Syria
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‘Final assault’ on Islamic State begins
Speed Read Push to oust remnants of caliphate from Syria now underway
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Eight key talking points from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
Speed Read Illegal immigration, national security and pleas for bipartisanship dominate the delayed speech
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Israel strikes Iranian targets inside Syria
Speed Read Israeli military issues ‘unusual’ statement warning Syria not to retaliate
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Will Turkey call Trump’s Kurdish bluff?
Speed Read US president has promised to ‘devastate’ Turkish economy if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria after US troops pull out
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The U.S. has started withdrawing troops from Syria, Pentagon says in surprise announcement
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Russia and Syria cheer Trump's troop withdrawal. Syrian Kurds are rattled. France say it's staying in.
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Is the US withdrawal from Syria premature?
Speed Read Donald Trump says Islamic State has been defeated, but defence officials want to maintain a US military presence in the region
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Teenager charged after Syrian boy ‘waterboarded’ at Huddersfield school
Speed Read The attack was filmed and widely shared across social media
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Jumpei Yasuda: Japanese journalist freed after three years in Syria
Speed Read The 44-year-old says he is struggling to speak native language following long captivity by militants
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Who is responsible for shooting down the Russian plane over Syria?
Speed Read Russia, US, France and Israel offer different stories after plane carrying 14 people disappears from radar
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Syria votes in local elections as bloody battle looms
Speed Read First vote since 2011 comes as Russia-backed government forces prepare major assault on Idlib
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Trump wants 'military options' if Assad uses chemical weapons again, general says
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Is Nicaragua the new Syria?
In Depth Nikki Haley warns that Central American nation is travelling ‘down the same path’ to civil war
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Why Russia is sending its biggest fleet of warships to the Mediterranean
Speed Read US and Moscow trade chemical attack warnings ahead of strike on Syria’s Idlib
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