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Chemical weapons watchdog condemns their use in Syria
However, the Syrian government has denied using chemical weapons
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Clashes, artillery fire in Aleppo after truce expires
More than 3,00,000 people have been killed in Syria since the war started in 2011 with anti-government protests
UN accuses Syrian government of carrying out a third chemical attack
Investigations reveal helicopters flying from two military bases dropped barrel bombs containing chlorine gas
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Syrian Army opposes rebel attacks in Damascus
Jobar is deemed as one of the most important rebel stronghold in the eastern countryside of Damascus
Airstrikes kill 31 in Syria
Warplanes carried out four airstrikes on Sunday on the rebel-held neighbourhoods of Qaterji, Sukkari and Bab al-Naser
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Turkey backed Syria rebels capture Dabiq from IS
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels captured Dabiq after IS members withdrew from the area
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17 dead in car bomb at Syria rebel checkpoint: Monitor
More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government protests in March 2011
World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Putin to push for a ceasefire, despite repeated setbacks
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Russian resolution on Syria defeated in UN Security Council
On Sunday's vote, the draft resolution got four "yes" votes, nine "no" votes and two abstentions
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US suspends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia
Moscow, meanwhile, says the United States failed to separate "moderate" anti-Assad rebels from jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda
US targets prominent Al-Qaeda leader in Syria strike: Pentagon
Ahmed Salama Mabrouk, an Egyptian also known by his nom de guerre Abu Faraj, had been killed in Idlib province in northwestern Syria
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Suicide attack on Syria wedding kills 22
A hospital source in Hasakeh city told AFP there were more than 20 dead and dozens wounded
UN council weighs measure to impose Syria ceasefire
Diplomats were holding negotiations on the text on Monday and a vote at the council could take place this week
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Aleppo battered after Russia accused of 'war crimes'
A medical source in rebel-held Aleppo said hospitals were struggling to deal with a huge number of casualties
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At least 26 killed in Aleppo as UN meets over Syria
Hospitals and rescuers have documented the deaths of 43 people so far
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Syria's Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief 'appalled'
Nearly two million civilians were left without water in Aleppo due to regime bombardment and rebel forces
Syria army announces offensive on rebel-held Aleppo
Announcement came just minutes after the United States and Russia convened a last-ditch meeting in New York to save their Syria ceasefire plan
UN Syria chemical weapons probe extended for one month
Use of chlorine as a weapon is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, which Syria joined in 2013
Russia furious as US blames it for Syria aid strike
At least 18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy were destroyed late Monday as they delivered humanitarian aid to civilians in the Aleppo region
Syrian opposition slams 'total weakness' of international community
Russian and Syrian planes yesterday, bombed an aid convoy that was en route to Aleppo to deliver food to 78,000 civilians
