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Syria: ISIL alleged to have kidnapped 250 factory employees

Approximately 250 Syrians are feared kidnapped following an alleged ISIL attack east of Damascus. The cement factory employees have been unreachable

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Islamists down Syrian government aircraft capturing pilot

Islamist rebels have shot down a Syrian government aircraft over Aleppo. Reports suggest that militants from the Nusra Front have captured the pilot

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Alawite leaders distance themselves from Assad - reports

Leaders of the Syrian president’s Alawite branch of Islam are reportedly distancing themselves from his government, according to Britain’s Sunday

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Mass grave discovered near recaptured Syrian town of Palmyra

The Syrian army says it has found a mass grave containing about 40 bodies near the city of Palmyra, recently recaptured from ISIL fighters. The

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Palmyra is the latest gain for Assad regime in fight against ISIL

The noose is tightening round the so called Islamic State fighters. That’s how some analysts interpret the fact the Syrian army has retaken the city

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Russia pursues Syria pullout but 'will continue fighting terrorist groups'

Three Russian heavy attack helicopters headed home from Syria on Monday, in line with President Vladimir Putin’s declared withdrawal this month of

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Drone shows ancient Palmyra after Syrian government recapture

Drone footage shows aerial views of the city of Palmyra after Syrian government forces — with international support — recaptured the site from the

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ISIL militants driven out of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

Syrian government forces – backed by heavy Russian air support – are said to have driven ISIL militants out of Palmyra. The army is describing it as

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JUST IN: Palmyra 'recaptured' from ISIL, military source

JUST IN: Syrian government forces have retaken Palmyra from ISIL militants, according to a military source. More details to follow. Syrian

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ISIL suffers series of blows in Iraq and Syria

Fighters from the so-called Islamic State are reportedly on the retreat in the Syrian city of Palmyra which they captured in May last year. After an

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Syrian government forces enter ISIL-held Palmyra - state TV

Syrian state TV says government forces have entered the historic town of Palmyra, held by the so-called Islamic State group since May. The army has

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US and Russia seek to speed up Syrian peace talks

Russia and America tried to ease the logjam on Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Thursday. US Secretary of State John Kerry met with President Vladimir

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Syrian government forces retake Palmyra

Claim has been made by state television

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Questions and criticism as EU-Turkey migration deal takes effect

From today, Sunday, migrants crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece face being sent back to Turkey under a controversial deal between the EU and Ankara

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Syrian refugee sets sights on Rio Olympics

Yusra Mardini was among Syria's brightest swimming stars before being forced to flee her home due to the war

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Syrian government: "Europe is guilty of many strategic mistakes"

On Monday, Russia surprised the international community with the announcement that it is to begin the partial withdrawal of its troops from Syria

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Putin warns his army is ready to re-deploy in Syria if necessary

Kremlin medal ceremony marks the official end of Russia's five-and-a-half month campaign

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Assad's future at heart of peace talks

The High Negotiations Committee the HNC is a negotiating committee formed by various opponents of the Bashar al- Assad regime and is present at the

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Syria: five years of crisis

An abridged timeline of the Syrian civil war.

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PYD Kurds create 'unconstitutional' federation in northern Syria

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, has joined forces with several allied groups to declare the creation of an autonomous federation

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