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On Monday, 400 ISIS fighters began to be evacuated from the Lebanese border to eastern Syria, as part of an agreement with Lebanon, Hezbollah and Syria's government (AFP)

August 29th, 2017 - 11:28 GMT

Feature: Could Lebanon's ISIS Evacuation Deal Turn Iraqis Against Iran?

Most media coverage has failed to mention that the fighters are being moved to near the Iraqi border.

Syria's Assad: Anti-imperialist hero and alt-right idol. (AFP/File)

August 15th, 2017 - 11:31 GMT

The Charlottesville Attacker Loved Assad, but the Far Left Have Embraced the Syrian Tyrant, Too

A rebel fighter waves at civilian arriving by bus in al-Bab, in the northern province of Aleppo, after leaving al-Waer, the last opposition-held neighborhood of the central city of Homs, on May 5, 2017. (AFP/Zein Al Rifai)

May 7th, 2017 - 11:57 GMT

Are Syria’s ‘De-Escalation Zones’ too Vague to Work?

A child killed in the chemical attack in Idlib at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, Syria. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

April 5th, 2017 - 02:19 GMT

After Idlib chemical attack, four pro-Assad talking points to be wary of

Syrian rebel fighters ride in the back of a pick-up truck flying an Islamist flag in the northern Syrian village of Rael after clashes with Daesh north of Aleppo on October 9, 2016. (AFP/Nazeer al-Khatib)

October 12th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Russia once again steps up heavy bombing of Aleppo

Mamoun al-Hamasi and his son selling coffee on the side of the road in Vancouver. (Twitter)

October 3rd, 2016 - 05:29 GMT

Former Syria MP defected and fled to Canada, now sells cake and coffee in Vancouver

Qusai Abtini, a local celebrity in Aleppo, was killed when a missile struck the car he was travelling in. (Twitter)

August 2nd, 2016 - 03:24 GMT

Syrian child star killed trying to escape Aleppo

Syria's national football team practices in Muscat, Oman on October 6, 2015 ahead of their 2018 World Cup qualifying match last week against Japan. Syria suffered a 3-0 defeat but still has a chance to qualify for the upcoming World Cup in Russia. (AFP/Mohammed Mahjoub)

October 13th, 2015 - 04:00 GMT

The strange story of Syria's national football team

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September 16th, 2015 - 07:06 GMT

Kerry seeks further assurances over Russian military buildup in Syria

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June 14th, 2015 - 07:10 GMT

Netanyahu urges US to increase aid for Syrian Druze community

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January 30th, 2015 - 08:20 GMT

Syria talks end with agreement to meet again

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October 22nd, 2014 - 06:50 GMT

Syrian air force carries out massive air strike campaign

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August 10th, 2014 - 09:07 GMT

Stranded refugees in Lebanon return to Syria