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On Monday, 400 ISIS fighters began to be evacuated from the Lebanese border to eastern Syria, as part of an agreement with Lebanon, Hezbollah and Syria's government (AFP)

August 29th, 2017 - 11:28 GMT

Feature: Could Lebanon's ISIS Evacuation Deal Turn Iraqis Against Iran?

Most media coverage has failed to mention that the fighters are being moved to near the Iraqi border.

Dated April 1, the letter said: “If we were to topple President Assad, then Syria would be taken over by Al-Qaeda’s allies. (AFP/File)

May 29th, 2014 - 09:08 GMT

Bashar Assad fanclub: U.S. senator sends Syrian president a letter of praise

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May 6th, 2014 - 05:37 GMT

US grants Syrian opposition formal diplomatic status

A body seen trapped under rubble after the most recent attack on Aleppo. More than 130,000 people have been killed in Syria's nearly three-year war. [AFP]

January 22nd, 2014 - 05:42 GMT

KSA calls for foreign fighters to exit Syria

The U.N. invited Tehran to attend the talks - a move that has unproved unpopular with those opposed to Assad's regime. (AFP/File)

January 20th, 2014 - 01:28 GMT

KSA: Iran "not eligible" to attend Syria Geneva II talks

Sigrid Kaag, pictured right and who is the head of the joint disarmament mission in Syria between the United Nations and OPCW, says the Syrian government can meet its March deadline if it maintains its current efforts (File Archive/AFP)

January 10th, 2014 - 01:10 GMT

Syrian govt set to meet March deadline for chemical weapon destruction

Chinese nationals living in Cyprus wave Chinese national flags as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port, Jan. 4, 2014.

January 4th, 2014 - 02:39 GMT

Chinese warship in Cyprus to aid Syrian chemical weapons removal

A Syrian man cries carrying the body of a child killed by a barrel bomb. [gendynamics]

December 31st, 2013 - 04:03 GMT

Assad rejects Islam extremism while barrel bomb attacks continue

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif prior to a meeting in Ankara. (Image credit: AFP)

November 2nd, 2013 - 07:22 GMT

Turkey and Iran exhibit thaw in relations over Syria

Arab League general secretary Nabil al-Arabi (R) listens to UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaking during a press conference following their meeting on October 20, 2013. (Image credit: AFP)

October 20th, 2013 - 05:26 GMT

Syria Geneva II conference could be held on November 23

Syrian officials publicly announce that its country's civil war has reached a stalemate (Courtesy of Sebastiano Tomada/Sipa USA)

September 20th, 2013 - 05:17 GMT

Syrian regime proposes potential calls for ceasefire, announces stalemate

President Barack Obama speaks about Syria from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2013. (AFP)

September 1st, 2013 - 10:59 GMT

White House formally submits request for Syria action to Congress

UNITED STATES, Washington : US President Barack Obama, with US Vice President Joe Biden, speaks on Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on August 31, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM

August 31st, 2013 - 08:36 GMT

Obama seeks Congress approval for Syria strike