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Since civil war broke out in 2011 the country has been left picking up the pieces. Today, archaeological digs have restarted and new excavations are underway in the Damascus Citadel, located in the northwest corner of Old Damascus.

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Eight years into the Syrian Civil War, families are trying to find those detained or missing.

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Syrian war crimes allegations quietly probed

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The head of Save the Children and a volunteer A&E doctor warn the world urgently needs to do more to ease the Syrians' suffering.

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The Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta as international calls to respect the UN-agreed ceasefire continue

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Moscow's call for a daily five-hour "humanitarian pause" failed to halt the bombing over rebel-held Ghouta on Tuesday, and there was no sign of any UN aid deliveries or medical evacuations.

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Six major charities claim an anti-refugee backlash and misleading rhetoric in host countries have created a false impression that Syria is now safe.

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Syrian opposition will not attend Russian peace conference

A spokesman for Syria's opposition rules out taking part in Russian brokered peace talks.

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Despite President Assad's renewed military might, opposition groups say the Syrian leader must play no part in an interim period under any peace deal

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Iran warns US not to attack again

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Russia has said chemical gas which killed dozens in Syria leaked from a rebel facility, after it was bombed by Syrian planes.

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Russia says bombed rebel weapons dump caused Syria 'chemical attack'

Russia has said chemical weapons that killed as many as 100 people in the town of Idlib leaked from a rebel weapons facility after it was bombed by the Syrian air…

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People fleeing villages around the Syrian city of Raqqa claim ISIL has been using civilians as human shields.

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Eyewitnesses say rebels and their families have begun leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city. The Russian-backed deal with the government is expected to be among the largest evacuations of its

18/03/2017

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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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