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Syria opposition threatens to quit talks as Aleppo fighting flares ASIA

Syria opposition threatens to quit talks as Aleppo fighting flares

The Syrian opposition delegation threatened to quit the Geneva peace talks, due to resume Monday, as a renewed flare-up in violence in Aleppo killed another 22 civilians.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria holds parliamentary polls in regime-held areas ASIA

Syria holds parliamentary polls in regime-held areas

Syrians went to the polls on Wednesday in areas controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's regime for parliamentary elections dismissed by the opposition as illegitimate.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack ASIA

Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack

The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime minister was quoted saying on Sunday, and an opposition official said a ceasefire was on the verge of collapse.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo ASIA

Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo

The Syrian army and its allies launched a major attack on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since an agreement to ease the fighting came into effect in February.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two-thirds of Christians have left Syria: Aleppo bishop ASIA

Two-thirds of Christians have left Syria: Aleppo bishop

Two-thirds of Syria's Christians have left the country, an Aleppo bishop said Wednesday, blaming violence and insecurity spread by extremist groups and insisting most Christians still support the Syrian president.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war ARABIA

Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war

Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing to escalate the war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama under fire for lack of leadership over Syria INTERNATIONAL

Obama under fire for lack of leadership over Syria

The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country's brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia says ready to send forces to Syria if coalition decides ASIA

Saudi Arabia says ready to send forces to Syria if coalition decides

Saudi Arabia would be willing to commit special forces to Syria should the international coalition decide to deploy ground troops against Islamic State, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian army pushes back rebels as peace push falters ASIA

Syrian army pushes back rebels as peace push falters

The Syrian army secured a major battlefield victory Wednesday as Russia vowed no let-up in its aerial bombardment in support of the regime, putting further pressure on fragile peace efforts in Switzerland.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria opposition chief Hijab arrives for Geneva talks ASIA

Syria opposition chief Hijab arrives for Geneva talks

Syrian opposition chief Riad Hijab arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday afternoon, his grouping said, in a move that could rekindle troubled UN-brokered peace talks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria talks must lead to 'transition away from Assad': Britain ASIA

Syria talks must lead to 'transition away from Assad': Britain

Britain said Monday that the UN-brokered peace talks on Syria being held in Geneva must lead to a political "transition away" from President Bashar al-Assad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
12 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school ASIA

12 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school

At least 12 children and three adults were killed in a Russian air strike that hit a school in Syria's Aleppo province on Monday, a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016