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                    [Title] => Syrian troops advance in south and center, drive back rebels
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Syrian forces have retaken a key southern military base after heavy fighting with rebels and an al-Qaida affiliate, and seized mountain villages after driving out Islamic State fighters, the government and opposition activists said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-29 14:23:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1182828 [AuthorName] => Brian Rohan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1533606 [Title] => AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray [Summary] =>

The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-16 14:51:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1532523 [Title] => Syrian rebels fire barrage of mortar shells into capital [Summary] =>

Rebels entrenched in an eastern suburb of Damascus fired volleys of mortar shells into the Syrian capital on yesterday, killing three people, including a child, and wounding 33, Syria's state-run news agency and residents said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-13 14:31:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1112583 [AuthorName] => Albert Aji [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1510239 [Title] => Activists: Syria troops advance under Russian air cover [Summary] =>

Russian jets intensified their airstrikes yesterday in a central Syrian province as government and allied troops pushed out insurgents from local villages to expand their control of the area, activists and a military statement said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-12 15:22:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509885 [Title] => Syrian troops gain as Putin defends strikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes advanced against insurgents in the center of the country as President Vladimir Putin defended Moscow's intervention in the conflict, saying it would aid efforts to reach a political settlement.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-11 13:18:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509567 [Title] => Fierce battles in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes seized control of a village in central Syria on yesterday amid fierce clashes with rebels, part of a ground offensive launched earlier this week.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-10 17:06:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1112583 [AuthorName] => Albert Aji [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508470 [Title] => Fighting erupts in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes battled insurgents in central Syria on yesterday in the first major ground fighting since Moscow began launching air raids on militants last week, activists said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-07 14:18:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1503443 [Title] => US-trained Syrian rebels investigating alleged defection [Summary] =>

US-trained rebels who recently returned to Syria said yesterday they have lost contact with one of their officers and that they are investigating reports that he defected and handed over his weapons to al-Qaeda's branch in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-23 16:41:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1738921 [AuthorName] => Sarah El Deeb [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1439125 [Title] => Syrians flee Idlib, fearing government reprisals [Summary] =>

Syrians fled Idlib yesterday, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local al-Qaeda affiliate captured the northwestern town, activists said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 14:02:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1437383 [Title] => Nusra Front quietly rises in Syria as Islamic State targeted [Summary] =>

The Nusra Front, Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, is consolidating power in territory stretching from the Turkish border to central and southern Syria, crushing moderate opponents and forcibly converting minorities using tactics akin to its ultraconservative rival, the Islamic State group.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-25 03:11:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1163274 [AuthorName] => Bassem Mroue [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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