News: Syria
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Syria: news
Turkey mulls anti-IS 'buffer zone'
Tuesday, September 16th 2014, 13:08related countries:
Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkey is developing plans for a buffer zone on its border with Iraq and Syria against Islamic State militants, leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
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US plan to stop homegrown jihadists
Tuesday, September 16th 2014, 0:55related countries:
Iraq, 
United StatesThe US government announces a series of programmes aimed at stopping radical Islamists from joining the fighting in countries like Iraq and Syria.
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Trial deal for German 'IS fighter'
Monday, September 15th 2014, 14:55related countries:
GermanyA man on trial in Germany on charges of fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria is offered a shorter jail term in exchange for a confession.
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Egypt key to fighting IS - Kerry
Saturday, September 13th 2014, 15:40related countries:
Egypt, Iraq, United StatesEgypt has a key role to play in countering Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry says on a visit to Cairo.
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US opposes Iran role in IS fight
Friday, September 12th 2014, 19:21related countries:
France, IraqUS Secretary of State John Kerry says it would be inappropriate for Iran to join a coalition seeking to fight Islamic State (IS) militants.
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VIDEO: US to provide $500m to Syria victims
Friday, September 12th 2014, 17:08related countries:
United Statesrelated places: America
US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that America will provide another $500m (£307m) in aid to victims of the war in Syria.
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VIDEO: On the border 'protecting' Europe from IS
Friday, September 12th 2014, 4:55related countries:
IraqTurkey insists its 900km-long (560 mile) border with Syria is a bulwark against Islamic State and other jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.
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'Nothing ruled out' over Syria - UK
Thursday, September 11th 2014, 22:50related countries:
Iraq, 
United Kingdom, United StatesUK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria have not been ruled out, Number 10 says, after the foreign secretary earlier said Britain would not take part.
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Russia warns US on Syria strikes
Thursday, September 11th 2014, 15:36related countries:
Saudi Arabia, United Statesrelated places: `Arab
Russia warns that US air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria would be a "gross violation" of international law.
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Syrian rebels free Fiji peacekeepers
Thursday, September 11th 2014, 13:09related countries:
FijiForty-five Fijian UN peacekeepers captured by an al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group in the Syrian Golan Heights have been released, the UN says.
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Obama: US to pursue IS in Syria
Thursday, September 11th 2014, 8:16related countries:
Iraq, United StatesThe US will not hesitate to take action against Islamic State militants in Syria as well as Iraq, President Barack Obama says in a prime-time address to the nation.
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Obama to lay out Islamic State plan
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 22:39related countries:
United StatesPresident Barack Obama is due to lay out the US strategy to defeat Islamic State militants, reported to include air strikes in Syria.
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Guilty plea in 'American IS' case
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 20:27related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Denver
A woman from Denver, Colorado pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State militants in Syria.
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Chlorine gas 'used in Syria attacks'
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 14:18Chlorine gas was used in attacks in Syria earlier this year, according to the body that seeks to implement global laws banning chemical weapons.
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Explosion kills Syrian rebel leader
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 11:05The leader and several top commanders of a powerful Syrian Islamist rebel group, Ahrar al-Sham, are killed by an explosion in Idlib province.
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Obama 'has authority' to fight IS
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 7:17related countries:
IraqUS President Obama says he "has the authority" to widen military action against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria without Congressional approval.
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Confusion over Fiji's UN troops
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 2:52related countries:
FijiFiji's military says 45 UN peacekeepers taken captive in Syria will be released this week, but a Fijian government official denies the reports.
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Iran arrests 'fighters bound for IS'
Monday, September 8th 2014, 18:26related countries:
Afghanistan, Iraq, 
PakistanIran says it has arrested Afghan and Pakistani citizens who were trying to join Islamic State jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq.
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Lebanese soldier 'beheaded by IS'
Saturday, September 6th 2014, 22:29related countries:
LebanonA second Lebanese soldier seized by Islamic State militants near the border with Syria last month is reported to have been beheaded.
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Jewish museum suspect 'Syria captor'
Saturday, September 6th 2014, 15:39related countries:
Belgium, Francerelated places: Brussels
A freed French hostage claims that one of the Islamists who held him captive in Syria was the suspect in the Jewish Museum shooting in Brussels.
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VIDEO: The Kurdish women fighting IS
Friday, September 5th 2014, 21:22The Kurds in Syria there have not received any air support in their battle against IS but men and women are fighting the militants.
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VIDEO: Indonesian teens joining IS fight
Thursday, September 4th 2014, 22:53related countries:
Indonesia, IraqDozens of young Indonesian men have travelled to Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State and fight with them in the region.
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What is Islamic State?
Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 21:41related countries:
IraqRise of ultra-violent Islamist group destabilising Syria and Iraq
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VIDEO: 'Sorrow and shame' over IS daughter
Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 18:24The parents of a Glasgow woman, believed to be in Syria, have issued an emotional plea for her to return home.
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'Youngest hostage' returns to France
Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 16:51related countries:
France, TurkeyA mother arrives back in France from Turkey with her baby after her husband reportedly took the child to Syria.
