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Turkey opens new front in Syrian battle

Turkish soldiers in tank

More Turkish tanks have entered northern Syria in an operation targeting positions held by the Islamic State group, Turkish media reports say.

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Syrians leave besieged Damascus suburb

Three hundred people are leaving a besieged rebel-held suburb of Syria's capital, Damascus, as part of what the government has described as an amnesty.

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Alan Kurdi's father in plea for migrants

The father of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned a year ago as his family fled Syria, urges Europe to keep its doors open to migrants.

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