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| Jan.7 |
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First chemical weapons leave Syria 
Map of Latakia Syria The first consignment of Syrian chemical weapons materials has left the country on a Danish ship
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| Jan.10 |
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Nearly 500 dead in clashes between rebel groups in Syria
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| Jan.13 |
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US-UK 'may rethink Syria support' |
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| Jan.15 |
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Syria donor conference in Kuwait |
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| Jan.16 |
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John Kerry urges Syria opposition to attend talks |
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| Jan.17 |
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Syria softens its stance as Geneva meet nears |
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| Jan.18 |
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Syria opposition to attend peace talks Main political opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, has agreed to attend next week's so-called Geneva II peace talks, to be held in Switzerland
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US hails Syria opposition talks move |
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| Jan.19 |
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UN invites Iran to Syria peace talks UN chief Ban Ki-moon has invited Iran to take part in preliminary Syrian peace talks this week in Switzerland, an offer Tehran has accepted
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| Jan.20 |
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Iran cannot go to Syria talks - US |
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UN withdraws Iran invitation to Geneva talks
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Syria accused of systematic torture
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| Jan.21 |
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US and UN 'horror' at Syria report |
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Syria peace conference set to begin |
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| Jan.22 |
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Syria defiant at conference; Kerry rules out al-Assad | 'This is a Syrian conflict, and it will remain as such,' Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told the peace conference. A preliminary session of Syrian peace talks meant to end three years of bloodshed was... | |
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Gulf over Assad blights Syria talks
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UN seeks to bridge Syria divide |
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| Jan.24 |
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Syria regime 'may quit Geneva talks' |
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| Jan.26 |
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Syria talks: Civilians allowed to leave Homs old city
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Power transfer on Syria talks agenda
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| Jan.30 |
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Thousands of homes demolished: Report
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US 'concern' at Syria weapons delay |
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| Feb.2 |
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Al Qaeda fighters in Syria kill rival rebel leader
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| Feb.3 |
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Dozens reportedly die in bomb attacks by Syria regime
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| Feb.8 |
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Aid convoy fired on in besieged Homs Map of Homs Syria An aid convoy bringing supplies into the besieged district of the central city of Homs became trapped for several hours after coming under fire
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UN 'undeterred' by Homs aid convoy attack |
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| Feb.10 |
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New round of Syria peace talks begins in Geneva Syria's warring sides began a new round of peace talks, days after a first session managed little beyond a pledge to evacuate civilians from...
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Evacuations resume in Syria's Homs
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Syria agrees to extend Homs truce |
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| Feb.12 |
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Relief operation continues in Homs |
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| Feb.15 |
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UN sorry over Syria talks failure |
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| Feb.27 |
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Syria Christians get jihadist rules |
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| Mar.19 |
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Israel retaliates in Syria after roadside bomb attack |
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| Mar.29 |
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Spanish journalists freed in Syria |
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| Apr.21 |
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West criticises Syria election plan |
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| May.1 |
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33 killed in Aleppo airstrikes, opposition group says
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| May.18 |
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Head of Syrian air defense killed, official says
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| Jun.2 |
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Syria votes in presidential election
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| Jun.4 |
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad re-elected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes in presidential election
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| Jun.25 |
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Syrian warplanes strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians
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| Jun.26 |
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Obama seeks $500m for Syria rebels |
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| Aug.10 |
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Australia boy 'in Syria severed head image'
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| Aug.16 |
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'New massacres' in Iraq and Syria |
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| Aug.20 |
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U.S. attempt to rescue Foley, others in Syria failed A recent attempt to rescue American James Foley and others in Syria failed, as new details emerged about the journalist's final days
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| Aug.24 |
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IS fighters seize Syria airbase
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| Aug.26 |
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California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, died in a battle between rival extremist groups in the suburbs of Aleppo, Syria's once-bustling commercial capi...
