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Syria Rebels Say Battle To Break Aleppo Siege Has Begun
Syrian opposition fighters on Friday launched an assault on government forces to break a months-long siege of the rebel-held neighbourhoods of east Aleppo, a rebel spokesman told AFP.
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Hundreds Join Crucial Battle For Syria's Aleppo
Syrian regime forces and rebel factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo today as opposition fighters announced an all-out offensive to take the country's second city.
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Russia Announces Humanitarian Operation In Aleppo
Russia and the Syrian government will open humanitarian corridors in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo and offer a way out for opposition fighters wanting to lay down their arms, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced today.
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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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Syria Says Deal Agreed For Insurgents to Exit Homs Area
Syrian government officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a deal for opposition fighters to withdraw from the last insurgent-held area of the city of Homs with their weapons as part of a local ceasefire agreement.
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Syria Deal for Rebels to Leave Last Homs District: Governor
A deal has been reached for the evacuation of Syrian opposition fighters from the last district under their control in the central city of Homs, the provincial governor told AFP today.
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47 Dead as Rebels Battle Islamic State in North Syria: Report
A battle between Islamic State group jihadists and rebels for control of an opposition stronghold in northern Syria has killed at least 47 fighters, a monitor said today.
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'Honey Trap' Hackers Stole Syria Rebel Plans: Report
FireEye describes how hacks in late-2013, early-2014 targeted Syrian opposition fighters, media activists and humanitarian aid workers.
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First US Troops Head to Middle East to Train Syrian Opposition
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the first group of about 100 US troops to head to the Middle East in the next few days to establish training sites for Syrian opposition fighters battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Syria Rebel Training Could Start in Early Spring
The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Syrian forces wrest border town from rebels
Syrian government forces seized a town from rebels near the Lebanese border on Saturday, their latest attempt to cut off opposition fighters' fluid supply lines from the country, state media and activists said.
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Syrian media: Troops kill 40 rebels near Damascus
Syrian government troops on Friday ambushed rebels near the capital, Damascus, killing at least 40 opposition fighters, state media reported. The ambush was part of the military's offensive against rebel strongholds around President Bashar Assad's seat of power.
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Syria opposition denies Russian chemical attack allegation
The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Wednesday denied a Russian charge that rebel fighters fired a projectile laden with the nerve agent sarin at a suburb of Aleppo in March, saying UN inspectors should be allowed to investigate the attack.
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US accuses Syria President Bashar al-Assad on chemical weapons, plans military aid to rebels
The United States has concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons against rebel fighters in Syria and President Barack Obama has decided to supply direct military assistance to the Syrian opposition, the White House said on Thursday.
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Bashar al-Assad's Syrian army killed 100 people fleeing captured town, say activists
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 100 people who fled the town of Qusair after it was captured by army troops and fighters from the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah last week, opposition activists said on Sunday.
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Syria Rebels Say Battle To Break Aleppo Siege Has Begun
Syrian opposition fighters on Friday launched an assault on government forces to break a months-long siege of the rebel-held neighbourhoods of east Aleppo, a rebel spokesman told AFP.
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Hundreds Join Crucial Battle For Syria's Aleppo
Syrian regime forces and rebel factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo today as opposition fighters announced an all-out offensive to take the country's second city.
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Russia Announces Humanitarian Operation In Aleppo
Russia and the Syrian government will open humanitarian corridors in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo and offer a way out for opposition fighters wanting to lay down their arms, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced today.
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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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Syria Says Deal Agreed For Insurgents to Exit Homs Area
Syrian government officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a deal for opposition fighters to withdraw from the last insurgent-held area of the city of Homs with their weapons as part of a local ceasefire agreement.
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Syria Deal for Rebels to Leave Last Homs District: Governor
A deal has been reached for the evacuation of Syrian opposition fighters from the last district under their control in the central city of Homs, the provincial governor told AFP today.
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47 Dead as Rebels Battle Islamic State in North Syria: Report
A battle between Islamic State group jihadists and rebels for control of an opposition stronghold in northern Syria has killed at least 47 fighters, a monitor said today.
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'Honey Trap' Hackers Stole Syria Rebel Plans: Report
FireEye describes how hacks in late-2013, early-2014 targeted Syrian opposition fighters, media activists and humanitarian aid workers.
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First US Troops Head to Middle East to Train Syrian Opposition
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the first group of about 100 US troops to head to the Middle East in the next few days to establish training sites for Syrian opposition fighters battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Syria Rebel Training Could Start in Early Spring
The long-awaited coalition program to train the Syrian moderate opposition could begin by early spring, and officials are beginning to identify individual fighters who could participate, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Syrian forces wrest border town from rebels
Syrian government forces seized a town from rebels near the Lebanese border on Saturday, their latest attempt to cut off opposition fighters' fluid supply lines from the country, state media and activists said.
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Syrian media: Troops kill 40 rebels near Damascus
Syrian government troops on Friday ambushed rebels near the capital, Damascus, killing at least 40 opposition fighters, state media reported. The ambush was part of the military's offensive against rebel strongholds around President Bashar Assad's seat of power.
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Syria opposition denies Russian chemical attack allegation
The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Wednesday denied a Russian charge that rebel fighters fired a projectile laden with the nerve agent sarin at a suburb of Aleppo in March, saying UN inspectors should be allowed to investigate the attack.
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US accuses Syria President Bashar al-Assad on chemical weapons, plans military aid to rebels
The United States has concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons against rebel fighters in Syria and President Barack Obama has decided to supply direct military assistance to the Syrian opposition, the White House said on Thursday.
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Bashar al-Assad's Syrian army killed 100 people fleeing captured town, say activists
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 100 people who fled the town of Qusair after it was captured by army troops and fighters from the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah last week, opposition activists said on Sunday.
