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Israeli strikes fuel fear conflict is expandingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu is facing pressure to return hostages still in Hamas captivity. On Friday, he confirmed a new round of negotiations will proceed in the coming days, but also brought renewed fears of the conflict expanding. Syria is accusing Israel of deadly strikes near Aleppo International Airport, which killed more than 40...WorldMar 29
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Syrian refugee living in Canada discovers family lives after eight years of separationRashid Sheikh Hassan grew up thinking his family was killed in the bombing that forced him from his home back in Aleppo, Syria. Now, almost a decade later, the young refugee has made the discovery of a lifetime and shares his story. Sam Houpt reports.CanadaMar 8, 2023
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U.S. military claims Russia, Syrian regime responsible for hospital, school airstrikes in AleppoColonel Steven Warren said Wednesday via video teleconference that U.S. forces and coalition forces did not operate air strikes in Aleppo, Syria in 2016, and yet Russian and Syrian regime air forces were active in the area.Feb 17, 2016
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Proposed Russian cease-fire fails to hold as fighting resumes near Aleppo, SyriaFighting between Syrian government forces and opposition forces continued in and around the contested city of Aleppo on Thursday, despite a Russian promise of a three-hour ceasefire for the city to allow humanitarian aid in to besieged areas.WorldAug 11, 2016
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Dozens suffocate after suspected chlorine gas attack in SyriaSyrian government forces have been accused of a chlorine gas attack in the Syrian city of Aleppo that has suffocated dozens of people. Yiming Woo reports.WorldSep 7, 2016
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Raw Video: Fierce fighting continues to rage on Aleppo streetsA US-backed, Kurdish-led fighting force managed to secure control of 40 percent of the Islamic State-held town of Manbij in northern Syria, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.WorldAug 2, 2016
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Syria uses ‘Game of Thrones’ theme song in bizarre Aleppo tourism videoThe Syrian Ministry of Tourism shared a promotional video on September 29 titled “Aleppo…Will of Life.” The video shows scenes from regime-held areas of west Aleppo to the tune of the “Game of Thrones” theme music, while ignoring opposition-held areas in east Aleppo.EntertainmentSep 30, 2016
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Russian state TV claims hotel they were staying at in Aleppo came under fireA hotel came under fire on on Wednesday night in Aleppo as violence in the besieged city continued. According to Russian state television, several shells landed close to a hotel frequented by journalists and humanitarian organisations.WorldOct 6, 2016
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Local Syrian activists posts video claiming Russia, Assad regime using ‘bunker buster’ bombsIn an English-language report released on September 28, a media activist with Qasioun News Agency claimed that Russia and Syria were using bunker-buster bombs in attacks on the besieged city of Aleppo.WorldSep 29, 2016
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Pro-government forces continue siege on AleppoVideo released by Syrian forces showed troops clashing with opposition fighters, amid reports the government has taken over 96 per cent of the city.WorldDec 13, 2016
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Assad takes back AleppoTue, Dec 13: The last remaining civilians in Aleppo, Syria are caught in the deadly final hours of battle. As Mike Armstrong reports, people have been sending goodbye messages as reports of executions emerge.Global NationalDec 13, 2016
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Evacuation plans threatened as Aleppo ceasefire waversThe bombs are falling again in Aleppo, Syria as a ceasefire broke Wednesday morning. It was supposed to be a window for people to escape the eastern part of the city, but that never happened. As Mike Armstrong reports, the fighting continues with each side blaming the other.Global NationalDec 14, 2016
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Aleppo evacuation begins as residents are shuttled out in ambulances, busesCivilians and fighters are being evacuated from the last opposition-held neighborhood in east Aleppo as part of an agreement between rebels and the Syrian government that will return Syria’s largest city to government control.WorldDec 15, 2016
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Human rights group in Aleppo to monitor evacuation processThe Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group says ambulances and municipal buses crossed from the government territory and arrived in eastern Aleppo on Thursday to evacuate civilians and rebel fighters.WorldDec 15, 2016
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Syrian army says it’s taken full control of dozens of towns in AleppoSyria’s army said Monday it had full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside and would continue its campaign to wipe out militant groups.WorldFeb 17, 2020
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Syria earthquake: UN says aid moving from government-held regions to rebel-held northwestUnited Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Monday during a trip to Aleppo, Syria, that the rescue phase in response to the earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey was “coming to a close,” and that urgency must now switch to providing shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care. He said the UN would have aid...Feb 13, 2023
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Young boy pulled from rubble of destroyed building in SyriaHorrifying images of a Syrian child pulled from the rubble of an airstrike in Aleppo have sparked international condemnation and an appeal for a reprieve in the fighting. Jackson Proskow reportsGlobal NationalAug 18, 2016
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Deal to free civilians in Aleppo stalled again after buses torchedSun, Dec 18: A deal to free east Aleppo’s remaining civilians in exchange for sick and wounded from two pro-government villages was again stalled on Sunday after six buses sent to evacuate the loyalist areas were stopped and torched. Jennifer Johnson reports.Global NationalDec 18, 2016
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‘I left my soul in Aleppo’: mother of Syrian girl Bana Alabed speaks outThe mother of Syrian girl Bana Alabed, who has a massive Twitter following, says she has left her soul behind in Aleppo, after the pair were evacuated from the besieged city to al-Rashideen town.WorldDec 19, 2016
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Aleppo evacuation halted without explanation: WHOThe evacuation of civilians and wounded people from eastern Aleppo has been aborted say the WHO, and aid agencies and vehicles ordered to leave the area without explanation.WorldDec 16, 2016