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Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria’s Assad

  In recent weeks Russia has stepped up supplies of military gear to Syria, including armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs, boosting President Bashar al-Assad just as rebel infighting has weakened the insurgency against him, sources with knowledge of the deliveries say....

Smuggler guides Syrians across perilous frontier

For a modest fee Ibrahim leads Syrians across the Turkish border, one of many services his organisation, the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front, provides to those in need. On a recent day he led a line of taxis up a muddy road through olive groves toward Turkey's border with Syria,...

Syrian opposition under pressure to decide on peace talks

Syria's opposition gathered in Istanbul on Friday to vote on whether to attend peace talks next week with President Bashar al-Assad's government, under heavy pressure from Western backers to endorse negotiations. With just five days to go, the opposition National Coalition remains...