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Iran on Friday refused to confirm or deny a claim by a US official that Russian missiles targeting rebels in Syria crashed in its territory this week.
Comment: The similarities between the 2011 revolt and the 1925 uprising against the French suggest it might be decades before Syria creates a truly free society, says John McHugo.
Moscow has called for a 72-hour "regime of silence" in Syria's restive East Ghouta and Daraya following a stymied attack on opposition-held areas.
Analysis: One year after it rebranded itself, it is clear that the group is unlike any other "terrorist" organisation the world has ever seen.
![Tal Afar Iraq [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/media/images/D8CAB0EA-3B5F-4753-8912-C5A8C81D3AAE.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=cNY5BTNG "Tal Afar Iraq [Getty]")
Iraq has announced the start of an bombing campaign of IS-held Tal Afar, the next target in the war against the Sunni militant group after the recapture of Mosul.
Turkey is preparing to ramp up its military presence in Syria, as Kurdish forces continue their advance in the north and an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate kicks out Ankara's rebel allies.
The first phase in the US-led coalition's fight against IS, to stop the group from making territorial gains, has been successfully completed, a coalition spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Only hours before a ceasefire is expected to begin, Russian warplanes have been carrying out intense airstrikes on rebel strongholds in Syria, killing eight civilians from one family.
Jordanian border guards killed five suspected infiltrators approaching the kingdom's border from Syria in a pickup truck and two motorcycles, authorities said.