Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday, marking the first such trip by a serving UN chief since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. The nearly 14-year conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. This visit signals ongoing UN engagement with the country despite the prolonged crisis.
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Conflict killed hundreds of thousands.
This will be the first visit by a serving UN chief to Syria since the start of the war in 2011.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday.
The Straits Times- Conflict killed hundreds of thousands.
- Millions displaced within Syria and abroad.
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Loaded language removed<p>BEIRUT, July 25 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday in the first trip by a serving U.N. chief since the start of a nearly 14-year war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions in the country.</p>
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday.
The Straits TimesThis will be the first visit by a serving UN chief to Syria since the start of the war in 2011.
The Straits TimesThe Syrian war has lasted nearly 14 years.
The Straits TimesThe war has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
The Straits TimesThe war has displaced millions of people.
The Straits Times