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Syrian foreign minister sees 'real chance' for political settlement

EghtesadOnline: Syria's foreign minister said on Thursday there was a "real chance" to reach a political settlement of the Syrian conflict, after Damascus's ally Russia announced a ceasefire deal that was to take effect at midnight.
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 19:42

Russian jets step up raids on rebel-held Idlib and rural Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: Russian jets stepped up strikes on several towns in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province and rural Aleppo two days after the evacuation of rebels from their last pocket in the northern city of Aleppo, rebels and residents said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 06:47

Aleppo Evacuation Logjam May Be Broken After the UN Votes

EghtesadOnline: The UN Security Council voted unanimously to send observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations of civilians trapped for more than four months, a move by the international body to break a logjam over relief for thousands in the besieged Syrian city.
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Publish Date:19/December/2016 | 20:29

Deal Reached That Could Restart Aleppo Evacuation

EghtesadOnline: Rebel and government forces agreed Saturday to allow "humanitarian cases" to leave two besieged government-held Shiite villages in northwestern Syria, a step that would allow the resumption of civilian and rebel evacuations from eastern Aleppo which were suspended a day earlier, Hezbollah's media arm and a monitoring group said.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 16:18

Dispute holds up evacuation from 'hell' of Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after pro-government militias demanded that wounded people should also be brought out of two Shi'ite villages being besieged by rebel fighters.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:53

Obama Pins Blame for ‘Atrocities’ in Aleppo on Assad, Russia

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said his administration would press for a broader cease-fire in Syria and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Aleppo, and placed blame for atrocities in the city on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 06:42

Iran, Turkey FMs confer on humanitarian exodus from Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday reviewed humanitarian exodus of opposition from Aleppo and food and emergency supplies to the displaced people.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 18:15

Rebel-held east Aleppo collapse

EghtesadOnline: Syria government supporters in the city's west celebrate as rebel lines collapse amid reports of summary executions; Aljazeera reported.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 16:23

Russia says Aleppo rebels resumed attacks at dawn

EghtesadOnline: Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday that rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo had resumed fighting at dawn, but that Syrian government forces had repelled their attacks, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:03

Timeline: The battle for Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: Restoring full control over Aleppo, Syria's most populous city before the war, has been seen as critical to the fortunes of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a multi-sided civil war now in its sixth year.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:02

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