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Relative calm prevails in Syrian safe zones after deal implemented - CNBC Sat, 06 May 2017 10:18:00 GMT

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Relative calm prevails in Syrian safe zones after deal implemented
CNBC
Relative calm prevailed Saturday in wide parts of war-ravaged Syria despite sporadic violations and clashes after a deal to set up "de-escalation zones" in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets ...
Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zonesWashington Post
Syria fighting eases as Russian deal takes effectReuters
Syria's 'de-escalation zones' explainedAljazeera.com
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He says he went to Syria to rescue his wife from ISIS. Now he sits in prison. - Washington Post Sat, 06 May 2017 23:12:36 GMT

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He says he went to Syria to rescue his wife from ISIS. Now he sits in prison.
Washington Post
BRUSSELS — Ahmed Abu Fouad was vacationing with his children two years ago when he got word that his young wife had run away to Syria. With the family out of town, she quietly packed her bags, flew to Turkey and slipped across the border to join the ...

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Syria refugees in Canada name their baby Justin Trudeau - BBC News - BBC News Sat, 06 May 2017 20:41:15 GMT

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Syria's Kurds march on to Raqqa and the sea - The Guardian Sat, 06 May 2017 15:00:35 GMT

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Syria's Kurds march on to Raqqa and the sea
The Guardian
Syria's Kurds have revealed plans to redraw the northern part of the country by linking the Kurdish region of Rojava with the Mediterranean Sea, in a move that will infuriate neighbouring Turkey. In a further sign of growing Kurdish confidence in Syria ...
ISIS Militants Defeated In Battles with Syrian Army and Kurds Backed by USNewsweek

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Analysis: Is Syria being partitioned into 'de-escalation' safe zones? - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 07 May 2017 00:05:00 GMT

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Analysis: Is Syria being partitioned into 'de-escalation' safe zones?
Jerusalem Post Israel News
On Thursday, Iran, Russia and Turkey signed a memorandum on the creation of “de-escalation” zones in Syria. The agreement represents a new phase in the six-year-old Syrian civil war. If the agreement and the cease-fires it envisions hold up, it ...
Russia's proposed Syrian "safe zone" deal goes into effectCBS News
Syria fighting eases as safe zones plan beginsABS-CBN News
Safe Zones in Syria: Astana's Key to Political Settlement?Center for Research on Globalization
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Has Syria's opposition lost to Assad? | Syria | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Fri, 05 May 2017 17:04:39 GMT

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Has Syria's opposition lost to Assad? | Syria | Al Jazeera
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We speak to Bassma Kodmani, a member of Syria's negotiations committee, and Mexican presidential candidate Rios Piter.

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In pictures: Syrian Army inches closer to Damascus victory after almost splitting rebel pocket - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Sat, 06 May 2017 23:48:19 GMT

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In pictures: Syrian Army inches closer to Damascus victory after almost splitting rebel pocket
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DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the roll in the Syrian capital, capturing a large batch of buildings from Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), Ahrar Al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in an embattled east Damascus suburb.
Syrian Army Takes Control Over 70-Mile Border Section With LebanonSputnik International

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Putin Has a New Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 04 May 2017 20:05:08 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Putin Has a New Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens
Foreign Policy (blog)
But while some Russian forces did initially depart in early January, Moscow is actually expanding its role in Syria. Russian officials announced major expansions to Russian military bases in the country while the number of private contractors fighting ...


Top Syrian Comedian Najah Hafeez Dies - U.S. News & World Report Sat, 06 May 2017 18:07:47 GMT

Top Syrian Comedian Najah Hafeez Dies
U.S. News & World Report
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's state news agency says Najah Hafeez, one of the country's top comedians, has died following a battle with illness. She was 84. The state news agency, SANA, said Hafeez passed away at the Ibn al-Nafees hospital in Damascus ...

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Syria government 'producing chemical weapons at research facilities' - BBC News Thu, 04 May 2017 14:39:11 GMT

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Syria government 'producing chemical weapons at research facilities'
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Syria's government is continuing to make chemical weapons in violation of a 2013 deal to eliminate them, a Western intelligence agency has told the BBC. A document says chemical and biological munitions are produced at three main sites near Damascus ...
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