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Syrian forces move into strategic town as Turkey vows to keep hammering Assad’s troopsAlready hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees, Ankara is determined to prevent any further influx of migrants from Syria.WorldMar 2, 2020
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Syrian government forces make advances in northwest, further securing Aleppo regionThe Syrian government advance appeared to put the provincial capital of Aleppo out of the firing range of opposition groups for the first time in years.WorldFeb 16, 2020
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Kurds in Syria eye Assad for protection after Trump orders troops to withdrawA return by Assad’s forces to the region where Syrian Kurds have built up autonomy in the north would be a major shift in Syria’s long-running civil war.WorldOct 13, 2019
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Syria’s Assad says White Helmets are terrorists, will be killed if they don’t surrenderHundreds of members of the White Helmets group were evacuated out of Syria by the Israeli military last week, with around 50 of them expected to be resettled in Canada.WorldJul 26, 2018
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Russian, Syrian fighter jets bomb Islamic State targets along Israel-Jordan borderRussian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, diplomatic and opposition sources said.WorldJul 22, 2018
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Israel says it won’t look to topple Syrian president Assad, insists Iranian forces quit SyriaIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told Russia that Israel would not seek to topple its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but Moscow should encourage Iranian forces to quit Syria.WorldJul 11, 2018
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Bashar al-Assad will appear on Syria’s newest 2,000-pound banknoteThe 2000-pound Lira is equal to approximately $4 USD and will go into circulation on Sunday.NewsJul 2, 2017
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Qatar says Syria ‘de-escalation zones’ no substitute for Bashar al-Assad stepping downQatar has been a supporter of rebels who have been fighting to overthrow the Syrian president during six years of civil war.PoliticsMay 9, 2017
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Syrian forces rush to Palmyra, continue to pound rebel-held AleppoThe Syrian army said it has sent reinforcements to Palmyra, where Islamic State fighters have advanced to its outskirts in some of the heaviest fighting since the group lost the historic city earlier this year.WorldDec 10, 2016
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WATCH: Little girl pulled alive from the rubble following airstrike in SyriaTwo videos uploaded by Syrian media outlets show a five-year-old girl being rescued from beneath the rubble in an eastern Aleppo neighbourhood Tuesday.WorldNov 22, 2016
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