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Chemical weapons issue casts shadow over Syrian peace talks in Vienna

TheSyriantalksinViennastartedonThursdaywithanopeningmeetingbetweenthegovernmentdelegationandtheUNspecialenvoytoSyriaStaffandeMisturaamidanewescalationovertheiss

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Trump urges Turkish President Erdogan to 'de-escalate' Syria fighting

USPresidentDonaldTrumponWednesdayurgedhisTurkishcounterpartRecepTayyipErdogantolimithisforces'assaultagainstaKurdishenclaveinnorthernSyria,theWhiteHousesaid.USP

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Turkey says seeks no clash with U.S., Russia, but will pursue Syria goal

TurkeyseekstoavoidanyclashwithU.S.,RussianorSyrianforcesbutwilltakeanystepsneededforitssecurity,aTurkishministersaidonTuesday,thefourthdayofanairandgroundoffens

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Turkey's offensive in Syria's Afrin further challenges ties with U.S.

Turkey'soffensiveagainstU.S.-backedKurdishmilitiainnorthernSyria'sAfrinregionposesnewchallengetoitsalreadyailingtieswiththeUnitedStates,saidlocalexperts.TheUnit

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18 civilians killed by Turkish airstrikes and shelling in Syria's Afrin

Atleast18civilianshavebeenkilledintheTurkishmilitarycampaignagainstSyria'sKurdish-heldAfrinenclaveinnorthernSyria,amonitorgroupreportedSunday.TheSyrianObservato

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Analysis: What's behind Turkey's offensive against Afrin?

Afterdaysofshelling,TurkeyannouncedonFridayitwaslaunchinganoffensiveagainsttheSyriandistrictofAfrin,whichiscontrolledbytheKurdishgroupDemocraticUnionParty(PYD).

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Turkish jets pound Kurdish militia in new Syria offensive

TurkeyopenedanewfrontinSyria'snearlyseven-year-oldwaronSaturday,launchingairstrikesagainstaUS-backedKurdishmilitiainAfrinProvincethatraisetheprospectofafurthers

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Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destination

ItisoverayearsinceBasharal-Assad'sregime,withthehelpofRussianairstrikesandbarrelbombs,poundedtherebel-heldeastofAleppointosubmission.Buildingswereflattened,thos

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Commentary: Cracks in Russia-Iran alliance open options for Trump

IranandRussiahavemadenosecretoftheirmutualdesiretosidelinetheUnitedStatesintheMiddleEast.“OurcooperationcanisolateAmerica,”SupremeLeaderAyatollahAliKhameneitold

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Top 10 geopolitical risks facing the Middle East in 2018

Belowarethetop10risks,whichinmyview,theMiddleEastfacesin2018–startingwiththelowestandendingwiththehighest.Myrankingisbasedontheprobabilityoftheeventhappening,mu

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Putin's New Year message to Trump calls for 'pragmatic cooperation'

VladimirPutinhascalledfor"pragmaticcooperation"withtheUSinaNewYearmessagetoDonaldTrump.Inatelegrammessage,MrPutinsaidaconstructivedialoguebetweenthetwonationswa

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Syria aspires for political solution to civil war after IS collapse

ThemajorachievementforSyriain2017wasperhapsthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS),adevelopmentthatnourisheshopesandpavesthewayforapossiblepoliticalsolutiontothenearlyse

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Russia, Turkey prefer 'hand in hand approach'

“Don’tforgetAleppo!Don’tforgetSyria!”,therelationshipbetweenRussiaandTurkeywerefacedwithbleedingtestin2016,withthesloganbeingshoutedandtheRussianambassadorAndre

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Islamic State: What happened to all the foreign fighters?

Anestimated40,000peopletraveledfromaroundtheworldtotakeuparmsfortheIslamicStategroupasitoccupiedterritoryinSyriaandIraqanddeclaredacaliphatein2014.Afewhundredar

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Under Putin, Russia increases clout in the Middle East

WhenRussialaunchedamilitarycampaigninSyriatwoyearsago,PresidentVladimirPutinsoughttosavehisallyfromimminentcollapseandbreakRussia’sinternationalisolationoveracr

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Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

PresidentVladimirPutinonMondayorderedthewithdrawalofRussiantroopsfromSyria.HemadethestatementduringasurprisevisittoKhmeimimAirBaseinLatakiaProvince,Syria,whereh

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Saudi-led airstrikes destroy missile depot of Yemen's Houthis, 20 dead

ThedefeatoftheIslamicStates(IS)terroristgroupinSyriaismainlyduetotheSyriangovernment,theRussianDefenseMinistrysaidSunday.Itmadetheremarksinacommentontheearliers