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Syrian army urges displaced civilians to return to southern Raqqa

The general-command of the Syrian army urged Wednesday displaced civilians to return to their homes in areas in the southern countryside of Raqqa province in northern Syria.

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Syrian army captures five oil fields in Raqqa from IS

TheSyrianarmyonMondaycapturedfiveoilfieldssouthofthenortherncityofRaqqa,followingbattleswiththeIslamicState(IS)group,amilitarysourcesaid.TheSyrianarmycapturedth

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Airstrikes kill 10 in rebel-held city in Syria's Idlib

​Warplanes carried out two airstrikes on a rebel-held city in the countryside of Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding tens of others, a monitor group reported.

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37 militants killed during ongoing battles in Syria's Daraa

​At least 37 armed Islamist militants were killed over the past 24 hours during intense battles with the Syrian government forces in the southern province of Daraa, a monitoring group reported Tuesday.

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IS releases 19 abducted Christian Assyrians

​The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday released 19 Christian Assyrians it had kidnapped last month, a monitoring group reported.

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Entrepreneurial opportunities bring young Chinese back to countryside

As rapid urbanization continues, some youngsters are bucking this trend and pursuing better career prospects in the countryside.

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Cities' allure reassessed as rural-urban gap narrows

Many Chinese migrant laborers who left home to pursue their dreams in cities are anticipating that the rural-urban development gap is narrowing and returning to their hometowns in the countryside.

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China seeks better rural-urban integration

Along with urban expansion in the past decades, China has been paying special attention to rural development in hope of building the countryside into another economic engine.

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Syrian president confident of rooting out terrorism

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his country is capable of rooting out terrorism, as government troops reportedly regained almost all of the contested countryside area of the coastal city of Latakia, the heartland of his rule.