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| Aug.27 |
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Syria conflict: Islamic State 'committed war crimes' |
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| Aug.28 |
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Syria conflict: UN says more than 3m have fled war |
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| Aug.29 |
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Report: ISIS waterboarded captives |
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| Aug.30 |
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Philippine Syria troops 'attacked' Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are 'under attack', Philippine Defence Minister Voltaire Gazmin says
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Tunisians report finding 41 bodies, mostly Syrians |
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Philippine troops in Syria rescued |
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| Sep.2 |
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Islamic State 'kills US hostage' | An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Jewish Museum gun suspect 'was captor in Syria' |
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| Sep.9 |
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Blast kills leader of Ahrar al-Sham group |
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| Sep.10 |
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Chlorine gas was used in attacks on Syrian villages |
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Obama threatens action in Syria
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| Sep.17 |
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US House approves Obama Syria plan |
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| Sep.18 |
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UN says food aid for Syrians face cuts due |
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| Sep.20 |
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45,000 'flee Islamic State' into Turkey | Some 45,000 mainly Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey in the past 24 hours, officials say, as Islamic State militants advance in northern Syria | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Turkey clamps down on Syria border after Kurdish unrest |
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| Sep.22 |
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130,000 Syrian refugees fleeing ISIS seek refuge in Turkey |
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time Map of Raqqa Syria U.S. jets began airstrikes in the ISIS stronghold, the first strikes against the terror group inside the country since Obama's announcement
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| Sep.23 |
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Israel shoots down Syrian aircraft over Golan Heights |
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| Sep.24 |
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US, allies target ISIS oil supplies in Syria |
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UN aims to stop jihadist recruits |
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| Sep.25 |
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US releases oil refinery strikes images |
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Cyprus cruise ship rescued migrants 'refuse to disembark' |
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| Sep.26 |
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US says IS damaged by coalition air strikes in Syria |
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| Sep.27 |
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US jets join IS Syria border battle
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Al-Nusra issues threat over air strikes |
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| Sep.28 |
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Coalition bombs Syria refineries |
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| Sep.30 |
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ISIS closes in on Kurdish town in Syria |
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| Oct.2 |
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Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS
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| Oct.3 |
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ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning| A short video shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker, with the executioner blaming the death on the United Kingdom | |
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ISIS and Kurds battle for Syrian city of Kobani |
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Peter Kassig: US aid worker threatened in IS video |
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| Oct.4 |
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Pakistan Taliban vow support for IS in Syria and Iraq |
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| Oct.6 |
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Border town 'may fall soon to IS' |
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Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting Islamic State militants have entered the key border town of Kobane and are engaged in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurd defenders
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Street battles as IS enters border town |
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| Oct.7 |
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Airstrikes target ISIS near Kobani
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Air strikes help Syria town curb IS Map of Kobane Syria The US-led coalition has carried out its most sustained air attacks so far on Islamic State fighters attacking Kobane
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| Oct.8 |
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Intense fight for Syrian border town |
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Kobane: New IS push amid US warning on air strikes |
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Air strikes 'will not save Kobane' |
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| Oct.9 |
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Air strikes 'stall IS Syria advance'
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| Oct.10 |
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Hundreds trapped in Kobane - UN |
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| Oct.11 |
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Islamic State battles to encircle Syrian Kurds |
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Syria: Kobane siege death toll 'passes 500' |
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Syria: Kobane situation remains 'dangerous' says US |
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| Oct.14 |
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US steps up air strikes in Kobane |
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| Oct.15 |
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IS 'retreating' in key Syria town |
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| Oct.16 |
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ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani Kurdish fighters have pushed back ISIS militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the ci...
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| Oct.17 |
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Former Iraqi pilots training ISIS fighters to fly captured Syrian jets
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| Oct.19 |
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At least 70 ISIS bodies dropped off at Syrian hospital |
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Kobane: US drops arms and aid to Kurds battling IS
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| Oct.20 |
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Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds use its territory to reinforce Kobani Turkey's foreign minister announced his country would let Kurdish Peshmerga from Iraq use Turkish territory to enter Syria and reinforce fig...
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| Oct.21 |
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US probes 'stray Syria air drop' |
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| Oct.24 |
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Turkey: 200 Peshmerga will join Syrian Kurds' fight for Kobani
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| Oct.26 |
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Women on front lines in Syria, Iraq against IS |
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| Oct.27 |
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Syria rebels launch major attack
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| Oct.28 |
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Peshmerga fighters head to Turkey |
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| Oct.29 |
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Syrian rebels enter Kobani from Turkey border crossing Map of Kobani Syria| A small group of Syrian rebels entered the embattled border town from Turkey to help Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State extremists in Syria | |
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| Oct.31 |
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Syria IS: Iraq Peshmerga fighters 'cross into Kobane' |
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| Nov.4 |
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Islamic State militants tortured and abused Kurdish children |
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Kurds help ISIS with terrain, language in battle for Kobani |
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| Nov.14 |
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US bombs al Qaeda militants in Syria for a 3rd time |
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| Nov.15 |
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Western-backed Syrian rebels hemorrhaging on multiple fronts |
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| Nov.26 |
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Syria airstrikes kill 95 in ISIS stronghold, report says |
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| Nov.29 |
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IS steps up key Syrian town assault |
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At least 40 fighters killed in Syrian city of Kobani At least 40 fighters on both sides were killed as Syrian Kurdish fighters and ISIS militants clashed in the northern Syrian city of Kobani
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| Nov.30 |
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Airstrikes mark shift in coalition focus to ISIS 'capital' |
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| Dec.5 |
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ISIS fighters besiege crucial Syrian air base |
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| Dec.7 |
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Israeli jets 'strike near Damascus' Israel has been accused of carrying out two air strikes on Syria near the capital Damascus, according to Syrian and Lebanese television repo...
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| Dec.24 |
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IS captures Jordanian pilot after warplane crashes in Syria Map of Raqqa Syria Islamic State (IS) militants have captured Moaz al-Kasaesbeh, the pilot of a Jordanian warplane that crashed in northern Syria
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ISIS not responsible for downing of Jordanian fighter jet
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope's message: Iraq and Syria suffered too long Pope Francis wants to bring hope to Christians and other ethnic and religious groups suffering 'brutal persecution' in Iraq and Syria
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Father urges IS to show mercy for captured Jordan pilot |
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| Dec.26 |
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Syria bombs 'kill dozens in IS area'
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