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Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control

AfterlosingmajorstrongholdsandkeyurbanareasacrossSyria,includingitsself-proclaimedcapital,thecityofRaqqa,theIslamicStategroupnowcontrolsonly5percentofthecountry

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British IS fighters 'must be killed', minister says

The"onlyway"todealwithBritishISfightersinSyriais"inalmosteverycase"tokillthem,theministerforinternationaldevelopmenthassaid.RoryStewartsaidconvertstoso-calledIs

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After IS collapse in Raqqa, US faces other extremism threats

TheimminentfalloftheIslamicState'sdefactocapitalleavesAmericaamultitudeoftaskstorestorestabilityintheMiddleEast,startingwithpocketsofremainingISresistanceinSyri

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News Analysis: Defeating IS in Syria's Raqqa deals big blow to terrorism

ThedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS)groupinitsmainstrongholdinSyria'sRaqqaprovincehasdealtastrongblowtoterrorisminSyriaandtheregion,analystssaid.TheIShaslostitsdefact

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Syria's Raqqa fully liberated from ISIL by Kurdish-led SDF

ASyrianDemocraticForces(SDF)spokesmantoldreportersthattheKurdish-ledforceshavefullycapturedSyria'snortherncityofRaqqa,afterdefeatingtheremainingISILforcesthereo

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Syria, Russia agree on projects for reconstruction in Syria

AsapoliticalsolutioninSyriaseemsclose,thegovernmenthasalreadystartedsecuringeconomicdealsforthereconstructionprocessinthewar-torncountry.Fornow,theSyriangovernm

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Russian Su-24 warplane crashes in Syria, all crew members dead

AnSu-24militaryaircrafthascrashedatHmeymimAirbaseinSyriaafterovershootingtherunway,theRussianDefenseMinistryannounced,sayingthatthecrewhasbeenkilled.Thecrashcou

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Turkish military says has begun reconnaissance in Syria's Idlib

TurkisharmedforcesbeganreconnaissanceactivitiesinSyria’sIdlibprovinceonSunday,themilitaryconfirmedonMonday,beforeanexpectedmilitaryoperationinthebitterlycontest

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Turkish-Iranian rapprochement over Kurds' issue could be good for Syria

TheIranian-TurkishrapprochementovertheKurdishissueofindependencecouldpossiblybodewellforSyria,withashiftoftheTurkishstancetowardDamascusexpected,notforthesakeof

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Syrian forces enter ISIL-held town in 'severe blow' to ISIL

SyriangovernmentforcesbrokeintotheeasterntownofMayadeenonFriday,oneofISIL'slastbastionsinSyria,backedbyRussianairraidstakingadeadlytolloncivilians.Mayadeeninthe

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Syria draw with Australia to keep World Cup hopes alive

OmarAlSomahscoredalatepenaltyasSyriakepttheir2018WorldCuphopesalivewithadrawinthefirstlegoftheirplay-offagainstAustralia.Intheirpreviousmatch,strikerAlSomahnett

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Beyond the bullets: How Syrians are dying

Somepicturesmaymakeyoufeeluncomfortable.SeptembersawmoreSyrianskilledthananyothermonthsofarthisyear,accordingtotheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRights(SOHR).TheUK-ba

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Turkey detains over 2,500 illegal border passers

Turkishsecurityforceshavedetainedatotalof2,553peopleoverillegalborderpassing,themilitarysaidonSaturday.TheTurkishGeneralStaffsaidinastatementthat2,488peoplewere

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Isis releases new recording of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

IslamicStatehasreleasedanaudiorecordingofitsleader,AbuBakral-Baghdadi,thatappearstopostdatethelatestrumoursofhisdeath,inwhichheaccusestheUSofwiltinginthefaceofR

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Iranian soldier beheaded by IS in Syria mourned as an icon

ThousandsofIraniansaremourningthedeathofayoungRevolutionaryGuardsoldierbeheadedbytheIslamicStategroupinSyriaatastatefuneralinTehran.ThebodyofMartyrGuardianMohse

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2,617 civilians killed in US-led anti-terror operations in Syria

Atotalof2,617civilianshavebeenkilledintheUS-ledanti-terroroperationsinSyriasincelate2014,amonitorgroupreportedSaturday.Thedeathtollincludes615childrenand443wome

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Rockets hit Damascus airport area in probable Israeli attack: report

TworocketsstrucknearDamascusairportatdawnonFriday,LebaneseTVstational-Mayadeenreported,anattackitsaidhadprobablybeencarriedoutbyIsraeliwarplanesfromoutsideSyria