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Humanitarian aid convoys delayed en route to Aleppo, Syria

In Syria, trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Aleppo are waiting for fighters to pull back from the Castello Road, the last remaining supply line to the city.

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Syria truce 'largely holding' but aid deliveries could suffer delays

The Russia-US-brokered ceasefire which took effect across Syria from Monday night appears largely to be holding.

Syria

Syrian ceasefire breathing space promises little relief for rebels

Aleppo shook to falling bombs right up to the very last minute before the ceasefire.

Germany

Three Syrians with suspected ISIL links arrested after German police raids

Three Syrian nationals suspected of being on an ISIL mission are arrested by German police

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Israel

Syria says downed Israeli aircraft, Israel denies

The Syrian army was said to have downed an Israeli warplane and a drone on Tuesday, but Israel promptly denied the report.

Syria

Syria truce takes effect but violence erupts in some areas

Reports indicate there has been a reduction in violence in Syria since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect on Monday evening.

Syria

Initial 'calm prevails' as Syrian ceasefire deal comes into effect

A nationwide ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and the United States has come into effect.

Syria

Five years' talking brings no closer end to Syrian carnage

There is a new ceasefire in Syria, brokered between the US and Russia, respectively the godfathers of the opposition, and regime.

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Assad vows to recover all of Syria from 'terrorist groups'

Hours before a US-Russian ceasefire deal was due to take effect, the Syrian president said the Syrian state was determined to recover all areas from terrorist…

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Deadly fighting rages on in Syria ahead of US-Russia brokered truce

Dozens are believed to have been killed in an air strike on a market in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, just days before a US-Russia-brokered ceasefire is due to…

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Syria: top commander of former Nusra group 'killed' near Aleppo

A top commander of the militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed in an airstrike near the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, rebel sources have…

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US-Russia talks on Syria stall

Russia and the US have discussed possible cooperation to defeat terrorist groups in Syria.

Syria

Syrian forces retake key Aleppo district

Syrian army forces and their allies have recaptured the whole Ramousah district of Aleppo, according to a monitor.

World News

Syrian refugees return home and praise Turkish military action

Turkish officials say nearly 300 Syrians have gone back to the town of Jarablus; marking the first formal return of civilians since Turkey launched a massive military campaign last month against Islam

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Dozens ill after alleged Syrian government chlorine attack on Aleppo

An alleged chlorine gas attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo is said to have led to dozens of people including children being treated in hospital for suffocation.

Syria

Gas allegedly used by Syrian government forces in latest Aleppo bombing

Medical sources in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo say that President Assad’s forces may have again used chlorine bombs in a gas attack on a rebel-held residential…

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The two sides of Aleppo: Relaxing with death on your doorstep

People lounge around a hotel swimming pool as a singer entertains them… It is not the sort of scene you would expect to see in Aleppo, the divided city that has become the focus of fighting in Syria’s

China

US and Russia fail to reach Syria deal at G20

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been unable to reach an agreement on ending the violence in Syria.

Syria

Turkish-backed rebels clear ISIL militants from Turkey-Syria border

Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebels say they have driven ISIL militants out of territory along the Syrian border with Turkey.

Turkey

Turkey opens second front in Syria

Turkish tanks crossed the border from Kilis province on Saturday, according to media reports. Eyewitnesses report explosions and plumes of smoke.