Syrian War
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5 killed in attack on hospital in northwestern SyriaThe explosion killed at least five civilians, including a child and a woman, and injured medical staff, according to the Syrian Civil Defence volunteers.WorldMar 21, 2021
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Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, Syrian troops clash near country’s last rebel strongholdThe fighting was among the worst since early March, when a agreement between Turkey and Russia halted the Syrian government's three-month air and ground campaign into rebel-held northwestern Idlib province.WorldMay 10, 2020
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‘Humanitarian catastrophe:’ Syrian opposition leader calls on world to help IdlibThe United Nations said that as a result of hostilities in Idlib, more than 235,000 people have been displaced between Dec. 12 and Dec. 25.WorldDec 27, 2019
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At least 18 dead after airstrikes hit northwest SyriaThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the opposition’s Syrian Civil Defense said four people, including a child and two women, were killed in airstrikes on the rebel-held village of Bara.WorldDec 7, 2019
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Syrian father, whose twins were killed in poison gas attack, displaced by violence againAs Syria’s civil war edges toward a bloody end, many displaced persons fear that a government win will bring little relief — or sense of closure.WorldSep 3, 2019
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Islamic State on verge of defeat in Syria as 300 militants cornered in villageAn estimated 300 militants are mixed in with hundreds of civilians, refusing to surrender and trying to negotiate an exit with the U.S.-backed forces surrounding them.WorldFeb 18, 2019
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Cornered ISIS militants holding 1,000 civilians in Syrian village: U.S.-backed militiaIslamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, according to the U.S.-backed Syrian militia .WorldFeb 17, 2019
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U.S.-backed fighters close in on last Islamic State enclave in eastern SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say they have cornered the remaining Islamic militants in a neighborhood of Baghouz village near the Iraqi border, under fire from all sides.WorldFeb 16, 2019
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Cornered in Syrian village, ISIS fighters try to fight off advancing coalition forcesNo one knows exactly how many Islamic State fighters are still holding out in the sliver of territory under attack, although they are estimated to be in the hundreds, most of them foreign fighters.WorldFeb 11, 2019
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U.S.-backed troops in Syria launch final offensive against Islamic StateSyrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustafa Bali tweeted that the final push began Saturday after more than 20,000 civilians were evacuated from the IS-held area in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour.WorldFeb 9, 2019
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