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A Syrian opposition fighter walks in a poppy field in Deraa, April 10 2017. (AFP/Mohammad Abazeed)

April 12th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Syrian government and opposition swap prisoners ahead of Madaya evacuation

Towns besieged by both the opposition and the Syrian government will be evacuated under the deal.

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June 11th, 2015 - 03:20 GMT

Kurds advance on Daesh-held town on Turkish border

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June 7th, 2015 - 01:27 GMT

US-led airstrikes target Daesh positions in first-ever aid to Syrian rebels

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June 5th, 2015 - 09:30 GMT

Over 90 killed in Syria by regime airstrikes: monitor

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March 15th, 2015 - 06:00 GMT

President Assad's relative killed in Syria: monitor

It's the first time that a rocket has hit the center of Qardaha since fighting started in 2011. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2015 - 05:34 GMT

Syria explosion kills four people in President Assad's hometown

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February 9th, 2015 - 07:44 GMT

Pro-Assad rebels battle insurgents near Damascus

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February 2nd, 2015 - 12:38 GMT

Syrian air strikes on Daraa kill twelve civilians

The key capture of the embattled Syrian city of Kobane by Kurdish forces has instilled more confidence in ground troops' ability to regain control in Daesh-held areas, but US-led airstrikes are still considered to be largely ineffective against the military group. (AFP/File)

January 27th, 2015 - 08:50 GMT

Daesh driven out of Kobane by Kurds and Iraqi army retakes Diyala

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January 21st, 2015 - 07:04 GMT

Syrian government airstrikes kill 39

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January 18th, 2015 - 10:07 GMT

French Muslim stabbed to death in Islamophobic attack

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January 13th, 2015 - 01:21 GMT

Syrian opposition slammed for winter deaths

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October 18th, 2014 - 05:54 GMT

Ground fighting in Kobane takes more than 600 lives