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Kurdish-Turkish tensions may resurge in northern Syria
A series of explosions in Ras al-Ain follows shelling of Kurdish-controlled villages and a US-Kurdish oil deal
SyriaSyrian parliamentary polls will cement Assad’s control
Legislative elections were held within Damascus’s remit, but provide no outlet for rising economic discontent
SyriaSyria’s weakened al-Qaida remnants may act as spoilers
The dominant jihadist group in Idlib is seeking to control more radical, al-Qaida-linked rivals
SyriaPowers in northern Syria may seek new solutions
The bombing of a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in rebel Idlib has wounded soldiers and provoked new airstrikes
SyriaHunger and disease will hike deaths in northern Syria
Russia is again blocking UN Security Council efforts to extend cross-border aid provision
SyriaWords will trump action on Syria’s humanitarian needs
Aid agencies are warning of a coming disaster, over food prices and access issues
SyriaIran-Israel tensions may rise over southern Syria
As Israeli planes target more Iran-backed militia supply routes, southern Syria protesters ask Tehran to leave
SyriaTurkish suspicion may derail Syrian Kurds’ unity deal
Washington hopes to reconcile the autonomous administration in north-east Syria with Ankara
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