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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

Terrorists contaminate all drinking water resources of Damascus

EghtesadOnline: Terrorist groups have contaminated all the drinking water supply resources for the Syrian capital and the suburbs, Damascus Water Company said in an emergency press release on Saturday.

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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 15:23

Turkey-backed rebels kill 68 Islamic State fighters near Syria's al-Bab -military

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels backed by Turkish warplanes killed 68 Islamic State militants in northern Syria overnight, the Turkish military said on Saturday, as intense fighting around the town of al-Bab continued.

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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 15:04

Thousands of civilians and fighters still waiting to be evacuated from Aleppo: rebel spokesman

EghtesadOnline: Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city but difficulties including harsh weather were complicating the final phase of the operation, a rebel spokesman said.

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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 09:30

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

Buses attacked, burned on way to evacuate besieged Syrian villages: monitor, state media

EghtesadOnline: Several buses en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya were attacked and burned on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syrian state television said.

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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 17:01

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

Syria strategy for Aleppo, role model for tensions management: Security official

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says that the Syrian government's strategy for Aleppo can be a role model of management of tensions in other regions.

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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 18:31

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

Iran, Syrian FMs review humanitarian exit of opposition from Syria

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem on Wednesday reviewed the humanitarian exit of the terrorists from Aleppo, Syria on phone.

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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 17:08

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

People pour into Aleppo streets in joy as city's liberation is near

EghtesadOnline: The full liberation of the city of Aleppo is imminent as few city districts are left to be liberated.

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Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 05:42

U.S. and Russia propose safe exit for Aleppo rebels - opposition officials

EghtesadOnline: The United States and Russia on Sunday tabled a proposal to rebels in Aleppo that would offer safe passage from the city for fighters, their families and other civilians, three opposition officials with Aleppo rebel groups said.

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Publish Date:11/December/2016 | 20:05

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