Place: north-western Syria

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Major disruptions at Manchester Piccadilly train station due protesters on the track

Train services at one of the UK's busiest terminals have been ground to a halt by protesters on the track.

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Turkish president says helicopter shot down in northern Syria

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Theresa May dismisses Boris Johnson's Syria strike suggestion as 'hypothetical'

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Aleppo evacuations could resume after Shiite villages deal

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Turkey escalates campaign against US-backed Syrian Kurds

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23 killed as missiles hit three hospitals in rebel-held Syrian towns

Russia air offensive aids Syrian assault

Russian warships in the Caspian Sea yesterday fired cruise missiles as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive in central Syria, in the first major combined air-and-ground assault since Moscow began its military campaign in the country last week.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

Four Red Cross hostages freed in Syria

Four of the seven hostages from the International Committee of the Red Cross kidnapped in Syria have been freed.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2013

Syrian rebels attack air base

Activists are reporting intense clashes in north-western Syria as rebels attack a sprawling military air base.

Sat, 27 Apr, 2013

Syrian rebels fear chemical weapons

Syrian rebels are closely monitoring the regime’s chemical weapons sites but do not have the means to seize and secure them, their newly elected military commander has told the Associated Press.

Wed, 19 Dec, 2012

'Dozens' killed and wounded in twin blasts in Syria

Two large explosions shook Syria’s southern city of Daraa today, causing multiple casualties and heavy material damage, the country’s state-run news agency and activists said.

Sat, 10 Nov, 2012

Nine killed in Syria suicide blasts

At least nine people have been killed and nearly 100 others wounded after two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in north-western Syria, state media said.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2012

Fourteen killed as Syria police truck targeted

At least 14 people were killed today when a string of explosions struck a police truck transporting prisoners in a tense area of north-western Syria, the country's state-run news agency and an opposition group said.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2012

Syrian forces open fire at funerals

Syrian forces opened fire at funerals for slain political protesters, a human rights activist said today, leaving two more people dead as the country tries to subdue weeks of demonstrations against President Bashar Assad.

Sun, 26 Jun, 2011