Syria
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Syria War Monitor Says Rebels Control ‘Most Of’ Aleppo City
A monitor of Syria’s war said on Saturday that jihadist rebels now control a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian air strikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the…
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Rebels Continue to Breach Aleppo Ceasefire in Syria
Islamist insurgents continue to breach the ceasefire in Syria’s civil war by attacking Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, in an effort to reignite a war. Jihadists launched a surprise…
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Syria Jihadists, Allies Cut Key Highway As Escalating Violence Kills Around 200
Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes. A day…
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Monitor Says Militants Among 20 Killed In Israel Strikes On Syria
A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war. Israel has…
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Syria Kurd Force Denies Links To Ankara Attack As Turkey Strikes
The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria denied links to a deadly attack near Ankara claimed by Kurdish PKK militants, after Turkish strikes on Kurd-held Syria killed more than…
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Hezbollah Commanders in Syria Among The Injured In Pager Explosions
A security camera caught the moment one of the pagers exploded. Screenshot from X Hezbollah commanders in Syria are reportedly among the injured in a series of connected pager explosions…
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Erdogan Says End Near For Military Operation In North Iraq, Syria
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end of his government’s operations against Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq and Syria. Turkey began its Operation Claw-Lock in…
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Water Shortages Worsen As Funding Dries Up For Northwest Syria Displaced
Hussein al-Naasan struggles to provide water for his family in the scorching summer, as aid funds have dried up and conditions deteriorated in impoverished displacement camps in Syria’s rebel-held northwest.…
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Germany, Sweden Arrest Eight Over Syria Crimes Against Humanity
Investigators in Germany and Sweden on Wednesday arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria, prosecutors said. The arrests,…
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Iran Pays Homage To Guards Killed In Syria Strike, Vows Revenge
Thousands of people chanted against Israel and the United States at Friday’s funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on…
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Iran Pays Homage To Guards Killed In Syria Strike
Thousands of people gathered in Tehran on Friday for the funerals of seven members of the Revolutionary Guards killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel. The…
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Born To Help: Syria Bikers Deliver Ramadan Meals
Every evening during Ramadan, members of a motorbike club zip down the streets of Damascus to deliver meals to those in need during the Muslim holy month. “We hit the…
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Iran Guards Say 7 Members Killed In Israel Strike On Syria Consular Annex
Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus Monday, Syrian and Iranian officials said, with a top Revolutionary Guard commander among seven members the force said were…
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Sins Of The Fathers: Children Of IS Left To Rot In Syria Camp
Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of…
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Middle East Conflict Live: US Base In Syria Reportedly Attacked By Missiles
Live Updates Some 900 US troops remain deployed in Syria as part of a US-led coalition battling remnants of the Islamic State group. AFP The war in…
