Syria conflict

Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants
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Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss fight against militants

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed strategy in fighting Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants with visiting Iraqi Kurdish…
Incendiary bombs dropped on hospital, Syrian rebel group says
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Incendiary bombs dropped on hospital, Syrian rebel group says

A Syrian army helicopter dropped incendiary "barrel bombs" on the only hospital in besieged, opposition-held Daraya early on Friday, putting…
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
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Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege

Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government…
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
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Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict

Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in…
Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia causing collapse of Syria truces
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Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia causing collapse of Syria truces

Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah on Friday said Saudi Arabia was causing the collapse of ceasefires in Syria and thwarting peace…
UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks
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UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire in Syria…
Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming
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Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming

Syria's war has destroyed agricultural infrastructure and fractured the state system that provides farmers with seeds and buys their crops,…
Syrian rebels declare new battle against government
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Syrian rebels declare new battle against government

Syrian rebel groups announced a new battle against government forces on Monday, a sign of escalating violence that has undermined…
Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing
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Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing

When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia's military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the…
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report
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Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report

Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters,…
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