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Turkey launches military operation in Syria

Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria days after the Trump administration announced it would pull US troops away from the area. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the aim was to eliminate what he called a ‘terror corridor’ on Turkey’s southern border. Turkey had been poised to advance into the area since American troops began vacating the area in an abrupt policy shift this week by President Donald Trump.

October 9, 2019
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The Islamic State’s “caliphate” is described as being on the brink of defeat after its fighters were pushed to a small neighbourhood of the village of Baghouz in eastern Syria. A commander of the...01:46
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Islamic State’s disappearing ‘caliphate’
February 18, 2019
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The US has announced it will withdraw all of its troops from Syria as President Donald Trump claimed it had defeated IS (another term for ISIS) in the restive area. However, the State Department...02:48
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US to withdraw from Syria
December 20, 2018
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More than 400 Syrian civilians, including the White Helmets, fled to Jordan via Israel in an overnight operation. The group, officially known as the Syrian Civil Defence, is a volunteer...01:25
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Syrian ‘White Helmets’ evacuated to Jordan
July 23, 2018
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Syria’s army declared on Monday it is in complete control of Damascus and its outskirts after a devastating battle that forced Islamic State militants to flee their last pocket of resistance in the...01:57
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Syrian army takes full control of Damascus
May 22, 2018
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Yonden Lhatoo warns the threat of a wider global conflict has become alarmingly real, now that US President Donald Trump and his allies are taking unilateral action against Syria and risking...06:10
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A Third World War may be coming and it's starting from Syria
April 20, 2018
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A 36-year-old Syrian man has been stuck in transit at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 for more than a month. Hassan al-Kontar had been living and working in the United Arab Emirates...03:00
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Syrian man stranded at Malaysian airport for more than a month
April 19, 2018
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Syria’s toppled authoritarian leader broke his silence for the first time since rebel forces took control of the country   02:34
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Bashar al-Assad breaks silence on flight from Syria
December 17, 2024
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As rebel groups move to form a new government, Syrians around the world react to recent stunning political developments.03:19
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Syrians across the world react to Assad’s ouster
December 10, 2024
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How will Assad’s fall in Syria reshape the Middle East?
December 9, 2024
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The Assad family's rule in Syria began in 1971 when Hafez al-Assad, who had led a military coup the previous year, became president. He would go on to establish a one-party dictatorship and a cult...04:24
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The end of over five decades of Assad family rule in Syria
December 9, 2024
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World leaders react to overthrow of Syrian government
December 9, 2024
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Islam Shakhbanov, a militant from Russia who came to Syria to “join in the jihad” or holy war in 2015, has opened a small sushi restaurant in Syria’s last main rebel-held bastion. Since the...01:58
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Russian fighter opens sushi spot in rebel-held Syria
April 3, 2023
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An ancient lakeside fortress in Syria that was used in recent years as a base for jihadists to launch attacks, is slowly regaining its status as a key cultural destination for tourists. The Qalaat...01:39
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Ancient Syrian fort draws tourists again
June 16, 2022
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People at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in northwestern Syria have been digging out after snowstorms hit the area. Some of the tents at the camp had reportedly collapsed trapping...02:06
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Snowstorms hit Syrian camp for internally displaced people
January 21, 2022
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The northern Syrian town of Tadef remains on the front line of the ongoing civil war between Syrian government forces and foreign-backed rebels. The war broke out in 2011 after the government used...02:06
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Syrian villagers caught on the front line
October 29, 2021
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In a scrapyard in northwestern Syria, the remnants of deadly weapons of war are a source of livelihood for Abdelkarim, his uncle Hassan Jneid and the rest of their displaced family. Fifteen...03:01
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Syrian family live off mortar shells
March 22, 2021
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Ten-year-old Aalwan Aalwan was born in Syria just days after pro-democracy protests began in the country in March 2011. But instead of bringing out wider political freedom demonstrators hoped for,...03:25
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Syrians still suffering after 10 years of war
March 10, 2021
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Nine years after anti-government protests in Syria erupted, the 21st century’s deadliest conflict to date is entering its 10th year. ...03:03
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Syrian conflict enters 10th year
March 16, 2020
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Tens of thousands of civilians began to flee the northwestern Syrian town of Maarat al-Numan on December 22, 2019, as airstrikes by the Syrian government troops continued to hit the town in the...03:09
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Thousands flee northwest Syria amid assault by regime
December 26, 2019
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US defence officials at the Pentagon have provided more details about their military operation in Syria on October 26, 2019 that killed Islamic State founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.  ...01:14
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Pentagon releases video of Isis leader’s death
November 1, 2019
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Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after being targeted by a US military operation in Syria, US President Donald Trump announced during a White House press conference on October 27,...03:39
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Isis leader Baghdadi killed in Syria
October 28, 2019