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ISIL militants reportedly seize Syrian city of Palmyra

ISIL militants have seized almost all of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It

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ISIL militants have seized around a third of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, according to a monitoring group. It is further fueling fears that

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Turkey has broken the dire record of the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world, now an estimated two million, mostly Syrian

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Fears grow for the security of Palmyra amid reports ISIL extremists have advanced on the ancient Syrian site.

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Amnesty International report accuses Syrian government of deliberately targeting civilians with deadly barrel bombs in Aleppo

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A group monitoring the conflict in Syria has reported fifty-two civilians have been killed by a single US-led airstrikes. The Syrian Observatory for

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Christians in Aleppo call for an end to the Syria conflict

As the systematic bombing of Syria’s largest city continues to wreak destruction and claim lives, a leading Christian clergyman in Aleppo has called

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Eight people have been killed and dozens buried under rubble in Syria’s second city of Aleppo after an attack by the militant group, Islamic State

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Round two of talks in Moscow to discuss the Syrian crisis resulted in no significant breakthroughs, reports suggest. Hosts Russia – a key ally of

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The desperate plight of Palestinians trapped amid fighting in Syria prompted dozens of people to demonstrate outside the UN headquarters in Gaza. One

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The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the “desperate” plight of civilians trapped amid fierce fighting in the largely Palestinian Yarmouk

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An alliance of Islamist forces, rivals of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL), have seized the Syrian city of Idlib close to the Turkish

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Islamist groups in Syria including al Qaeda’s Nusra Front have reportedly seized the city of Idlib, dealing a huge blow to the Assad regime. Social

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Bashar al-Assad has given a cool reception to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks that the Syrian leader should be included in talks to reach

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Kerry: US 'has to negotiate' with Syria's Assad

US Secretary of State John Kerry said he would be willing to talk to Syrian President Bashar Assad to stem that nation’s violence. In an interview

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The conflict in Syria is four years old today, four years during which the country has been ripped apart as the conflict has changed and become more

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