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Russian FM urges constructive efforts to settle Syria crisis

​Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday urged the international community to make constructive efforts to promote the political progress in the conflict-torn Syria.

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U.S., partners continue bombing IS in Syria, Iraq

The U.S. and coalition forces continued their air raids on the Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq over the past two days, the coalition announced on Saturday.

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IS threat prompts U.S. shift in approach to Syria

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's fresh desire to re-ignite negotiations with Syria's Assad reflects a possible shift in the international approach toward solving the conflict in Syria, analysts said.

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Three British teens allegedly to join IS sent back to UK

​Turkey said on Sunday that three British teens allegedly trying to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria were detained in a Turkish airport and sent back to Britain.

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Kerry says U.S. will have to negotiate with Syrian gov't

​The United States will "have to negotiate" with the Syrian government in an effort to end the country's four-year-old conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a TV program aired on Sunday.

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Foreign intervention main reason behind prolonged Syria crisis

As the Syria crisis enters its fifth year with no tangible political solution in sight, Syrian politicians blame foreign intervention for the protracted conflict.

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Spy detained for helping British girls join IS: Turkish FM

​Turkey said on Thursday that it had detained an intelligence agent working for a country in the U. S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) for helping three British girls cross into Syria through Turkey.

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Syrian president says popular support behind his "success"

​Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he "succeeded to withstand" the nearly four-year-old crisis in Syria thanks for the popular support he enjoys in Syria.

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Western delegations' visits to Syria to break political isolation

Visits by foreign delegations to Syria recently could indicate that the West is willing to break, even on a low profile, the isolation against the country since the war there broke out nearly four years ago, according to local political analysts.

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Returning jihadists pose great threat to Europe: British think tank

​Security services across Europe are "deeply worried" about jihadi terrorists returning from Syria and Iraq, experts at British think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said Wednesday.

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Syria says not to tolerate foreign troops on its soil in IS fight

​Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Monday that his country doesn't need foreign troops to fight Islamic State (IS) militants on its soil.

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Jordan airstrikes IS bases in revenge for pilot killing

​Jordanian fighter jets targeted several holes and hideouts for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) said in a statement Thursday.

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U.S., partners continue airstrikes against IS in Syria, Iraq

​U.S. and partner-nation military forces have conducted a total of 33 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria and Iraq over the past two days, the U. S. Defense Department said Sunday.

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U.S., partners continue airstrikes against IS in Syria, Iraq

U.S. and partner countries have conducted 19 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria and Iraq over the past two days, the U.S. Defense Department said Sunday.

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U.S.-led airstrikes hit IS forces in Syria, Iraq: Pentagon

​The United States and its allies conducted a total of 15 airstrikes against Islamic State ( IS) targets in Syria and Iraq Tuesday, hitting several buildings and units, according to a statement released by U.S. Department of Defense.

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U.S.-led strikes against IS in Syria "ineffective"

​The strikes of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS), also locally known as Daesh, in Syria are "ineffective" in halting the progress of the terror group, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has said.

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U.S., partner continue airstrikes against IS forces in Syria, Iraq

U.S. and partner-nation military forces continued to attack the Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq over the past three days, a statement of U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday.