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Turkish PM crosses into Syria to visit historic Ottoman tomb

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu crossed briefly into Syria on Sunday to visit the tomb of a revered Ottoman figure situated a few hundred meters from the border, in a move likely to anger the authorities in Damascus. The tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman...

Syrian troops battle to free trapped forces: activists

Syrian government forces advanced Saturday towards the rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughur, where around 250 army soldiers and their families are trapped in a hospital building, activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government troops were now within two...