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Foreign powers back Syria truce deal, war erupts among rebels

EghtesadOnline: Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria's warring parties on Tuesday and agreed to monitor its compliance, but on the ground rebels faced continued fighting on two fronts which could undermine the deal.
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Publish Date:25/January/2017 | 07:05

Astana meeting, sign of US power decline: Cleric

EghtesadOnline: The Iran-Russia-Turkey initiation to hold the Astana meeting without US presence is sign of decline of the US power, Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader, Kazem Seddiqi, said.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 18:06

Syrian rebels bitterly divided before new peace talks

EghtesadOnline: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's opponents appear more divided than ever as they prepare for peace talks next week, demoralized by their defeat in Aleppo and unable to unite into a single force to defend their remaining territory.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:36

Iran’s Shamkhani, Russia’s Patrushev in phone call discuss Syria

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev discussed recent political, security and military developments in Syria after the establishment of latest cease-fire in the country in a phone call on Monday.
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Publish Date:18/January/2017 | 05:37

Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria

EghtesadOnline: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:31

Air strikes resume on rebel-held Damascus water-source valley

EghtesadOnline: Air strikes resumed on Sunday in a rebel-held valley near Damascus containing the Syrian capital's main water supply, a day after insurgents and the government failed to agree a plan to repair the springs knocked out of service two weeks ago.
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Publish Date:08/January/2017 | 14:05

Syrian rebels deny report of ceasefire near Damascus

EghtesadOnline: A senior Syrian rebel official denied a report on Friday that a ceasefire had been reached between rebels and government forces in the Wadi Barada area near Damascus, where bombardments have knocked out the capital's main water source.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:44

Turkish, Russian aircraft destroy Islamic State targets in Syria: army

EghtesadOnline: Turkish warplanes and artillery have struck Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 22 of the group's militants, while Russian aircraft hit jihadists near the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab, Turkey's military said on Monday.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 07:29

Air strikes, clashes persist on third day of Syrian truce: monitor, rebels

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes and low-level clashes persisted in some areas on Sunday, but a Russian and Turkish-backed ceasefire largely held in other areas on its third day, a monitoring group and rebels said.
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Publish Date:01/January/2017 | 24:01

Syria rebels: ceasefire 'void' if government violations persist

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebel groups said on Saturday they would consider a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and Turkey "null and void" if the Damascus government's forces and their allies continued to violate it.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 14:04

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