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Suspected Aleppo chlorine attack chokes dozens, rescue workers, monitors say

EghtesadOnline: A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers and a monitoring group said.

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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 06:26

Amir Abdollahian: Tehran, Moscow have adopted firm strategy on Syria

EghtesadOnline: Special Aide to Parliament Speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that Tehran and Moscow have adopted a firm strategy about a settlement to the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 10:56

U.S., Russia in ‘Tough’ Negotiations Over Syria Cease-Fire, Obama Says

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. and Russia aren’t closer to reaching agreement on a cease-fire in Syria but will continue talks over the next few days, U.S. President Barack Obama said.

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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 09:00

Russia says US statements on Syria talks have no basis

EghtesadOnline: Moscow said there is no basis for “dramatic statements” after Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to strike a deal on ending the years-long conflict in Syria.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 24:08

Turkey: IS Has Lost All Territory Along Syria-Turkey Border

EghtesadOnline: Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's prime minister and a Syrian opposition group reported.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 09:33

Blasts hit govt-held and Kurdish parts of Syria: state media, monitor

EghtesadOnline: Five explosions hit government-controlled areas and a city held by a Kurdish militia in Syria on Monday morning, killing several people, state media and a monitor said.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 08:47

Syrian forces besiege rebel-held Aleppo as Turkish-backed fighters drive Islamic State from border

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces and their allies again laid siege to rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday, while Turkish-backed fighters drove Islamic State from all the areas along its border, in two significant but separate developments in the multi-sided conflict.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 08:05

U.S., Russia meeting on Syria ends without a deal

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were unable to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Syria and differences remain, a senior State Department official said after their meeting in China on Monday.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 07:09

Obama: US, Russia deeply divided over Syria

EghtesadOnline: US President Barack Obama said the US and Russia remain deeply divided over the Syria crisis , adding it is difficult to “get to the next phase.”

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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 10:25

Syria ceasefire deal with Russia close, but Obama says 'not there yet'

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said the United States and Russia were working on Sunday to try to finalize a ceasefire in Syria that would allow more deliveries of humanitarian aid in the war-torn country.

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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 07:01

More than 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in clashes: Turkey military

EghtesadOnline: More than 100 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were either killed or wounded in clashes with Turkish security forces on Saturday, the military said.

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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 04:57

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack

EghtesadOnline: Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian fighters swept in from the west to take villages held by Islamic State.

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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 04:53

Amir Abdollahian: Tehran to continue supporting Syria

EghtesadOnline: Special Aide to Parliament Speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian renewed Tehran’s support for the Syrian government and nation in their ongoing fight against the terrorist groups.

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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 14:47

Iran urges ‘swift pullout’ of Turkish forces from Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iran has once again expressed concern over the continuation of Turkey’s military incursion into Syria, urging all countries to respect the Arab country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 13:37

Putin Says Russia and U.S. Close to Breakthrough Deal on Syria

EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin said Russia and the U.S. are close to striking a deal on fighting terrorists in Syria, potentially a major step toward ending a civil war that’s flooded Europe with refugees and helped give rise to Islamic State.

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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 11:11

Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion.

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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 10:40

Iran: Turkey needs to immediately stop military operations in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iran called on Turkey to immediately halt military operations in Syrian soil, raising concerns over continuous military operation of Ankara in Syria.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 10:40

Turkey: US criticism over Syria operations unacceptable

EghtesadOnline: Ankara has summoned the US ambassador over Washington’s criticism of Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 10:23

Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks

EghtesadOnline; Russia questioned on Tuesday a report by the United Nations and a global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Syrian government forces for two chlorine gas attacks, saying the U.N. Security Council could not use the conclusions to impose sanctions.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 08:19

U.S. lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria

EghtesadOnline: The United States welcomed an apparent pause in fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria on Tuesday, both of them members of the coalition fighting Islamic State, but it was far from clear that any truce would hold.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 07:11