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Syria Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Member Killed By Drone: Monitor
A senior member of former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front was killed by a drone in northern Syria Friday, a monitor said, in the latest strike against the group's leadership.
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Israeli Air Force Attack At Army Post Inside Syria: Report
Israeli warplanes hit a Syrian army outpost near the Israeli occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, state television reported, quoting a Syrian military source as saying the strike was aimed at helping an offensive by hardline Islamist rebels.
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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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Nusra Front Announces Split From Al-Qaeda, Renames Itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
Nusra Front has renamed itself Jabhat Fatah al Sham so that the international community, the United States and Russia can no longer use the pretext of its affiliation with al Qaeda to attack Syrians, the group's leader, Abu Mohamad al-Golani said.
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Suicide Attacks Kill 6 In Syria's Hama Province: Report
At least six people were killed and several were wounded in two attacks by suicide bombers in Syria's Hama province today, state media said, hours after a ceasefire took effect elsewhere in the country.
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John Kerry Issues Warning As Syrian Parties Back Truce Plan
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups have accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting does not stop.
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San Bernardino Shooter Had Contact With Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group: Report
San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook had contact with people from at least two militant organizations overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, citing a federal law enforcement official.
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Syria's Al-Qaida Branch Releases Captive Lebanese Soldiers
Syria's al-Qaida branch has freed a group of Lebanese soldiers held captive since August 2014 as part of a swap deal.
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Russia Bombs Palmyra, Eastern Syria: Military
Russia's airforce on Thursday said it carried out strikes near the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra for the second time this week, claiming its targets were far from Syria's historic sites.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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US Military Launches First Syria Drone Strike From Base in Turkey
The US military has carried out its first drone strike from a base in Turkey against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, adding that preparations were under way for strikes by manned US aircraft as well.
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First US-trained Syria Rebel Believed Killed in Fighting: Sources
A member of a new Syrian force trained by the US military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, US officials said in an interview on Monday.
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Syria's Nusra Front Underlines Al-Qaeda Link in Audio Message
The head of Syria's Nusra Front militant group mourned the death of al Qaeda's deputy leader in an audio message that underlined the organisations' close relationship and appeared to counter recent reports that it might split from the global network.
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Syrian Rebels Say Launch Offensive in Southern Syria
Rebels in southern Syria announced a major offensive today to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where bombardments could be seen a short distance away.
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Al Qaeda's Syria Wing Sees No Peace With Islamic State Soon: Report
The head of al Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front said he saw no solution soon to a conflict with the rival Islamic State group in Syria that has killed hundreds of fighters, according to an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Wednesday.
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Syria Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Member Killed By Drone: Monitor
A senior member of former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front was killed by a drone in northern Syria Friday, a monitor said, in the latest strike against the group's leadership.
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Israeli Air Force Attack At Army Post Inside Syria: Report
Israeli warplanes hit a Syrian army outpost near the Israeli occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, state television reported, quoting a Syrian military source as saying the strike was aimed at helping an offensive by hardline Islamist rebels.
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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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Nusra Front Announces Split From Al-Qaeda, Renames Itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
Nusra Front has renamed itself Jabhat Fatah al Sham so that the international community, the United States and Russia can no longer use the pretext of its affiliation with al Qaeda to attack Syrians, the group's leader, Abu Mohamad al-Golani said.
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Suicide Attacks Kill 6 In Syria's Hama Province: Report
At least six people were killed and several were wounded in two attacks by suicide bombers in Syria's Hama province today, state media said, hours after a ceasefire took effect elsewhere in the country.
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John Kerry Issues Warning As Syrian Parties Back Truce Plan
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups have accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting does not stop.
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San Bernardino Shooter Had Contact With Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group: Report
San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook had contact with people from at least two militant organizations overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, citing a federal law enforcement official.
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Syria's Al-Qaida Branch Releases Captive Lebanese Soldiers
Syria's al-Qaida branch has freed a group of Lebanese soldiers held captive since August 2014 as part of a swap deal.
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Russia Bombs Palmyra, Eastern Syria: Military
Russia's airforce on Thursday said it carried out strikes near the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra for the second time this week, claiming its targets were far from Syria's historic sites.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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US Military Launches First Syria Drone Strike From Base in Turkey
The US military has carried out its first drone strike from a base in Turkey against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, adding that preparations were under way for strikes by manned US aircraft as well.
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First US-trained Syria Rebel Believed Killed in Fighting: Sources
A member of a new Syrian force trained by the US military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, US officials said in an interview on Monday.
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Syria's Nusra Front Underlines Al-Qaeda Link in Audio Message
The head of Syria's Nusra Front militant group mourned the death of al Qaeda's deputy leader in an audio message that underlined the organisations' close relationship and appeared to counter recent reports that it might split from the global network.
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Syrian Rebels Say Launch Offensive in Southern Syria
Rebels in southern Syria announced a major offensive today to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where bombardments could be seen a short distance away.
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Al Qaeda's Syria Wing Sees No Peace With Islamic State Soon: Report
The head of al Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front said he saw no solution soon to a conflict with the rival Islamic State group in Syria that has killed hundreds of fighters, according to an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Wednesday.
