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ISIL forced out of strategic Syrian city of Manbij

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have seized full control of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, liberating more than 2,000 civilian hostages who had been held as human…

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Assaults and air strikes in northern Syria

US-backed forces battling ISIL near the Turkish border in northern Syria say they have launched a final assault to flush the remaining jihadists out of the city of Manbij.

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Iran and Turkey pledge greater cooperation on Syria

Despite their differences, the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran are pledging greater cooperation on trying to resolve the Syrian crisis – after meeting in…

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Aleppo: UN probes 'gas' attack amid pressure for longer truce

The United Nations says it is talking to Russia about getting a longer halt to hostilities, to help the two million people trapped in the divided Syrian city of…

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Syria: Russia announces brief halt in Aleppo action

Russian forces in Syria have declared a three-hour daily halt to air strikes on Aleppo in order to let vital humanitarian aid to get in.

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Ceasefire 'urgently needed' in Aleppo - UN

The UN says two million residents have been left without access to running water or electricity after attacks hit civilian infrastructure last week.

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Battle for Aleppo intensifies as rebels and regime troops send in reinforcements

Both rebels and government troops are sending in reinforcements to Aleppo as the long battle for Syria’s second city intensifies.

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Rebels who broke siege of Aleppo come under air-attack

Rebel fighters in Aleppo in Syria have come under air-bombardment from pro-government forces.

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Rebels 'break government siege' in eastern Aleppo - reports

Islamist rebels in Syria say they have broken through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo.

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ISIL 'almost completely' ousted from northern Syrian city of Manbij

Kurdish-led forces say they have almost ousted ISIL from Manbij.

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13 people - including nine children - die in fighting in Aleppo

Government forces and their allies, with Russian backing, have imposed a siege on the rebel-held sector of the city since early July.

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Villagers in Syria take broken power lines into their own hands...literally

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Syria: 5 years on

A look at the devastating effects the war in Syria has had on the population since it began.

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Video footage released of suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria

Syrian rebels have released video footage of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria.

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Syria: Anti-ISIL forces gain ground as Assad is blamed for 'gas attack'

US-backed Kurdish-led fighters say they now control nearly three quarters of a strategic city in northern Syria, that was an ISIL stronghold.

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Five confirmed dead after Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

A Russian helicopter carrying five military personnel has been downed in Northern Syria after coming under hostile fire from the ground, killing everyone on…

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Syrian state media reports civilians have begun to leave besieged Aleppo

Syrian state media reports dozens of families have begun to leave the besieged north-western city of Aleppo.

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Fatal air strike targets Syrian maternity hospital

A maternity hospital in Syria’s Idlib province supported by Save the Children has been hit by an air strike.

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Syrian opposition reject humanitarian corridors as a ploy to empty Aleppo

The United Nations has called on Russia to allow the UN and aid agencies to monitor the four humanitarian corridors out of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

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Nusra Front militant group says it's ending ties with al Qaeda

Al Qaeda’s powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, says it is cutting ties with the global militant network.

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