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Government forces make gains in Syria's Aleppo - Aljazeera.com Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:16:00 GMT

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Government forces make gains in Syria's Aleppo
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Meanwhile, the New York-based Physicians for Human Rights said in a statement on Wednesday that over the past week, Syrian government forces launched deadly air strikes against six hospitals in and around Aleppo. It said the attacks were the worst week ...
Syria 'toxic attack': Aleppo rebels accused by RussiaBBC News
The Guardian view on Aleppo: another western failure looms in SyriaThe Guardian
Fighting intensifies in Syria in recent weeksCBC.ca
U.S. News & World Report -ABC News -The Australian
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Syria Aleppo siege: Government forces 'roll back rebel gains' - BBC News Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:52:36 GMT

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Syria Aleppo siege: Government forces 'roll back rebel gains'
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Government forces have reportedly gained ground after a rebel offensive in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Intense fighting has continued since the weekend, when rebels started trying to break a government siege of rebel-held areas. The army has been ...
Reports of chemical gas attacks in 2 Syrian citiesCNN
One of Syria's Largest Battles Is Unfolding Right NowMother Jones
Syria gas attack: Rescuers say toxic barrels dropped on town near where Russian helicopter downedABC Online
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British national dies fighting ISIS in Syria - CNN Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:33:11 GMT

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British national dies fighting ISIS in Syria
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"As all UK consular services there are suspended, it is extremely difficult to confirm the status and whereabouts of British Nationals in Syria. Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger ...
British man 'killed fighting Islamic State' in SyriaBBC News
British actor returns to Syria to fight IsisChannel 4 News
British man killed fighting Isis in SyriaThe Guardian
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Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome - Reuters Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:17:25 GMT

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Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome
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Beirut Lebanon's Hezbollah said the partition of Iraq and Syria was a possible outcome of sectarian fighting across the region and there was no prospect of any end to the war in Syria until after November's U.S. presidential election. Sheikh Naim ...

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Syria's civil war is a post-factual conflict - Aljazeera.com Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:58:54 GMT

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Syria's civil war is a post-factual conflict
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After five years of brutal conflict in which half the population has been forced from their homes, there is still no end in sight to the war in Syria. One of the reasons behind this longevity is that Syria has become a post-factual conflict and it is ...
Syrian activist group says new video shows evidence of banned weapon being used on civiliansDaily Mail

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US to conduct second inquiry into claims of civilian casualties in Syria - The Guardian Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:38:28 GMT

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US to conduct second inquiry into claims of civilian casualties in Syria
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The US has rejected calls from some Syrian opposition figures for a suspensions of its aerial campaign. Garver said that so far, the US has launched 602 such strikes during the battle for the city. The United Nations warned in mid-July that more than ...

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Amid Syria's Civil War, Kurds Enjoy Newfound Language Freedoms - Voice of America Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:54:12 GMT

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Amid Syria's Civil War, Kurds Enjoy Newfound Language Freedoms
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Syria's civil war and the rise of Islamic State militants have left Syrian Kurds with an opportunity to control their areas in the north and northeastern part of that war-torn country. This has allowed the Kurds to exercise their once-banned ethnic ...

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Syria: 5 years on - euronews Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:45:59 GMT

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Syria: 5 years on
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In March 2011 following the Arab Spring, the Syrian conflict mutated into a complex civil war. A litany of local, regional and international forces have left a fragmented territory, occupied by different armed factions of opposing ideologies.

Nine ceasefire violations reported in Syria in past day - TASS Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:30:48 GMT

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Nine ceasefire violations reported in Syria in past day
TASS
MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. The ceasefire regime has been generally observed over the day in most of Syria's provinces, with nine violations reported in the provinces of Damascus (6), Latakia (2) and Hama (1), the Russian center for reconciliation of the ...

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Syria's wheat shortage deepens - SciDev.Net Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:48:08 GMT

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Syria's wheat shortage deepens
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According to a study by Syria's Public Authority for Agricultural Research, Syrian farmers sold 450,000 tons of wheat last year — less than half the quantity needed to supply government-controlled areas of the country with enough bread. In total, the ...

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