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Aleppo evacuation delayed as rebels blame Iran

EghtesadOnline: The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn was delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Shi'ite militias allied to President Bashar al-Assad for the hold-up.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:00

Syria Rebels Retreat in Aleppo in ‘Terrifying’ Collapse

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels retreated from former strongholds in eastern Aleppo in a "terrifying" collapse Monday, holding onto a small sliver of territory packed with fighters and thousands of civilians as government troops pressed on with their rapid advance.
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Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 20:19

Syria, Russia pound rebel-held Aleppo but advances halt

EghtesadOnline: Syrian's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:52

Kremlin says exit deal for Aleppo rebels still on agenda

EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a potential U.S.-Russia deal to allow Syrian rebels to safely leave Aleppo was still on the agenda, but that no talks were planned between the two countries for now.
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 11:58

Aleppo 's fall would be win for Russia, defeat for U.S. in Mideast

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed moderate rebels' loss of the eastern half of Syria's largest city Aleppo to Russian-backed government forces would be a defeat for President Barack Obama's efforts to promote democracy and defeat terrorism in the Middle East, U.S. officials conceded on Monday.
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Publish Date:06/December/2016 | 10:10

Syrian rebels set to lose another Aleppo district: insurgent

EghtesadOnline: Another key district of eastern Aleppo has effectively fallen to advancing Syrian government forces, a rebel official said on Monday, as the army and allied militia pressed an assault against the opposition-held enclave.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 10:59

Rebels defiant as Syrian army nears Aleppo 's Old City

EghtesadOnline: Syria's army and allied militia advanced towards rebel-held areas of Aleppo 's Old City on Sunday in an attack which a military source predicted would be over in a matter of weeks.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 10:15

Syrian rebels vow to resist army advances in Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels on Wednesday vowed to fight on in east Aleppo in the face of sudden government advances that have cut the area held by the opposition by a third in recent days and brought insurgents in the city to the brink of a catastrophic defeat.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 19:44

Aleppo rebels agree aid plan, Russia, Syria yet to approve: U.N.

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels in besieged east Aleppo have agreed to a U.N. plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations, but the United Nations is awaiting a green light from Russia and the Syrian government, humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.
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Publish Date:24/November/2016 | 15:54

Aleppo fighting spreads amid accusations of gas attack

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent counter-attack to break the government's siege of the opposition-held part of the city, and each side accused the other of using poison gas.
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Publish Date:31/October/2016 | 04:31

Militants Kill Children at Aleppo School

EghtesadOnline: Shelling by Syrian militants killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group said, just a day after airstrikes on a school in a militant-held village in Idlib, 50 km away.
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Publish Date:29/October/2016 | 15:49

Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo : government, monitor

EghtesadOnline: Shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group said, just a day after air strikes on a school in a rebel-held village in Idlib, 50km (32 miles) away.
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Publish Date:28/October/2016 | 15:26

NATO says Russian battle group may be used against Aleppo civilians

EghtesadOnline: Russian warships heading for Syria could be used to target civilians in the besieged city of Aleppo , NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, calling on Moscow to implement a lasting ceasefire.
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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 13:00

Assad Says Aleppo Assault Is Springboard to Retake Rest of Syria

EghtesadOnline: The military offensive against Aleppo will allow the Syrian army to make further advances against the government’s enemies in the rest of the country, President Bashar al-Assad told Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda in an interview.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 07:43