A fighter from ISIS under its black banner. The group claims it has renewed its campaign of violence in Syria. Getty Images
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ISIS declares war on Syrian President Al Shara's government

Extremist group pledges to fight Damascus 'relentlessly'

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Trump says he 'essentially put' Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in office

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Syria’s Al Hol camp is closing – but its detainees' fate remains precarious

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ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

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Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

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Iraqi and Syrian forces seize more than 400,000 Captagon pills

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Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

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About 5,700 adult male ISIS fighters have been moved from Syria to Iraq. Reuters

Dozens of minors among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq

Minors will be placed in rehabilitation centres and referred to Iraq's Juvenile Investigation Court

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Special reportHow thousands escaped from Syria's biggest ISIS camp

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EditorialSyria's government should be honest about the violence its people are seeing

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Convoy of Australian prisoners turned back to Syrian ISIS camp

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Trump 'engaged' with Al Shara to halt fighting with SDF

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US withdraws from major base in north-east Syria amid regional volatility

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Syria's Al Shibani claims 'no violence' against minorities despite killings

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava. Getty Images

Trump 'engaged' with Al Shara to halt fighting with SDF

Syrian government and Kurdish-led militia agreed to US-brokered integration deal to end clashes in January

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US withdraws from major base in north-east Syria amid regional volatility

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Syria's Al Shibani claims 'no violence' against minorities despite killings

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US military says strikes hit 30 ISIS targets in Syria as detainees are transferred to Iraq

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