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20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are

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Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian army and Russian air power lay siege

Ancient armies fought here, but now modern weapons are beginning to encircle Aleppo, and the city is being hit remorselessly from the air by the

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Syria: conference raised billions in aid

Money will be spent on urgent care, improving access to education and employment opportunities.

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Syria: world leaders ask for massive aid donation

Hundreds gather to raise billions

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Syria: stakeholders surprised by halt in talks

Talks in tatters after Russian-backed Syrian Army offensive in Aleppo

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Syrian donors' conference calls for $9 billion

Seventy world leaders to attend Syria donors’ conference UN hopes to raise $9 billion to secure futures for refugees Aim is to avoid a ‘lost

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Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power advance on Aleppo

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power advance against rebel forces north of Aleppo.

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Diplomatic failure as UN suspends Syrian peace talks

The UN has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year civil war. #theguardiannews Faltering UN Syria peace talks paused until end of

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Aleppo assault threatens fragile Syrian peace process

A Syrian government offensive on rebel-held towns around Aleppo has thrown the UN brokered peace talks into chaos.

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Syrian opposition HNC pulls out of Geneva peace talks

The list of attendees at the United Nations-brokered peace talks on Syria has yet to be set in stone. On Tuesday, February 2, the High Negotiations

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Turkish disaster agency warns thousands of Turkmens fleeing Syria

Turkish disaster agency AFAD says over 3,600 Turkmens and Arabs have fled across the border from Syria in the four days leading up to February 2

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Jailed for joining ISIL - British woman gets six years after returning from Syria

A twenty-six year-old British mother who took her toddler son to Syria has been jailed for six years for belonging to the jihadist group

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Syria peace talks: UN mediator 'optimistic and determined'

Syria’s main opposition group met with the UN’s mediator in Geneva for the first time on Sunday but attempts to get talks started to find a solution

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Death toll rises in Shi'ite shrine blasts in Damascus

The number of people killed in Sunday's bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus has risen to 71 with dozens more wounded.

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Damascus blasts aimed at disrupting Syria peace talks - EU foreign policy chief

Sunday’s deadly blasts in Damascus were intended to disrupt Syria’s fledgling peace talks, according to the European Union’s foreign policy chief

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Syrian opposition delegation keen for 'success' at Geneva peace talks

A Syrian opposition delegation has arrived in Geneva, saying they are keen to make United Nations peace talks a success. The representatives also

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Syria conflict: Main opposition group heads to Geneva peace talks

United Nations-brokered peace talks on Syria are preparing to host the country’s main opposition group which set off for Geneva early on Saturday

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Syrian opposition says will engage in Geneva talks, but no negotiations, yet

After a shaky start to the peace talks on Syria, a key opposition group says it will now engage in discussions in Geneva.

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Key opposition group says will join peace talks on Syria

After a shaky start to the Geneva peace talks on Syria, a key opposition group says it will now join the negotiations from Sunday, January 31.

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Hopes low for progress at Syria peace talks

Round three of UN-brokered peace talks on Syria begins, but so far only the government has turned out to negotiate.