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Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed

Upcoming UN-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva have been pushed back until late February, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

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Russia and Turkey 'join forces' to bomb ISIL in Syria

Russia has said its war planes joined forces with Turkish jets for the first time to target so-called Islamic State militants holding the town of al-Bab in northern…

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ISIL launches fierce assault on Syrian government enclave

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 82 people have been killed, with militants attempting to cut the enclave off from a nearby military base

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Syria: government and rebels 'reach Damascus water supply deal'

The Syrian government reportedly reaches a deal with rebels in the Wadi Barada valley, which could see Damascus' main water supply fully restored.

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Syria's Assad 'ready to negotiate everything', if conditions are met

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the government is ready to negotiate on everything, including his position as president.

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Car bomb wreaks havoc in Syrian president's stronghold

At least nine people have been killed and dozens more hurt by a car bomb in the Syrian government-held town of Jableh.

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Aleppo celebrates Christmas as Assad visits Damascus convent

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family visited a convent north of Damascus on Christmas day.

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UN sends in more observers of "complicated" Aleppo evacuation

The evacuation of civilians and rebel fighters from eastern Aleppo could be completed within two days according to Turkey which helped mediate the exodus.

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Syrian army urges rebels to speed up Aleppo evacuation

The military has broadcast messages saying it is poised to enter the last rebel enclave, as estimates vary as to how far the process has to go.

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Aleppo in ruins as Assad celebrates a good 2016

Aleppo the target of a relentless human violence

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Syria: people leave rebel-besieged villages as evacuations step up

Seven-year-old Bana Alabed is reportedly among evacuees from Aleppo in a two-way process from government and rebel-controlled areas.

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Evacuation of rebel-held enclave in eastern Aleppo resumes

Fighters and families board buses in Aleppo as evacuations of the destroyed eastern part of the city begin once more

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Kerry accuses Assad of 'massacre' in Aleppo

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accusing President Bashar al Assad and his forces of ''carrying out nothing short of a massacre'' in the city.

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Syria: Assad celebrates 'history' as Aleppo is 'liberated'

Until very recently parts of eastern Aleppo had been controlled by rebels – despite the pounding from government forces and their Russian allies.

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Syria's battle for Aleppo over, the evacuation begins in earnest

Thousands of people are being moved out of the city in an operation expected to last several days, after government forces regained control.

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Tomorrow is too late, mayor of east Aleppo calls on the EU to act

‘More than words are needed to save civilians’, the mayor of east Aleppo said as he arrived in Brussels to address the EU summit.

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Aleppo evacuation 'aims to ensure civilian safety' - Syrian government

A Syrian government minister has said the evacuation plan must ensure the safety of civilians when the rebels withdraw from eastern Aleppo.

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'First convoy leaves eastern Aleppo' under evacuation deal

A first convoy of people requiring medical attention left war-shattered eastern Aleppo on Thursday morning, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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Thousands stream out of Aleppo as rebel deal is struck

Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin says an agreement has been struck for rebels to evacuate the city in north-western Syria.

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Final Aleppo battle - as seen by Syrian and Russian media

The governments of Syria and Russia are presenting a very different picture of the crisis in Aleppo from that portrayed by the UN, as the battle for the city draws to a…

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