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Turkish PM calls for strategy to end Syria power vacuum

Turkey's prime minister said Monday that the fight against Daesh terrorist group requires an "integrated strategy" that will end the power vacuum in Syria. Ahmet Davutoglu’s remarks during a sit-down with CNN International came in his first television interview since his Justice and...

Syria's swimming sisters find new home in German waters

 Sarah and Ysra Mardini pull bathing caps over their long, black hair and slide into the water, disappearing among the throng of swimmers with powerful, practiced strokes. Two months ago the sisters were swimming for their lives, after jumping off an inflatable boat that began taking on...

Russian strikes kill 23 civilians in Douma: monitor

 At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in suspected Russian air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, a monitor said. Elsewhere, the Islamic State group freed 37 Syrian Christians who were among more than 200 people kidnapped in February, an NGO said. The strikes on...