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Syria: Polls and peace talks as fighting escalates

State-controlled areas of Syria are voting on Wednesday in parliamentary elections boycotted by the opposition. The polls are seen as a sham by the

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Fighting continues in Homs and Aleppo provinces on eve of Syria election

Fighting has continued in Syria, on the eve of the first parliamentary elections in four years. Opposition activists reported airstrikes by

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Syrian towns retaken from ISIL

A pro-rebel Syrian news agency (SMART) reported the southern town of Tasil has been retaken by rebel groups linked to the Free Syrian Army. The town

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Fighting rages along Syria's northern front

No news on the whereabouts of scores of workers seized from a cement works by ISIL

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Cleaning up after ISIL

The Russian Defence Ministry released a video on Wednesday (April 6) showing teams of military sappers searching for mines in the historic part of

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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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Inside the city of Palmyra and what is left after the defeat of ISIL there

The battle for Palmyra is over but the reminders of the dangers are ever present as a team from France 2 discovered. They spent time there with the

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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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Turkey: Dikili residents express anger over EU migrant deal

The European Commission says Ankara has met the legal requirements for the return of migrants from Greece. A spokesperson made the statement as the

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Lyon Opera shines light on Syria

Syria was at the heart of a recent series of concerts at the Opera in the French city of Lyon under the theme The Syria I love. Among the artists

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Palmyra's past 'not beyond repair'

Syria's antiquities chief announces some of the ancient city can be rebuilt what had previously thought destroyed by ISIL militants.

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Russia soldiers train for Syria

Footage broadcast on Russian television showed Russian military engineers training with sniffer dogs and specialist equipment near Moscow, in

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Demining Palmyra - scores of bombs feared hidden in the historic city

Russian military engineers are preparing for an unusual mission

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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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'Nightmare over,' Palmyra to be mostly restored by end of 2016

“The nightmare is over for Palmyra,” says Syria’s Head of Antiquities. Mamoun Abdulkarim said the city of ancient temples will be mostly restored by

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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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The swimmer who fled Syria: One refugee's story

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Palmyra recaptured from ISIL, military source

"After heavy fighting during the night, the army is in full control of Palmyra -- both the ancient site and the residential neighbourhoods," a military source said.