Syria crisis
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Syrian army takes more oil fields from Islamic State in Raqqa and eastern desert
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes seized a string of oil wells in southwest Raqqa province on Saturday, as retreating Islamic State militants battle to defend…
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Trump Says U.S. Seeks a Syria Cease-Fire in a Second Area
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said the U.S. is working to expand a regional cease-fire in the Syrian civil war to a second zone, saying it may prove to be the first step toward ending…
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Amid divisions with Macron, Trump to travel to Paris to discuss Syria, terrorism
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Paris on Wednesday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron where the two leaders will seek to work together on Syria and countering…
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U.N. lauds U.S.-Russian truce in Syria, but warns on partition risk
EghtesadOnline: Agreements to de-escalate the fighting in Syria could simplify the conflict and help to stabilise the country, but such accords must be an interim measure and avoid partition,…
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Tough road ahead, even as IS grip on Mosul and Raqqa falters
EghtesadOnline: With Islamic State all but ejected from one if its former capitals and surrounded in the other, members of a 72-nation coalition meet in Washington this week to try to ensure…
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Tillerson Says Syria Progress Could Be Replicated With Turkey
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. and Turkey are beginning to rebuild trust and could come to an agreement about northern Syria, where the U.S. backs a Kurdish militia that Turkey considers a terrorist…
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This Is What Putin Wants From His Syria Deal With Trump
EghtesadOnline: Russia is hoping that the “breakthrough” Syrian ceasefire deal it brokered this week will align the U.S. with President Vladimir Putin’s plans for the war-torn country.
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Tillerson Says Trump, Putin to Seek Common Ground Over Syria
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump will raise the possibility of U.S. and Russian cooperation on easing the Syria conflict when he meets his Russian counterpart in Hamburg, Secretary of State…
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Iran urges UN technical aid for Syria de-escalation zones
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has called for the United Nations’ technical aid for the establishment of de-escalation zones…
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U.S.-Backed Force Breaches Islamic State Stronghold in Old Raqqa
EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed forces in Syria breached the Old City of Raqqa, Islamic State’s self-declared capital, in the most significant advance since the battle for the city began last month,…
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Iran, Russia to ensure greater cooperation on Syria
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev discussed the process of cooperation between the two countries…
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Syrian army announces ceasefire in south ahead of Astana talks
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army said on Monday it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday ahead of a new round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana, but rebels…
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Syria not using chemical weapons against terrorists: Iran's defense minister
EghtesadOnline: Iran's defense minister says despite Western countries’ propaganda, Syrian forces have never used chemical weapons against terrorists, who are using weapons of mass destruction…
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Iranian, Russian officials discuss Syria crisis
EghtesadOnline: Russian deputy defense minister Alexander Fomin and Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari discussed the crisis in Syria.
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Iran cautions US on arbitrary actions in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for legal and international affairs Abbas Araqchi said that Iran has cautioned US over arbitrary actions in Syria.
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Three car bombs hit Damascus, seven people killed
EghtesadOnline: Three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media reported, and seven people were killed in one of the blasts, a police officer said, the biggest such attack in the…
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US playing with fire in Syria, warns senior Iranian official
EghtesdaOnline: A senior Iranian official has rejected US claims that Syria may be preparing for a chemical attack, warning that Washington is playing with fire in the Arab country.
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Senators want Congress to OK military action in Syria
EghtesadOnline: U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing…
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Astana to host 5th round of Syria talks in early July: Iran diplomat
EghtesadOnline: Iran and Russia have announced that the fifth round of the negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the Syria crisis is set to be held in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on July 4-5.
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Dozens of terrorists killed in IRGC missile attack on Daesh targets
EghtesadOnline: Dozens of Daesh terrorists, including several commanders, were killed in Iran's missile attack against the Takfiri group’s targets in eastern Syria, says a commander of Iran’s…
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By keeping U.S. focus on Islamic State, Trump risks wider Syria war
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump has ordered stepped-up military operations against Islamic State and delegated more authority to his generals, but without a comprehensive Syria strategy,…
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U.S. Moves Jets to Ease Syria Tensions Amid Russian Threat
EghtesadOnline: The American-led military coalition in Syria said it has repositioned aircraft after Russia threatened to treat its warplanes as targets in response to the U.S. downing of a Syrian…
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Russia Says It May Have Killed Islamic State Leader in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Russia is verifying intelligence that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed near Raqqa, Syria, during a bombing raid by its forces in May, the Russian Defense Ministry…
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Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army and Iran-backed militia forces have escalated attacks against a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, a possible prelude to a large-scale campaign to…
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U.S., Turkey discuss Qatar row, Syria on phone call: sources
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed developments in Syria and in the row between Qatar and its fellow Arab states on a phone…
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Russia says tells U.S. not to strike Syrian pro-government forces again
EghtesadOnline: Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike…
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Iran, Russia boosting strategic military cooperation in Syria: Shamkhani
EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic and Russia are boosting strategic cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Syria.
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U.S.-Backed Push on Islamic State's Raqqa Stronghold Begins
EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed forces in Syria have begun the long-anticipated push to remove Islamic State from its self-declared capital of Raqqa, a city the jihadist group has brutalized since…
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Russian special envoy to Syria to visit Tehran
EghtesadOnline: Russia's special envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev will arrive Wednesday in Tehran.
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Turkey Says U.S.-Backed Assault to Retake Raqqa Begins
EghtesadOnline: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the U.S.-backed operation to drive Islamic State from its Raqqa stronghold in Syria has begun, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.