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    Assad Rule Ends in Syria as Rebels Take Damascus

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus for an unknown destination as rebels announced that they were entering the capital. Syrian Prime Minister Ghazi al-Jalali said the government is ready for any handover

    West Asia
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    Insurgents say encircling Damascus as government denies falling back

    In Tehran Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed reports of the evacuation of the Islamic Republic’s Embassy staff in Syria following the resurgence of militant groups opposing the Syrian government.

    West Asia
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    Israel Bombs Syria As Armed Groups March To Homs

    Israeli jets bombed crucial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon as thousands of people fled the central city of Homs overnight amid continued lightning offensive by the armed groups against Syrian army.

    West Asia
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    Rebel Advance in Syria Secures Israel’s Backyard

    Terror gangs under the banner of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), jumping off from their territory in the northwestern Idlib province, have sliced through embattled Syrian army and entered Aleppo in a surprise attack

    West Asia
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    "We're Still In Tents": Arab Refugees See Bias As Europe Welcomes Ukrainians

    Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.

    World
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    UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen as the Gulf state hosted Isaac Herzog on the first-ever visit to the country by an Israeli president.

    West Asia
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    Lebanon returns smuggled artifacts to Syria

    The Lebanese Ministry of Culture announced that it had returned 5 antiquities smuggled from the Nabu Museum to Syria, during an event held at the Beirut Museum to deliver the artifacts.

    Off Track
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    Iran Attacks U.S. Base in Syria In Direct Message to Israel

    Analysts say, the direct attack against al-Tanf base on Syrian soil likely serves as a message for both Israel and the Americans that Iranians are ready for war, and perhaps also to exert pressure

    West Asia
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    Yemen, Hamas pledge support for Syria against foreign aggression

    Yemen’s defense minister has pledged support for the Syrian government in the face of “blatant foreign interference”, praising Damascus for standing up to the aggressive.

    West Asia
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    Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria, 16 Killed

    The attack came amid escalating tensions in the region between Iran and the United States over sanctions and the downing of an American reconnaissance drone, and just hours before the International Atomic Energy Agency

    West Asia
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    Is the Middle East on the brink of a major showdown?

    War clouds in the Middle East are thickening. A worrisome conjunction of circumstances is leading towards a possible showdown between the Axis of Resistance and Arab Nato.

    View Point
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    Film cameras start to roll again in Damascus studios

    On a long-disused film set outside Damascus featuring mud houses, palm trees, alleyways and camels, actors in flowing robes are making a television series that the producers say is part.

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    Syria talks in Astana seek to bolster truce in peace bid

    International meeting on Syrian settlement aim to produce a joint agreement Tuesday to bolster a cease-fire that could build momentum ahead of United Nations-backed negotiations next month to end the six-year civil war.

    West Asia
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    Syria peace talks begin in Astana

    The first talks in a year between the two waring sides in the Syria conflict begin today (Jan 23) in the Kazakh capital of Astana. Russia, Turkey and Iran are sponsoring the two day meeting.

    West Asia
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    “Voices from Syria”: New E-book by Mark Taliano

    Between 15 and 23 September 2016, I travelled to war-torn Syria because I sensed years ago that the official narratives being fed to North Americans across TV screens, in newsprint and on the internet were false.

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    Russian,Turkish campaign in Syria deepens NATO crisis

    The bombing campaign struck targets around the Syrian town of al-Bab, the scene of bloody fighting between Turkish troops and ISIS militants over the past several weeks.

    West Asia
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    Russia says Turkey joins raids on Daesh in Syria

    The Wednesday aerial attacks by Russian and Turkish war planes were the “first joint air operation” by the two countries against the Daesh terrorist group in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

    West Asia
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    Iran signs phone, petrol deals with Syria

    Iran will build a mobile phone network and petrol terminal in Syria under deals signed in Tehran on Tuesday during a visit by Prime Minister Imad Khamis, Iranian media reported.

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    Russia, Turkey agree to 'coordinate' strikes in Syria

    Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday.

    West Asia
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    Israeli Jets Bomb Damascus Military Airport

    Syrian army command said on Friday that Israel fired rockets at a major military airbase outside Damascus, and warned Tel Aviv of repercussions of what it called a "flagrant" attack.

    West Asia
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    US admits Killing 188 civilians in Iraq and Syria

    The US-led coalition has only acknowledged killing of some 200 civilians in its alleged war against ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, rejecting the majority of civilian casualty reports as “non-credible.”

    West Asia
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    Syrian army announces nationwide ceasefire

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government had signed a number of documents including a ceasefire deal that would take effect at midnight.

    West Asia
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    US-led coalition supporting terrorists in Syria: Erdogan

    The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has uncovered evidence that US-led coalition forces have helped support terrorists in Syria – including Isis.

    West Asia
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    Why don’t refugees just stay in Turkey or Greece? We asked them

    The European Commission has decided to start returning migrants from other European countries back to Greece, lifting a ban on the practice that was put in place in 2011.

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