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Syria: ISIL car bomb on Turkey-backed rebels 'kills dozens'

Security sources in Syria say more than 40 people including 35 civilians have been killed by an ISIL car bomb near al-Bab.

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Geneva peace talks: looking for a way out of Syrian war

Opposing sides in the Syrian war have come face to face in UN peace talks for the first time in three years, as a way out of the deadly conflict remains elusive.

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Syria: Turkey-backed rebels in 'near full control' of northern town of al Bab

Turkish-backed rebels fighting ISIL have taken near full control of al-Bab in northern Syria, Turkey’s defence minister has said.

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Give peace no chance Syrian talks doomed to fail in Geneva

Geneva peace talks on Syria doomed to fail

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Syrian peace talks: hopes of a breakthrough low as UN-backed negotiations resume in Geneva

Peace talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Syria have resumed in Geneva.

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Syrian villagers celebrate ISIL's departure

In Syria, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured at least three villages in Deir al-Zour and Raqqa provinces on Wednesday as part of their offensive against…

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Syrian opposition calls for direct talks with Assad regime in Geneva

Syrian opposition delegates have for the first time called for face-to face talks with government representatives ahead of negotiations which begin today in…

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A diplomatic groundhog day for Syrians around the table in Geneva?

Analysts predict familiar disagreements are likely to resurface at the Geneva IV talks, despite massive changes in the military and political context.

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Syrian rebels clash with ISIL in northern Syria

The fighting follows Turkey's announcement that it had killed 44 jihadists in the city, and reported US airstrikes on Monday

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Syria: ISIL-linked groups launch attacks near Golan Heights

Fighting has reportedly flared near the Golan Heights in south western Syria after ISIL linked groups launched a surprise attack on moderate rebels.

Syria

ISIL under pressure as fighting rages in Syria

Are ISIL’s days numbered in the extremist group’s de facto capital of Raqqa?

Germany

Syria dominates at the G20 as next round of Geneva talks loom

Syria on the menu as G20 foreign ministers meet

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'Insyriated' screening at Berlinale sparks silence and tears

The awful realities of life in Syria.

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Syria conflict: fierce fighting in southern city of Daraa

In Syria, heavy clashes have continued between government and opposition forces in Daraa.

Syria

Report chronicles deliberate destruction of Aleppo by Russia and Assad

Russia and the Assad regime in Syria pursued the deliberate and systematic destruction of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a new report concludes.

Syria

Lavrov to discuss Syria with Tillerson in Germany, say reports

Talks would signal intensification of efforts by Trump administration to forge a joint approach with Moscow

Syria

Turkey says its troops won't stop until ISIL are ousted from northern Syria

Turkish backed rebels fighting as part of the Free Syrian Army claim to have taken control of a key road leading into the city of al-Bab.

Syria

Syrian rebels say close to taking strategic ISIL stronghold of al-Bab

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels say they have reached the centre of the strategically important ISIL held city of al-Bab, in northern Syria.

Syria

Battle for al-Bab hots up as four forces converge on ISIL-held Syrian town

With all the protagonists in the Syrian conflict facing each other in al-Bab, anti-ISIL forces are struggling to maintain unity as they attempt to retake the town from the Islamic militants.

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Russia intervenes to stop Syrian army and rebels fighting

Russia has reportedly intervened to halt fighting between the Syrian army and Turkish backed FSA rebels in northern Syria.