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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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Russia Says Has Begun Reducing Forces In Syria
Russia said on Friday it had begun reducing its military forces in Syria under the terms of a fragile ceasefire deal brokered between opposition groups and the Syrian government.
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Thousands Flee Syria's Aleppo As Bashar Assad Nears Victory
Some 50,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two days in a "constant stream," Russia said Saturday, as Syrian government forces close in on the last pocket of opposition control in the northern city.
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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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Turkish-Backed Syrian Opposition Captures Dabiq From ISIS
Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the ISIS, the factions said Sunday morning.
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Key Points In US-Russia Truce Deal On Syria
A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.
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Syrian Army Recovers Positions Southwest Of Aleppo City
Syrian opposition activists and militant websites say a push by an alliance of rebel groups and Al-Qaida-linked terrorists to open a new front with government forces in Aleppo has failed.
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Fighting In Aleppo Persists Despite Russia Ceasefire Announcement: Rebels
Fighting persisted in the Syrian city of Aleppo today more than an hour into a three-hour ceasefire announced by Russia, two rebel groups and a witness in the city said, as government forces tried to reverse last week's opposition gains.
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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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Syrian Army Reaches Main Road Into Rebel-Held Aleppo
Pro-Syrian government forces reached the only main road into the rebel-held part of Aleppo today, further tightening their control around opposition areas of the main northern city.
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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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Syrian Opposition Asks United Nations To Halt Peace Talks
The mainstream Syrian opposition asked the United Nations to halt peace talks on Monday and rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces, accusing the world body of bias in favour of President Bashar al-Assad.
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'No Compromise' On Bashar Al-Assad Ouster, Says Syria Opposition Negotiator
The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator on Sunday said there could be "no compromise" on Bashar al-Assad's ouster, as he called for renewed attacks on regime forces despite a truce.
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Barack Obama Urges Vladimir Putin To End Air Strikes Against Syrian Opposition: White House
US President Barack Obama has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end air strikes against Syrian opposition forces, the White House said Sunday.
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Iran Says Up To UN To Decide Who Represents Syria Opposition
Iran said on Wednesday it was up to a United Nations envoy to decide who should represent Syrian opposition forces in international peace talks due to start this month.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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Russia Says Has Begun Reducing Forces In Syria
Russia said on Friday it had begun reducing its military forces in Syria under the terms of a fragile ceasefire deal brokered between opposition groups and the Syrian government.
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Thousands Flee Syria's Aleppo As Bashar Assad Nears Victory
Some 50,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two days in a "constant stream," Russia said Saturday, as Syrian government forces close in on the last pocket of opposition control in the northern city.
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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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Turkish-Backed Syrian Opposition Captures Dabiq From ISIS
Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the ISIS, the factions said Sunday morning.
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Key Points In US-Russia Truce Deal On Syria
A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.
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Syrian Army Recovers Positions Southwest Of Aleppo City
Syrian opposition activists and militant websites say a push by an alliance of rebel groups and Al-Qaida-linked terrorists to open a new front with government forces in Aleppo has failed.
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Fighting In Aleppo Persists Despite Russia Ceasefire Announcement: Rebels
Fighting persisted in the Syrian city of Aleppo today more than an hour into a three-hour ceasefire announced by Russia, two rebel groups and a witness in the city said, as government forces tried to reverse last week's opposition gains.
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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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Syrian Army Reaches Main Road Into Rebel-Held Aleppo
Pro-Syrian government forces reached the only main road into the rebel-held part of Aleppo today, further tightening their control around opposition areas of the main northern city.
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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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Syrian Opposition Asks United Nations To Halt Peace Talks
The mainstream Syrian opposition asked the United Nations to halt peace talks on Monday and rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces, accusing the world body of bias in favour of President Bashar al-Assad.
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'No Compromise' On Bashar Al-Assad Ouster, Says Syria Opposition Negotiator
The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator on Sunday said there could be "no compromise" on Bashar al-Assad's ouster, as he called for renewed attacks on regime forces despite a truce.
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Barack Obama Urges Vladimir Putin To End Air Strikes Against Syrian Opposition: White House
US President Barack Obama has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end air strikes against Syrian opposition forces, the White House said Sunday.
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Iran Says Up To UN To Decide Who Represents Syria Opposition
Iran said on Wednesday it was up to a United Nations envoy to decide who should represent Syrian opposition forces in international peace talks due to start this month.
