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Russia, US officials exchange views on situation in Syria’s Aleppo
Oct 19, 2016 17:31Senior Russian and US officials have held talks aimed at agreeing on a way to separate al-Qaeda-linked terrorists from other militants fighting against the Damascus government in Aleppo, in a bid to break the deadlock in the embattled Syrian city.
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UN says needs serious commitment to Aleppo truce for aid deliveries
Oct 19, 2016 17:27The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says all sides of the conflict in Syria’s Aleppo have to back an extended ceasefire in order for the UN body to provide assistance for the besieged civilians in the city.
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Syria’s anti-terror fight in Aleppo aimed at defending civilians: Assad
Oct 19, 2016 13:38Syria's President Bashar al-Assad says purging terrorists from the northwestern city of Aleppo is the only lawful way for the Syrian government to protect the civilian population in the embattled city.
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Syria's First Lady says turned down offers to leave country
Oct 18, 2016 18:17Syria's first lady says she has turned down multiple offers to leave the war-stricken country, stressing that she did not want people to lose their trust in her husband, President Bashr al-Assad.
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Sanctions against Russia over Syria possible: Germany
Oct 18, 2016 18:15Measures against Russia over the deadly conflict in Syria remain on the table, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said ahead of talks between leaders from the two countries in Berlin.
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Terrorists reject withdrawal from Syria's Aleppo
Oct 18, 2016 14:22Foreign-backed terrorist groups have rejected to withdraw their members from northern Syrian city of Aleppo amid an announcement by Damascus and Moscow of a halt in airstrikes on militant positions in the city.
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Russia warns against Mosul terrorists relocating to eastern Syria
Oct 18, 2016 13:53Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns that his country could take "political and military" decisions if the Daesh Takfiri terrorists were redeployed to eastern Syria after being granted a safe passage from Mosul.
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Syria government sends envoy to Egypt to ask for help in anti-terror fight
Oct 17, 2016 12:44The Syrian government has called on Egypt to support Damascus’ fight against terrorism in Syria.
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FM holds separate talks on Syria with Iraq, Russia counterparts in Lausanne
Oct 15, 2016 14:26Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate talks with his Iraqi and Russian counterparts in the Swiss lakeside city of Lausanne about a solution to the crisis in Syria.
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Syria talks kick off in Lausanne
Oct 15, 2016 12:20Talks have begun in the Swiss city of Lausanne on a resolution to the crisis in Syria, with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in attendance.