Bashar al-Assad
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Apr- 2023 -25 AprilEurope
Russia Hosts Talks With Iran, Syria, Turkey
Russia's defense minister hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.
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20 AprilCommentary
Assad-ISIS Collusion Threatens US and Its Allies
The Assad regime could look to weaponize ISIS fighters in the northeast to attack a joint SDF-US gathering, both pleasing Turkey and sealing that friendship by pushing back the SDF and possibly spurring a US withdrawal.
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Jan- 2023 -17 JanuaryTerrorism
French Jihadist Killed in Syria Clashes, His Group Says
A French jihadist has been killed fighting Syrian regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction announced.
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16 JanuaryEurope
Turkish Offensive in Syria ‘Possible Any Time:’ Ankara
A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible any time," a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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13 JanuaryMiddle East
Improved Syria-Turkey Ties Should Seek End to ‘Occupation:’ Assad
Syria's President Assad said a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for "the end of occupation" by Ankara of parts of Syria.
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Aug- 2022 -31 AugustWar
Russia Pulls S-300 From Syria With Likely Black Sea Deployment
Russia has reportedly shipped away an S-300 surface-to-air missile system deployed in Syria to the Black Sea.
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19 AugustEurope
Erdogan Says Turkey Not Looking to Take Syrian Territory
President Erdogan said that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.
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Dec- 2021 -28 DecemberMiddle East
Strike Blamed on Israel Sets Ablaze Syrian Port of Latakia
An Israeli air strike hit the Syrian port of Latakia, the second such attack on the key facility this month.
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Jun- 2021 -10 JuneMiddle East
Russian Serviceman Killed, Three Injured in Syria Blast
An improvised explosive device killed one Russian soldier and wounded three more on patrol in northern Syria, Russian news agencies reported.
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May- 2021 -5 MayAir
One Dead in Israeli Air Strikes Targeting Assad Home Region: Syrian Media
One civilian was killed and six wounded after a rare Israeli air raid on a northeastern Syrian region home to the longtime ruling Assad family, Syria's state media said Wednesday.
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