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Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
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Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family

Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf has publicly hit out at Assad’s seizure of his businesses, exposing a rift in the elite’s…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
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Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes

BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
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Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus

BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
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As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
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Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks

Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
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Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year

Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country…
First trial on torture in Syria to open in Germany in April
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First trial on torture in Syria to open in Germany in April

BERLIN (Reuters) — The first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s security services for crimes against humanity,…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
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Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…
Turkey, Russia face off in Syria as fighting escalates, plane shot down
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Turkey, Russia face off in Syria as fighting escalates, plane shot down

REYHANLI, Turkey/AMMAN (Reuters) — Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria, where fighting has intensified…
Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes
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Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes

ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) — Syrian government forces entered parts of a strategic rebel-held town on Monday, and Turkey said it would…
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