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Russia, Turkey Broker Syria Truce in Step Toward Peace Deal

EghtesadOnline: Russia and Turkey announced they’ve brokered a cease-fire agreement in Syria that they hope will pave the way to a peace settlement ending six years of civil war, seizing the initiative from the U.S. after years of failed diplomacy.
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 18:19

Russia calls U.S. move to supply Syria rebels weapons a hostile act: RIA

EghtesadOnline: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it viewed a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on weapons supplies to Syrian rebels as a "hostile act" which threatened the safety of Russian warplanes and military personnel, the RIA news agency reported.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 09:51

Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the strategic area where a major spring provides most of the capital's water supplies, rebels and residents said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 05:04

Turkey Moves Arms to Syria Border, Seeks Trump’s Backing in War

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s military deployed tanks and guns on the Syrian border as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its de facto capital, Raqqa.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:47

Turkey Pledges to Work for Syrian Cease-Fire After Moscow Talks

EghtesadOnline: Turkey said it will facilitate contacts between Syria’s government and opposition groups in preparation for peace talks organized together with Russia and Iran that aim to reach a nationwide cease-fire as the first step to ending an almost six-year civil war.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:42

Iranian, Russian presidents discuss Syrian crisis over phone

EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in their third telephone conversation over past month discussed and exchanged views on continuing regional cooperation, resolving Syrian crisis and fighting international terrorism.
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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 06:52

Russia lays to rest murdered Turkey envoy with full honors

EghtesadOnline: Russia staged a somber memorial ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey gunned down in Ankara on Monday by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Don't forget Aleppo".
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 09:52

Bombings Kill 14 Soldiers in Turkey’s Deadliest Day in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels besieged the Islamic State stronghold of Al-Bab in northern Syria after three separate suicide bombings left Turkey reeling from its bloodiest day on the Syrian front.
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 08:06

Iran concerned about consequences of UNSC resolution 2328 in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday that UNSC resolution 2328 aims to survive terrorists and never helps resolve the humanitarian crisis and may escalate tension in Syria.
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 07:34

Envoy to UN: Syrian crisis needs no military solutions

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Dehghani on Wednesday criticized a recent draft resolution on Syria referring to it as an “unconstructive” move that can undermine all efforts to end Syrian crisis through political solutions.
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 07:24

Aleppo evacuation resumes after day-long hold-up

EghtesadOnline: Buses carrying Syrian civilians and fighters began leaving the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Wednesday after being stalled for a day, aid officials and pro-government media reports said.
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Publish Date:21/December/2016 | 22:10