Syrian government remains in Damascus

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Syrian prime minister says government is still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom

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Syria 's prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus .

Turkey says allied opposition forces seize the town of Manbij from Kurdish -led forces backed by the United States .

Israel says it is carrying out airstrikes on suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets to keep them from falling into the hands of extremists.

The Kremlin says Russia has granted political asylum to Assad , a decision made by President Vladimir Putin .

Israel says its forces temporarily seized a buffer zone inside Syria dating back to a 1974 agreement.

Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria in recent years , targeting what it says are military sites related to Iran and Hezbollah .

Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons stockpile in 2013 , after the government was accused of launching an attack near Damascus that killed hundreds of people.

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