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Syria to add thousands of foreign fighters into army, including jihadists, Uyghurs - report
Syria is able to proceed because it enjoys increased support from the US, as well as from Turkey and Qatar, both US allies.
US redeploys troops in Syria, as Washington builds ties with new government - analysis
Reports indicate hundreds of soldiers may be withdrawn, and US forces may move from bases near the Euphrates River to ...
ISIS claims first attacks against forces loyal to new government in Syria
ISIS has claimed two attacks on Syrian security forces – the first since the transitional government under former jihadist ...
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Trump administration backs Syrian plan to integrate foreign fighters into national army
Under the deal, around 3,500 fighters, mainly Uyghurs from China and Central Asia, will join a newly formed division ...
Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria. One of them was an attack on government ...
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ISIS claims first attack on new Syrian gov’t, claims to kill 7 members of ‘apostate regime’
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for its first attack targeting Syria s transitional government, saying it killed ...
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Syria's U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria
Anteri, a colonel and the commander of the Syrian Free Army, a small ... Anteri, who commands about 600 fighters, says he is waiting to see what role in the new security forces his group will ...
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Syrian rebels seize territory for the first time in years in wide-scale attack
Syrian fighters flash a victory sign as they ride back from a battle with the Free Syrian Army rebel group on Thursday. AFP via Getty Images The province was allegedly bombarded as a means to take ...
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Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
File – In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, Free Syrian Army fighters run away after attacking a Syrian Army tank during fighting in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo ...
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Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
At one former Syrian army site, a fighter with the Free Syrian Army, the main faction in the area, stood guard in jeans and a camouflage shirt. Other local fighters showed off a site where they were ...
Islamic State group claims first attack on new Syrian government's forces since fall of Assad regime, says monitor
A monitoring organisation called it the first attack by ISIS on the new government's forces since President Assad was ousted ...