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Girl, 7, tells Trump: "Help Syria and I'll be your friend"

A Syrian girl who became a global star tweeting updates from Aleppo has written an open letter to Donald Trump urging him to help the war-ravaged country.

Kazakhstan

Frosty exchanges as Syria talks begin in Astana

Talks between Syria’s warring parties got underway in Kazakhstan on Monday with a war of words.

Kazakhstan

Syria peace talks start in Kazakhstan

Syria's opposition and government representatives are meeting in Astana, in the latest efforts to secure peace after a six-year long civil war.

Syria

Syria: fighting continues, UN says aid not getting through

Days before the start of talks on the Syria conflict in the Kazakh capital Astana, fighting continues in a number of places.

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Extremists destroy Palmyra's celebrated Tetraplyon

Syria's antiquities chief says Islamic State militants have mostly destroyed one of the most famous monuments in the ancient city of Palmyra.

Syria

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

Syria

Reports link Syrian president Assad to chemical attacks for the first time, Reuters

A list produced by international investigators indicates that Bashar al-Assad and his brother were linked to the decision to use toxic weapons in 2014 and 2015.

Syria

Turkish airstrikes kill 41 ISIL militants in Syria - military

It comes as Syrian rebels, backed by Turkish forces attempt to re-take al-Bab from the jihadist group.

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Syria ceasefire 'largely holding' but 'exceptional' strikes kill dozens - reports

The United Nations says a nationwide ceasefire in Syria is largely holding, but there are some exceptions.

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Opinion: US must make a hard choice in Syria: Turkey or Kurds?

Syria

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.

Russia

Russia reduces forces in Syria but civil war rages on

It is ‘mission accomplished’ for the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier – now headed back to Russia after completing its operations in waters off Syria.

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Opinion: Will Syria's conflict redraw the map of the Middle East?

Syria

Syria: Russia begins withdrawing troops

The news comes from the TASS news agency, who quotes the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov.

Syria

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.

Syria

Syrian airstrikes 'hit Idlib province' - opposition media

Syrian opposition media say pro-government airstrikes have hit areas in Idlib city and the surrounding province, killing at least four people on Tuesday.

Syria

Syrian rebels threaten to boycott peace talks

They have suspended preparations for the Russian-led peace talks in Kazakhstan amid what they say are concerns about ceasefire violations.

Syria

Syrian rebels freeze peace talks 'until ceasefire is fully implemented'

Syrian rebel groups have threatened to boycott peace talks being prepared for later this month in Kazakhstan.

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UN Security Council approves Russia-Turkey ceasefire plan for Syria

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming a ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey.

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