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Syria rebels down regime plane, capture pilot ASIA

Syria rebels down regime plane, capture pilot

Rebels shot down a government warplane over the town of Al-Eis in northern Syria on Tuesday and captured one crew member alive, a rebel source told AFP.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Qaeda spokesman killed as army pushes anti-IS advance ASIA

Syria's Qaeda spokesman killed as army pushes anti-IS advance

Air strikes have killed several Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a strategic town from the Islamic State group in the latest setbacks for jihadists in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra ASIA

Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra

The Syrian army has found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 civilians and soldiers executed by the Islamic State jihadist group in Palmyra, a military source said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Palmyra scarred forever by IS ASIA

Syria's Palmyra scarred forever by IS

A view of the remains of Baalshmin temple, which was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2015, in the Syrian ancient city of Palmyra. AFP

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance ASIA

Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance

US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, the White House said, amid tensions over press freedom and the war in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Assad willing to hold early presidential vote ASIA

Syria's Assad willing to hold early presidential vote

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he is willing to hold early presidential elections if the Syrian people want them, in remarks released on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian refugee crisis demands united global action: Ban ASIA

Syrian refugee crisis demands united global action: Ban

The refugee crisis caused by Syria's war requires an "exponential" rise in global solidarity, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, as he opened a conference on securing resettlement places for those displaced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis ASIA

China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis

China on Tuesday appointed its first special envoy for the Syrian crisis, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Iran, as it seeks a more active role in the Middle East.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia's Putin, Iran's Rouhani agree to cooperate closely on Syria INTERNATIONAL

Russia's Putin, Iran's Rouhani agree to cooperate closely on Syria

The presidents of Russia and Iran agreed on Monday to step up bilateral contacts, including over the Syrian conflict, in which both countries are allies of President Bashar al-Assad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Assad hails Palmyra capture as 'important achievement' ASIA

Syria's Assad hails Palmyra capture as 'important achievement'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday hailed his troops' victory over the Islamic State group in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra as an ‘important achievement.’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city ASIA

Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city

Syrian government forces drove Islamic State fighters out of Palmyra on Sunday, the army said, inflicting a major defeat on the militants who seized the desert city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria army edges forward in jihadist-held Palmyra ASIA

Syria army edges forward in jihadist-held Palmyra

Syrian troops backed by Russian ground and air forces on Saturday pushed deeper into the Islamic State group stronghold of Palmyra, as Washington considered boosting its anti-jihadist fight in neighbouring Iraq.

4:45 AM November 25 2016