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An Israeli soldier places a flag close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria at Golan Heights (Reuters)

Israel threatens Syria over attacks

Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat.

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Supporters of Hezbollah during a funeral in Nabi Sheet (Reuters)

Hezbollah pulled deeper into Syria

Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (Reuters)

Kerry pushes for more Syria talks

John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime.

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Rubble damage in Syria (Reuters)

Syrian troops attack rebel town, 30 dead

Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes have launched an assault on a strategic rebel-held town killing at least 30 people.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad (Reuters file)

US slams Russian missiles going to Syria video

The United States' Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles.

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People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad (Reuters)

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76

Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.

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Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons

Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in the first Syrian city to fall to the rebels.

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Syrian troops repel rebel attack video

A Syrian activist group says rebels have withdrawn from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo after heavy fighting with government troops.

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Smoke rises during a rebel clash in Aleppo  (Reuters)

Syrian rebels attack Aleppo prison video

Syrian rebels attacked the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday with a pair of car bombs.

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A fighter from the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra is seen in front of a burning vehicle (Reuters)

Rebels battle Assad's troops near capital video

Syrian rebels and Islamic fighters have joined forces in a push to reopen an arms supply route and retake a key town near Damascus.

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The peacekeeper was abducted from an observation post on the Golan Heights (Reuters)

Kiwi abducted in Golan Heights

A New Zealand Defence Force peacekeeper has been released after a five-hour abduction in a contentious Israeli border area.

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George Sabra, head of the SNC (Reuters)

Syria opposition to consult allies video

Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding to join a US-Russia initiative.

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A United Nations peacekeeper directs an armoured vehicle in the Golan Heights (Reuters)

Syrian rebels release UN hostages

Syrian rebels have released four Filipino UN peacekeepers they abducted from the Golan Heights last week.

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Relatives of those killed in the bombings mourn in the town of  Reyhanli  (Reuters)

Turkey vows not to enter Syria conflict

Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war.

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People gather at the site of the explosion in Reyhanli  (Reuters)

Syria suspected in Turkey bombings

In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria yesterday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others.

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Syrian rebels fight over key highways

Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said

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Turkey testing Syrians for chemical weapons video

Turkey is testing injured Syrians seeking treatment across the border for chemical weapon wounds, the foreign minister said Thursday [local time].

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A Free Syrian Army fighter walks in the Khan al-Assal area, near Aleppo (Reuters)

Syrian warplanes pound rebel positions

Anti-regime activists say Syrian warplanes are pounding rebel positions in two northern provinces.

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Internet restored in Syria after outage

Internet service was restored in Syria, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Reuters)

US, Russia want peace plan for Syria

The United States and Russia pledged yesterday to set aside more than two years of differences over Syria's civil war.

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