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#bbc.com. × US to withdraw troops from Syria amid Iran tensions. The decision came as US President Donald Trump ramps up military presence in the Middle East as tensions mount with Iran.

#bbc.com. × Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape. The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.

#bbc.com. × Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home. The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.

#bbc.com. × Syria’s only woman minister Hind Kabawat on challenges of rebuilding. The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.

#bbc.com. × Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish forces. The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.

#bbc.com. × BBC visits Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters. Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

#bbc.com. × Kurds in retreat as US allies switch to backing Syria's new leader. The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.

#bbc.com. × Ancient statues stolen from Syria's National Museum. The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside.

#bbc.com. × 'We will rescue anyone': Syria's White Helmets step in after deadly attacks. The BBC accompanies the civil defence group as they respond to violence in Syria's coastal region.

#bbc.com. × Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS's most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.

#bbc.com. × Syria: BBC finds families sheltering at Russian airbase from sectarian attacks. Many belong to former President Bashar al-Assad's sect, which was targeted in mass killings.

#bbc.com. × Syria gets temporary constitution for five-year transition. The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

#bbc.com. × Entire families killed during recent violence in Syria, UN says. The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.

#bbc.com. × Syria: Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with government forces. The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.

#bbc.com. × Syrian Alawite families flee to Lebanon after violence. Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

#bbc.com. × Syria operation against Assad loyalists ends after deadly violence. A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.

#bbc.com. × Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes. Witnesses said the situation stabilised when security forces arrived following the violence.

#bbc.com. × Syrian security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 700 civilians had been killed in 48 hours.

#bbc.com. × Syrian government still faces insurgent threat from Assad loyalists. Clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in the dictator's former heartlands show the risks ahead, writes Middle East correspondent Hugh Bachega.

#bbc.com. × Syria: Security forces accused of executing dozens of Alawites. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right says 162 civilians were executed in a coastal region linked to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

#bbc.com. × Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in deadly clashes in Latakia. 'Huge reinforcements' are heading to the coastal province city of Jableh following reports of deadly clashes.

#bbc.com. × Syria vows to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons. Asaad al-Shibani asks for the support of the global chemical weapons watchdog to "end to this painful legacy".

#bbc.com. × 'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall. As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces.

#bbc.com. × Syria dialogue conference a 'historic opportunity', Sharaa says. Hundreds are attending the event, which the interim president promised after ousting Bashar al-Assad.

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