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Iran-Turkey-Russia Talks on Syria Endorsed by UN

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Security Council said intra-Syrian negotiations organized by Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Kazakh capital, Astana, have set the stage for the stalled UN-brokered peace talks to resume in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 06:04

Double suicide attack kills 40 in Damascus: report

EghtesadOnline: At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack by two suicide bombers in Damascus on Saturday, Hezbollah's al-Manar TV reported, in an attack the Syrian Observatory said targeted Shi'ite pilgrims.
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Publish Date:11/March/2017 | 24:17

Syrian army takes more villages from militants in northwest Syria

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army has expanded its control over former Islamic State-held villages in northwest Syria, gaining more territory as it pushes back the jihadists from more pockets in Aleppo province, state media said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:05/March/2017 | 05:35

Russia Tries to Salvage Syria Peace Bid Amid Iran Dispute

EghtesadOnline: Russia is struggling to salvage its bid to secure a deal to end six years of civil war in Syria as deepening differences with Iran risk a repeat of previous failed peace efforts led by the U.S.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 14:17

Both sides in Aleppo committed war crimes; Syria bombed convoy : U.N.

EghtesadOnline: Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that "deliberately" bombed and strafed a humanitarian convoy, killing 14 aid workers and halting relief operations, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 14:11

Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

EghtesadOnline: Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:47

Turkey Said to Seek U.S. Support to Attack IS Syria Bastion

EghtesadOnline: Turkey is seeking U.S. support to lead a ground offensive against Islamic State’s main stronghold in Syria, a Turkish official said, a move that could give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more influence in the conflict and undermine Kurdish groups linked to separatists he’s fighting at home.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 13:55

Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria

EghtesadOnline: An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:12

In push to reclaim Raqqa, Trump's choices range from bad to worse

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's push against Islamic State in Syria could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more U.S. combat forces.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:07

Le Pen Says Assad May Be Lesser of Two Evils for Syria's Future

EghtesadOnline: Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that having Syria ruled by President Bashar Al-Assad was a more “reassuring” choice for France, as the only realistic alternative for power was Islamic State.
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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:08

Iran underlines protection of Syria integrity, national sovereignty

EghtesadOnline: Protecting Syria’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity as well recognizing the Syrian people’s right to determine their destiny shape the main principles of a political resolution to the crisis in the country, says Iran foreign ministry official.
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 22:16

Syrian government 'ready' for prisoner swap with rebels

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian government signaled on Monday that it was ready to agree to prisoner swaps with rebel groups, a confidence-building measure that might help both sides prepare to attend peace talks.
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Publish Date:14/February/2017 | 08:59

Larijani: National unity only solution to Syrian, Yemeni crises

EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Tehran on Saturday underlined that the Syrian crisis does not have a military solution, but national unity is the best way for putting an end to the hostilities in that country.
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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:54