old Syrian Girl
"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has gifted a young girl living in war-torn Syria with copies of her famous boy wizard books.
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Autopsy Confirms Bomb Plotter Killed Self: German Officials
German authorities say an autopsy confirms that a 22-year-old Syrian man who was believed to have been plotting a bombing attack killed himself in his jail cell in Leipzig.
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Germany Bomb Plot Suspect Found Dead In Cell: Authorities
A Syrian man arrested on a suspicion that he had planned a jihadist bomb attack on a Berlin airport was found dead in his cell Wednesday after an apparent suicide, authorities said.
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Syria Strikes Kill 25 As Another Damascus Suburb Surrenders
Syria's government secured a deal to restore its authority over another rebellious Damascus suburb on Thursday while Syrian rebels captured new ground in a lightning advance on the central city of Hama and suspected government airstrikes killed 25 civilians in the surrounding province.
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Turkey Seeks To Identify Child Suicide Bomber
Turkish authorities today were scrambling to identify a child suicide bomber, acting on the orders of ISIS, who killed 54 people at a crowded Kurdish wedding close to the Syrian border.
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Syrian Kurds Evacuate City As Battle With Bashar Al-Assad Intensifies
Syrian Kurdish authorities evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes today, a spokesman for the Kurdish YPG militia said.
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Syrian Suicide Bomber In Germany 'In Chat' Just Before Attack
A Syrian with suspected links to the ISIS who blew himself up outside a German music festival was in contact with another person "who influenced the attack" immediately beforehand, authorities said Wednesday.
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Ansbach Bombing: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack In Germany
A Syrian man whose asylum bid had been rejected in Germany recorded a cellphone video of himself pledging allegiance to the ISIS group before he tried to get into an outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. He was turned away and blew himself up outside a wine bar instead, injuring 15 people, authorities said today.
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Syrian Presidential Amnesty Frees 60 Detainees, "Widest" in 11 Year War
Syrian authorities have freed 60 detainees, including some held in regime prisons for over a decade, in a presidential amnesty which also covers terror-related convictions, a war monitor said Monday.
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On Fifth Attempt, UN Security Council Renews Syria Aid Via Turkey
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday approved aid deliveries to Syria through one border crossing from Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended, leaving millions of Syrian civilians in limbo.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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ISIS Holds 11,100 Blank Syrian Passports: Report
German authorities believe the ISIS group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.
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US Strikes Syrian Military Targets In First Direct Assault On Bashar al-Assad's Government
The operation is in retaliation for a chemical attack that killed scores of civilians.
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Main Black Box Of Crashed Russian Plane Found In Black Sea
Russian rescuers working round the clock have found the main black box from the Syria-bound military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.
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21 Civilians 'Executed' By Rebels In Aleppo: Reports
Syrian authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported.
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Celebrated Author JK Rowling Sends Harry Potter Books To 7-Year-Old Syrian Girl
"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has gifted a young girl living in war-torn Syria with copies of her famous boy wizard books.
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Autopsy Confirms Bomb Plotter Killed Self: German Officials
German authorities say an autopsy confirms that a 22-year-old Syrian man who was believed to have been plotting a bombing attack killed himself in his jail cell in Leipzig.
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Germany Bomb Plot Suspect Found Dead In Cell: Authorities
A Syrian man arrested on a suspicion that he had planned a jihadist bomb attack on a Berlin airport was found dead in his cell Wednesday after an apparent suicide, authorities said.
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Syria Strikes Kill 25 As Another Damascus Suburb Surrenders
Syria's government secured a deal to restore its authority over another rebellious Damascus suburb on Thursday while Syrian rebels captured new ground in a lightning advance on the central city of Hama and suspected government airstrikes killed 25 civilians in the surrounding province.
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Turkey Seeks To Identify Child Suicide Bomber
Turkish authorities today were scrambling to identify a child suicide bomber, acting on the orders of ISIS, who killed 54 people at a crowded Kurdish wedding close to the Syrian border.
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Syrian Kurds Evacuate City As Battle With Bashar Al-Assad Intensifies
Syrian Kurdish authorities evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes today, a spokesman for the Kurdish YPG militia said.
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Syrian Suicide Bomber In Germany 'In Chat' Just Before Attack
A Syrian with suspected links to the ISIS who blew himself up outside a German music festival was in contact with another person "who influenced the attack" immediately beforehand, authorities said Wednesday.
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Ansbach Bombing: ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack In Germany
A Syrian man whose asylum bid had been rejected in Germany recorded a cellphone video of himself pledging allegiance to the ISIS group before he tried to get into an outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. He was turned away and blew himself up outside a wine bar instead, injuring 15 people, authorities said today.
