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US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

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At least 17 civilians killed in Syria airstrikes, says monitor

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says children were among the dead on Saturday in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus

Syria

Weapons made in eastern Europe 'finding their way to ISIL'

Eastern European countries are unwittingly supplying the so-called Islamic State with weapons and ammunition, a new report has claimed.

Syria

Critical medical evacuations begin in Ghouta, Syria

A UN Humanitarian convoy has been allowed into the rebel-held suburb of Ghouta to begin evacuating the critically ill.

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Syria

Pro-government airstrikes kill 19 in Syrian village

Air strikes have killed 19 people in a village in Syria's rebel stronghold of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes were either carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes. Syria and Russia have not responded but previously they've said they only ever target militants.

Lebanon

EU and Lebanon hold first official talks since PM Hariri's return

The head of EU foreign policy Federica Mogherini spoke about Syria during her visit saying she wanted all Syrians who fled violence in their country to be protected and to be given the option to return home when the time is right.

France

Macron: ISIL will be defeated by February

French President Emmanuel Macron, says the military campaign against ISIL in Syria should be completed in February and he would push for peace talks involving all parties in the conflict, including President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis of besieged Syrians

Charity officials working on the outskirts of Damascus have warned that humanitarian conditions have reached crisis levels as the Syrian government continues to block trucks carrying relief supplies from reaching badly effected areas.

Syria

UN urges for peace talks in Syria

As civilian casualties rise, the UN has urged for peace talks in Syria as Russian President Putin says their work in the country is nearly done.

Syria

Russia begins to withdraw troops from Syria

After Russia announced the defeat of ISIL in Syria, President Putin told soldiers "the motherland is waiting" for them.

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Putin visits Russian military base in Syria

The Russian president's appearance came as he announced victory against ISIL and a partial pullout of his country's forces from the Middle-Eastern nation

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Iraq announces victory over ISIL

The Iraqi government announces that its war against ISIL is over, three years after a third of its territory was overrun by the militant group

Syria

Israeli missiles 'strike Syrian military post'

Israeli missiles are reported to have hit a Syrian military post south of the capital, Damascus.

Syria

23 killed in Syrian regime airstrikes as peace talks face uncertainty

At least 23 people have been killed by airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta as Syrian government forces intensify their efforts to retake the rebel stronghold.

Syria

Dozens killed as Syrian increases siege on last rebel-held stronghold

According to the Syrian Human Rights Observatory, most of the victims of the Syrian air raid on Eastern Ghouta were civilians

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Euroviews. View: Chemical weapons are becoming the new normal again, a century after World War I

The international community is sending a dangerous message to despots, dictators and terrorists the world over: stamping out chemical warfare is not a priority, writes Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Saudi Arabia

Syrian opposition rules out role for Assad in peace deal

Despite President Assad's renewed military might, opposition groups say the Syrian leader must play no part in an interim period under any peace deal

Russia

Assad makes first foreign trip in over two years to thank Putin

Secret meeting in Sochi saw Russian presidnet urge al-Assad to pursue political solution more actively.

Russia

Syria's President Assad visits Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin

Four-hour meeting reportedly focused on finding a political solution to Syrian conflict.

Turkey

Iran, Russia and Turkey diplomats meet to discuss Syria

Turkey, Russia and Iran have held talks on the civil war in Syria in Antalya, ahead of a summit between the leaders of the three countries at the Russian resort of Sochi.