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A YPG fighter takes position at the frontline near Hasakah, Syria. Getty Images

Ceasefire between Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces extended for 15 days

A previously agreed truce had expired on Saturday

Turkey says Syria-SDF ceasefire may be extended

Dispatch'We’ve had enough': Syrians brace for war as SDF ceasefire expires

A loss of land and a sense of betrayal: How Syria’s Kurds saw their autonomy unravel

Lawyer believes Shamima Begum will return to UK

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UN set to manage Al Hol and other ISIS-linked detention camps in Syria

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Syria's military reclaimed the country's main energy-producing region of Raqqa and also Deir Ezzor, which houses the Al Omar oil field. EPA

Syria’s energy sector set to get a boost after Kurdish oilfield takeover

Repair of damaged infrastructure and security remain key to increasing production, analysts say

Al Shara expected to pay Washington for abandoning Kurdish ally, Syrian sources say

Syrian government announces four-day ceasefire after new agreement with SDF

Fate of dozens of Assad regime figures in Lebanon to top Damascus–Beirut talks

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Iraq cleric wants troops sent to Syrian border to deter ISIS resurgence

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara cancels visit to Germany

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Syrian ceasefire in doubt as Kurdish fighters resist army takeover

Army and rival Syrian Democratic Forces trade accusations of attacks as fighting breaks out near ISIS prison

DispatchCalls for 'united Syria' on the streets after end of Kurdish-led rule

EditorialBattlefield gains alone won't build a better Syria

Syrian army returns provinces held by Kurdish forces to government control

US says it killed Al Qaeda-affiliated leader linked to deadly Syria ambush

Syrian army pushes east in rapid offensive against SDF

Syria's Kurds granted rights in move that echoes Iraq

Air-launched munitions await loading onto US F-15 warplanes within Centcom's area of responsibility in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike in December. Reuters

US says it killed Al Qaeda-affiliated leader linked to deadly Syria ambush

Anti-ISIS operations launched in response to attack

Syrian army pushes east in rapid offensive against SDF

Syria's Kurds granted rights in move that echoes Iraq

Syria recognises Kurdish citizenship, language and festival in historic move

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