Bashar al-Assad

Iran to Bolster Syria Air Defenses, Counter US Pressure

For Iran, Syria has never been just another country in a region mired in sworn enmities and unending conflicts. The two allies further cemented their military relationship Wednesday when they sealed another deal against rivals, both internal and external.

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Idlib: Syria’s Last Major Opposition Stronghold

Idlib is Syria's last major anti-government bastion, which was targeted by a deadly government offensive last year.

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Iran Says ‘No Military Solution’ for Syria in Talks With Russia, Turkey

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said there is "no military solution" for Syria on Wednesday during a video conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts.

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Seven Fighters Killed in Israeli Strikes on Syria: Monitor

Seven fighters, including two Syrian soldiers, were killed in Israeli strikes Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Syria Jihadist-Regime Clashes Leave 41 Fighters Dead

An Al-Qaeda offshoot led an offensive Monday against regime forces in northwest Syria, sparking clashes that left 19 pro-government fighters and 22 jihadists dead, a war monitor said.

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Defectors quit last US-backed rebel group in Syria, head for regime territory

A suspected drug smuggler and other former member of Maghawir al-Thawra, the last US-backed rebel group in Syri,a defected to the regime

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OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks

The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks

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Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces

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Assad says Idlib is key to ending Syrian war in rare visit

Defeating terrorists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said in a visit to the embattled northwestern region

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US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy

With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports

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