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VIDEO: ‘I smuggled jihadists into Syria’
Monday, September 1st 2014, 21:31related countries:
TurkeyThe BBC's Ian Pannell reports from Turkey's border with Syria where he met a man who helped smuggle foreign fighters cross the border.
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PM outlines new anti-terror plans
Monday, September 1st 2014, 21:03related countries:
Iraq, United KingdomNew powers are needed to seize the passports of terrorist suspects and stop British jihadists from returning to the UK, David Cameron says.
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Fresh clashes erupt in Syrian Golan
Monday, September 1st 2014, 13:39Fresh fighting between rebels and government forces is being reported in the Syrian Golan Heights, where 44 UN peacekeepers were abducted last week.
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PM may block return of UK jihadists
Sunday, August 31st 2014, 12:29related countries:
Iraq, United KingdomBritish-born jihadists in Iraq and Syria could be temporarily banned from returning to the UK under new plans being considered by the government, the BBC understands.
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Philippine troops in Syria rescued
Sunday, August 31st 2014, 4:26related countries:
PhilippinesThirty-two Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are rescued, and another 40 escape, but 44 Fijians are held captive.
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Philippine Syria troops 'attacked'
Saturday, August 30th 2014, 15:58related countries:
PhilippinesA group of Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are "under attack", the Philippine defence minister says.
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VIDEO: Kurdish father's grief at son's death
Friday, August 29th 2014, 20:05related countries:
IraqIn a camp for Yazidi refugees, near what was the Iraqi-Syrian border, the father who had to abandon his disabled child has learned that his son has died.
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UK's terror threat level raised
Friday, August 29th 2014, 18:04related countries:
Iraq, United KingdomThe UK's terror threat level is raised from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the government announces.
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VIDEO: Displaced and desperate: Syrians seek refuge
Friday, August 29th 2014, 12:58The United Nations Refugee Agency says Syria is the "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era", with almost half of all Syrians forced to flee their homes.
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UN demands peacekeepers' release
Friday, August 29th 2014, 10:00related countries:
FijiThe UN calls for their "immediate release" of 43 Fijian peacekeepers in the Syrian Golan Heights, captured by an armed group.
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More than 3m have fled Syria - UN
Friday, August 29th 2014, 8:02The UN says Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era" with more than three million Syrians living outside the country as refugees.
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UN peacekeepers held in Golan
Friday, August 29th 2014, 2:50Forty-three UN peacekeepers are being held by an armed group in the Syrian Golan Heights, amid heavy fighting between rebels and the army.
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VIDEO: IS 'kills scores' of Syrian soldiers
Friday, August 29th 2014, 0:29Dozens of Syrian army soldiers appear to have been killed by Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS), activists say.
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IS 'kills dozens of Syrian soldiers'
Thursday, August 28th 2014, 16:03Islamic State (IS) militants appear to have killed "dozens" of Syrian soldiers captured after gaining control of the Tabqa airbase, activists say.
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IS accused of Syria mass atrocities
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 16:54The UN accuses IS militants of war crimes, and the Syrian government of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents in a new report.
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Freed Syria hostage 'overwhelmed'
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 15:44related countries:
United StatesUS journalist Peter Theo Curtis, freed after two years in captivity in Syria, says he is "overwhelmed by emotion" at how many people helped his release.
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VIDEO: Freed journalist 'overwhelmed'
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 15:12related countries:
United StatesAmerican journalist Peter Theo Curtis, freed after nearly two years in captivity in Syria, makes a statement to the press.
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Met chief backs 'new control orders'
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 12:57related countries:
Iraq, United KingdomMeasures similar to control orders should be re-introduced to tackle the threat from Britons who fight with militants in Syria and Iraq, the UK's most senior police officer has said.
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Call for Facebook beheadings rethink
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 12:52Controversial beheading photo posts from Syria spur one of Facebook's safety advisers to call for pictures to have warnings.
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Australia ups anti-terror efforts
Wednesday, August 27th 2014, 7:11related countries:
Aruba, IraqNew counter-terrorism units have been set up at two Australian airports, PM Tony Abbott says, amid concern over Australians fighting in Iraq and Syria.
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American 'fighter' dies in Syria battle
Tuesday, August 26th 2014, 23:07related countries:
United StatesAn American man, believed to be fighting alongside militants in Syria, has been killed, the White House has confirmed.
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Fight against jihadists 'redoubled'
Tuesday, August 26th 2014, 12:13related countries:
United StatesThe government has redoubled its efforts to counter the extremist threat after the murder of US journalist James Foley in Syria, Downing Street says.
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US sanctions Syria air surveillance
Tuesday, August 26th 2014, 10:53related countries:
Iraq, United StatesUS President Barack Obama authorises surveillance flights over Syria to gain intelligence on Islamic militants who control swathes of Syria and Iraq.
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VIDEO: Syria 'will help US fight terrorism'
Monday, August 25th 2014, 20:46related countries:
Iraq, United StatesSyria's foreign minister offers to help the US fight the Islamic State militant group, which has seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.
