Syria Truce
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At least 43 killed in car bomb in Syrian townAt least 43 people were killed Saturday when a car bomb went off in a busy market in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, activists and rescue workers said.WorldJan 7, 2017
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UN General Assembly demands immediate truce in Syria, end to siege on AleppoThirty-six countries abstained in the vote on the Canadian-drafted resolution on the nearly six-year Syrian conflict.WorldDec 9, 2016
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Syrian government refuses UN proposal for Aleppo truceThe Syrian government refused the latest proposal for a truce in Aleppo, calling on insurgents to withdraw and saying it would not grant autonomy to the rebel-held east in exchange for calm.WorldNov 20, 2016
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Syrian President Bashar Assad blames U.S. for collapse of Syria ceasefireAssad also said deadly airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition on Syrian troops last week were intentionalWorldSep 22, 2016
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UN suspends aid after ‘callous attack’ on convoy as Syria ceasefire collapsesThe UN suspended aid convoys across Syria on Tuesday a day after an air strike hit relief trucks near the city of Aleppo, killing at least one aid workerWorldSep 20, 2016
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Aleppo hit in airstrike as Russia, US continue war of wordsThe diplomatic dispute heated up on the last day of a seven-day ceasefire marred by a surge of violence as warplanes hit the strategic northern city of Aleppo for the first time since the truce came into effect.WorldSep 18, 2016
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U.S.-led jets kill dozens of Syrian soldiers, prompting emergency UN meetingU.S.-led coalition forces bombed Syrian troops near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian army said, allowing Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun their position.WorldSep 17, 2016
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Syria truce ‘will not hold out’ says senior rebel sourceA senior rebel in Syria warned the truce "will not hold out" as some fighting persisted and aid failed to come through.WorldSep 17, 2016
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Kerry, Lavrov agree Syria truce holding, extend it by 48 hoursThe U.S. and Russia agreed that the Syrian cessation of hostilities that began on Monday had largely held and should be extended for another 48 hours.PoliticsSep 14, 2016
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Syria cease-fire begins with final clashes, some rebel groups not committedA U.S.-Russian brokered cease-fire for Syria came into effect on Monday at sunset, with monitoring groups and state media reporting clashes up until the final minutes.WorldSep 12, 2016
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