Syria

Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force

The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs

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Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria

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Russia destroys drone factory and kills militants its says shelled Hmeimim air base

The Russian military destroyed a drone assembly facility and killed militants it said attacked its Hmeimim air base in Syria on December 31 in separate strikes

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Turkey warns Iran and Russia over Idlib as Syria tensions mount ahead of Sochi and Geneva talks

Turkey warned Iran and Russia to hold back the Syrian regime in rebel-held Idlib province, as tensions mounted ahead of peace talks in Sochi

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Captured French militant claims ISIS fighters in Syria aim to reach Europe through Turkey

Captured French foreign fighter Thomas Barnouin told the YPG that ISIS is trying to reach Europe through Turkey to carry out attacks

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Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria, Syrian army says

The Israeli army carried out air strikes and fired rockets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position," the Syrian army said

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Russia thwarted attack on Syrian bases, defense ministry says

Russia's defense ministry said Monday that militants had used drones to attack key naval and air bases in Syria, an assault claimed by the FSA

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More than 2,000 Afghans sent by Iran killed in Syria

More than 2,000 Afghans deployed to Syria by Iran to fight in Liwa Fatemiyoun on the government side have been killed

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Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack

Russia's defence ministry said 2 servicemen were killed in an attack in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied reports planes had been destroyed

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Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashes in Syria, killing pilots

A Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria, killing both pilots, a crash the defence ministry blamed on a technical fault.

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