Syria

  • Feb 16, 2017
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Clashing Syria agendas may dissuade US troops' entry

The Pentagon is reportedly mulling whether to recommend further US troop deployments to combat Islamic State in Syria

United States
  • Feb 14, 2017
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Syrian peace talks will be mired in confusion

Opposition figures are arguing over the composition of their delegation, and whether to attend at all

Syria
  • Feb 10, 2017
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Syrian rebel splits will boost jihadis and Damascus

A new rebel coalition has called for jihad against the government and its foreign backers

Syria
  • Feb 9, 2017
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Damascus will balance between Moscow and Tehran

President Bashar al-Assad is manoeuvring across his allies’ conflicting interests

Syria
  • Feb 6, 2017
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Anti-Islamic State forces may collide in Syria

Foreign powers have intensified their uncoordinated offensives against jihadis in the north

Syria
  • Feb 1, 2017
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US support for Syrian Kurds will disappoint

Washington has sent armoured vehicles to Kurdish-led forces attacking Islamic State

Syria
  • Jan 30, 2017
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Syrian reconstruction plans will multiply

Rhetoric on the need for reconstruction in Syria has increased after the Russian-Turkish-brokered ceasefire

Syria
  • Jan 27, 2017
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Clashes may weaken mainstream Syrian rebels

Multiple factions are fighting, as Trump calls for unspecified ‘safe zones’

Syria