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Syria 'will help US fight terrorism'
Monday, August 25th 2014, 14:50related countries:
Iraq, United StatesSyria's foreign minister offers to help the US fight the Islamic State militant group, which has seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.
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Turkey clash over Syrian refugees
Monday, August 25th 2014, 13:31related countries:
Turkeyrelated places: Istanbul
Hundreds of people in Istanbul fight with Turkish police during a protest against the rising number of refugees from Syria.
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IS fighters seize Syria airbase
Sunday, August 24th 2014, 21:42Fighters from Islamic State have seized a strategic Syrian government airbase after days of fighting which killed hundreds, activist groups say.
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US journalist released in Syria
Sunday, August 24th 2014, 20:29related countries:
United StatesAmerican journalist Theo Curtis has been released after being held captive by militants in Syria for two years, the US secretary of state says.
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Assad and the US: New BFFs?
Saturday, August 23rd 2014, 7:09related countries:
United StatesShould US "play nice" with Syria's Assad to defeat IS?
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VIDEO: What are options in fight against IS?
Friday, August 22nd 2014, 21:41related countries:
United KingdomAs Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond announces Britain will not work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the battle against Islamic State extremists, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports on the options in the fight against the IS regime.
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Syria death toll 'more than 191,000'
Friday, August 22nd 2014, 15:24More than 191,000 people have been killed in the Syria conflict up to April, UN says.
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UK won't work with Assad - Hammond
Friday, August 22nd 2014, 14:52related countries:
United KingdomBritain will not work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the battle against Islamic State extremists, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.
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IS militants 'biggest threat' to US
Friday, August 22nd 2014, 13:59related countries:
Iraq, United StatesIslamic State militants in Syria and Iraq are the most dangerous threat the US has faced in recent years, senior American officials warn.
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VIDEO: The threat posed by Dutch jihadists
Friday, August 22nd 2014, 11:02related countries:
Iraq, 
NetherlandsIslamic State militants have been accused of a number of atrocities in Iraq and Syria - but it is not just people from the region who have been fighting for the group.
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Timeline: How the Syria conflict has spread
Thursday, August 21st 2014, 15:40How Syria's war has changed and spread in a year
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Did inaction over Syria foment regional chaos?
Thursday, August 21st 2014, 8:19Did inaction over Syria foment deeper regional crisis?
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US military tried to free Foley
Thursday, August 21st 2014, 4:27related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Foley
A US secret military mission recently tried but failed to free American hostages in Syria, including murdered reporter James Foley, US officials say.
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Jihadist suspects held in Austria
Wednesday, August 20th 2014, 15:37related countries:
AustriaNine people are arrested by police in Austria on suspicion of planning to join Islamist militant groups in Syria.
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Syrian conflict: Untold misery of child brides
Wednesday, August 20th 2014, 0:41Why Syrian refugees are marrying off their children
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VIDEO: Sad lament of Syrian child brides
Tuesday, August 19th 2014, 22:45There has been a sharp increase in the number of girls under 18, who have fled the conflict in Syria, being forced into early marriages, the United Nations has told the BBC.
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Syria airspace ban for US airlines
Tuesday, August 19th 2014, 15:06related countries:
United StatesThe US aviation authority bans American carriers from flying over Syria, citing potential security risks from "armed extremist groups".
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VIDEO: Refugee boy 'abandoned in desert'
Sunday, August 17th 2014, 21:43related countries:
IraqThe BBC's Paul Wood has travelled through northern Syria and northern Iraq and has met with civilians who have had their lives destroyed by the crisis in the region.
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IS 'kill hundreds' in Iraq and Syria
Sunday, August 17th 2014, 1:54related countries:
IraqIslamic State militants are accused of massacring hundreds of people in areas under their control in northern Iraq and eastern Syria.
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UK welcomes fresh pressure on IS
Saturday, August 16th 2014, 11:23related countries:
IraqBritain welcomes the passing of a United Nations resolution it drafted, which is designed to weaken Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria.
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Syria recaptures key rebel district
Thursday, August 14th 2014, 12:50related places: Damascus
Syrian government forces have retaken a key district of the capital Damascus from opposition forces, activists and state media say.
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Woman cleared over Syria terror cash
Wednesday, August 13th 2014, 15:48A woman accused of trying to smuggle £15,800 worth of euros in her underwear to a Briton fighting in Syria is found not guilty of funding terrorism.
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Syrian sarin gas chemicals destroyed
Wednesday, August 13th 2014, 15:25The international chemical weapons watchdog says all the precursor chemicals for sarin gas removed from Syria have now been destroyed.
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Islamic State seizes towns in Syria
Wednesday, August 13th 2014, 10:59related countries:
Turkeyrelated places: Aleppo
Militants from the Islamic State group capture several towns close to Syria's border with Turkey, cutting supply lines for rebels in Aleppo.
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'Action needed' on foreign fighters
Tuesday, August 12th 2014, 7:26related countries:
Australia, Iraq, United StatesThe US and Australia highlight the threat posed by foreign jihadi fighters returning from Syria and Iraq, amid horror in Australia over a graphic image of a young boy.
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