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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

U.S. allies caution Trump on Syria strategy

EghtesadOnline: Key U.S. allies in Europe are quietly expressing concern over President-elect Donald Trump's approach to Syria, warning that his pledge to work more closely with Russia, Damascus' main backer, will do little to diminish the terrorist threat emanating from Syria.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:35

Deputy FM urges ICRC to increase activities in Syria, Yemen

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi referred to disastrous situation of people in Syria and Yemen and urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to increase its humanitarian activities in these two countries.
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Publish Date:08/December/2016 | 22:41

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

Obama offers bleak assessment of situation in Syria

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that chaos in Syria could persist for "quite some time" and that Russian and Iranian support for President Bashar al-Assad's air campaign had emboldened the Syrian leader's crackdown on rebels.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 07:25

Obama, Putin talk about Syria and Ukraine in quick summit meet

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for around four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting before Obama leaves office.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 05:39

For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate

EghtesadOnline: On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the outlook for arms shipments they have received to fight President Bashar al-Assad.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 06:56

Diplomatic settlement only way out of Syrian crisis: Official

EghtesadOnline: Special Advisor to Majlis Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that political settlement is the only way out of Syrian crisis and military and financial assistance to terrorist groups in Syria deteriorated the humanitarian situation in Syria.
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Publish Date:17/November/2016 | 20:44

Syrian Refugees Regret Move to Gaza

EghtesadOnline: Like millions of Syrians, Wareef Hamedo fled the civil war in his homeland in search of safety and security. But in a decision he now regrets, he chose to go to Gaza.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 24:03

Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria's al Bab

EghtesadOnline: Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to take it from Islamic State quickly despite some resistance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:46