The US-allied Kurds, who control much of the north, have rejected the idea, fearing a Turkish offensive against territory under their control.
Erdogan to meet Putin over Syria safe zone
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The fall of Baghouz follows the SDF's capture of the enclave's sole town of Hajin and the villages of Al-Shaafa and Sousa in recent weeks.
Kurd fighters overrun last IS village in Syria
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GRU chief Igor Kostyukov
EU sanctions nine Russian, Syrian officials
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IS attack left four Americans dead last week in Manbij
Erdogan to Trump: Turkey ready to take over Manbij 
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Air strikes and ground-to-ground missiles hit several targets around Damascus
11 killed in Israeli bombardment of Syria
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Lebanese politicians have stepped up calls for refugees to go home now that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has recovered control
Lebanon president urges Syrian refugee efforts
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It was unclear if the blast was caused by a bomb that was planted or a suicide attack
Huge explosion shakes Damascus
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Russian soldiers place the national flag at the Abu Duhur crossing on the eastern edge of Idlib province on September 25, 2018, as Syrian families cross from rebel-held areas to regime-held areas.
Russia strives to assert primacy, rein in Turkish ambitions in Syria
Thomas Seibert
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Nasr al-Hariri, the Syrian opposition's chief negotiator, gives a press conference in Moscow on October 26, 2018.
Syrian opposition sees window for political solution
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Syrians check the site a suicide attack targeting US-led coalition forces in the flashpoint northern Syrian city of Manbij which killed four US serviceman the previous day on January 17, 2019.
Six civilians killed in US-led strike on IS in Syria
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Syrians check the site of a suicide attack targeting US-led coalition forces in the flashpoint northern Syrian city of Manbij which killed four US serviceman the previous day on January 17, 2019.
Deadly attack in Manbij raises questions about US policy
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Flags of the Arab league states are seen on display ahead of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut on January 17, 2019.
Divisions overshadow Arab summit in Lebanon
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A child wades through rain and snow waters at an informal tent settlement housing Syrian refugees following winter storms in the area of Delhamiyeh, in the central Bekaa Valley on January 17, 2019.
Syrian refugees wade through wet Lebanese winter
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The scene of the suicide attack in Manbij
Four Americans killed in Syria IS attack
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An image grab taken from a video published by Hawar News Agency (ANHA) on January 16, 2019, shows an unidentified member of security forces at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij.
IS claims attack in Syrian town of Manbij
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A Syrian security officer mans a checkpoint on the outskirts of Jarablus, northern Syria, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
Turkey-backed rebels await order to attack Syria's Manbij
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