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Indonesia rejects return of citizens joining IS in Syria

The Indonesian government has rejected the return or repatriation of the country's nationals nabbed in Syria who were involved in activities of the IS terrorist group.

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Mosul's loss deals huge blow to IS, but its threat to last longer time

Iraq'sliberationofMosuldealtahugeblowtoIslamicState(IS),buttheterrorgroupwillremainathreatforlongertimeasitisstillholdingitsgroundinSyriaandcouldseektolaunchrev

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Iran: U.S.-Russia ceasefire deal should be expanded to cover all Syria

ApartialceasefireinsouthwesternSyriaagreedbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussiashouldbeexpandedtoallofSyria,Iran'sforeignministryspokesmansaidonMonday.TheUnitedStates

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Russian stance on Ukraine, Syria not affected by U.S. sanctions

RussiawillnotchangeitspolicyonUkraineandSyriadespitethepressureofsanctionsimposedbyWashington,saidaseniorRussianlawmakerSundayfollowingU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'

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US, Russia and Jordan reach ceasefire deal for SW Syria

TheUS,RussiaandJordanhavereachedaceasefiredealforsouthwesternSyria,withtheagreementduetoenterforceatnoonDamascustime(0900GMT)onSunday.Thetrucewasannouncedaftera

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Russia, Turkey, Iran make progress on Syria de-escalation zones talks

Russia,TurkeyandIranagreedtoformajointworkinggrouponestablishingde-escalationzonesinSyriaduringthelatestpeacetalkswrappedupWednesdayintheKazakhcapitalofAstana.T

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Syria warns U.S. to calculate reactions in case of new aggression

Syria'sDeputyForeignMinisterFaisalMekdadsaidMondaythathisgovernmentwouldnotbesurprisediftheU.S.carriedoutanewattackonSyria,as"thecrazycandoanything."Mekdad'srem

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Investigation confirms sarin was used in Syria’s attack

Theworld'schemicalweaponswatchdogsaidthebannednerveagentsarinwasusedinanattackinnorthernSyriainAprilthatkilleddozensofpeople.USambassadortotheUnitedNationsNikki

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U.S. brings up chemical attack issue to quell Syrian army progress

TheUnitedStateshasbroughtupthechemicalweaponsissueinSyria,bysuggestingthattheSyriangovernmentforcesareuptolaunchachemicalattackagainstrebels,warningretributiona

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US, France vow 'joint response' if chemical attack in Syria

USPresidentDonaldTrumpandhisFrenchcounterpartEmmanuelMacronagreedTuesdayonajointresponseintheeventofanotherchemicalattackinSyria,asWashingtonwarnedDamascuswould

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US warns Syria may conduct new chemical attack

The Syrian government may be preparing for another chemical weapons attack, the White House said on Monday.

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Europe easy prey for attacks as IS diverts failure in Mideast

TherecentwaveofterroristattacksinEuropeiscorrelatedinonewayoranotherwiththechaoticsituationintheMiddleEastandthedefeatsoftheIslamicStateinSyriaandIraq,Arabsecur

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Many Syrians residing in Turkey decide to go home for good

ThousandsofSyriansaremakingtheirwaybackovertheborder.SomearegoinghometocelebrateEid,andplantoreturntoTurkeyafterwards.However,othersplantoremainathomeforgood,as

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Australia to resume air strikes in Syria after Russia threat

AustraliawarplaneswillresumeairstrikesagainstISILtargetsinSyria,endingatwo-daysuspensionimplementedafterthedowningofaSyrianwarplanebyaUSfighterjet,Reutershasrep

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Syrian refugees in Turkey take on new life as circus performers

ChildrenattheAltinozurefugeecampinthesoutheastofTurkey'sHatayProvincestilllivewithmemoriesofSyriaonlyastone’sthrowaway,butitisexcitementthatfillstheairthesedays

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They flee war in Middle East, who can save them?

TheylefttheirhomesintheMiddleEasttofleewarandbecamerefugees.Evenifsomeofthemareluckyenoughtoreachforeignland,theyremainisolatedduetolanguageandculturalproblems.

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Australia suspends airstrikes in Syria as precaution

AustraliasuspendeditsairstrikesinSyriaonTuesday,followingthedowningoftheSyrianaircraftandRussia'ssubsequentthreatagainstUS-ledcoalitionaircraft.RussiasaidonMond