Syria crisis
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Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the strategic area where a major spring provides…
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Turkish army says Islamic State attack in Syria's al-Bab killed 30 civilians
EghtesadOnline: At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded on Sunday after Islamic State launched an attack in the Syrian town of al-Bab to prevent people from fleeing, the…
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Turkey Moves Arms to Syria Border, Seeks Trump’s Backing in War
EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s military deployed tanks and guns on the Syrian border as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its…
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Turkey Pledges to Work for Syrian Cease-Fire After Moscow Talks
EghtesadOnline: Turkey said it will facilitate contacts between Syria’s government and opposition groups in preparation for peace talks organized together with Russia and Iran that aim to reach…
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Erdogan Seeks to Join Forces With Trump Against IS in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to seek joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its de facto capital in Syria, Raqqa.
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Iranian, Russian presidents discuss Syrian crisis over phone
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in their third telephone conversation over past month discussed and exchanged views on continuing regional…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Russia lays to rest murdered Turkey envoy with full honors
EghtesadOnline: Russia staged a somber memorial ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey gunned down in Ankara on Monday by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Don't…
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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…
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Bombings Kill 14 Soldiers in Turkey’s Deadliest Day in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels besieged the Islamic State stronghold of Al-Bab in northern Syria after three separate suicide bombings left Turkey reeling from its bloodiest…
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Iran concerned about consequences of UNSC resolution 2328 in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday that UNSC resolution 2328 aims to survive terrorists and never helps resolve the humanitarian…
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Zarif: Iran, Russia, Turkey cooperate for sustainable ceasefire in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran, Russia and Turkey cooperate for establishment of a lasting ceasefire in Syria to bring about a political…
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Envoy to UN: Syrian crisis needs no military solutions
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Dehghani on Wednesday criticized a recent draft resolution on Syria referring to it as an…
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Aleppo evacuation resumes after day-long hold-up
EghtesadOnline: Buses carrying Syrian civilians and fighters began leaving the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Wednesday after being stalled for a day, aid officials and pro-government media…
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Assad takes control of Aleppo, last fighters gone: Syrian Observatory
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took control of Aleppo city on Wednesday after the last batch of fighters was evacuated.
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Zarif urges respect to Syrian territorial integrity
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged respect to sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of Syria and underscored the need for efforts to prevent its division.
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U.S. plays down absence from Moscow talks on Syria, says not 'sidelined'
EghtesadOnline: The United States on Tuesday sought to downplay its absence from talks on the Syrian conflict among Russia, Iran and Turkey in Moscow, saying it was not a "snub" and did not reflect…
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U.N. Security Council calls for Aleppo evacuation monitoring
EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously called for U.N. officials and others to observe the evacuation of people from the last rebel-held enclave in Aleppo and…
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Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages
EghtesadOnline: Thousands of people were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Monday in return for insurgents allowing people to leave two besieged pro-government villages…
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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…
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Aleppo evacuation resumes after Syrian rebels, pro-government forces reach deal
EghtesadOnline: A number of buses containing fighters from east Aleppo and their families left the last rebel-held sector of the Syrian city on Sunday after a deal between rebels and pro-government…
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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…
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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…
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Syrian Media Say Aleppo Evacuations to Resume
EghtesadOnline: Dozens of buses and ambulances were poised to enter east Aleppo to resume evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from the opposition's remaining districts in the city, pro-Syrian…
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Iran, Russia, Turkey FMs to meet in Moscow on Dec. 20
EghtesadOnline: Foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey are scheduled to hold a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 20 to discuss the latest developments in Syria, particularly on what's going on…
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Zarif trying to arrange trilateral meeting on Syria: FM Spokesman
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi says Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif is in efforts to finalize a plan for holding a trilateral meeting on December 27 by foreign…
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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…
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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…