Syria
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Israel-Hamas war intensifies, total communication blackout in Gaza. Is the war likely to spread to peripheral nations of Syria, Lebanon?
France protests ease as president Macron prepares to meet leaders of parliament Will the Israel Hamas war spiral into a wider conflict? Will it start WW-III? Is it the…
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US Says Anti-Iran Strikes In Syria Hit Ammunition
The United States said Friday it sought to degrade ammunition supplies of Iranian-linked militias with strikes in Syria but insisted it did not want to widen the Middle East conflict.…
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US Forces In Iraq, Syria Face Spike In Attacks
American and allied forces deployed in Iraq and Syria as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition have been repeatedly targeted by drone and missile attacks this month. Although the attacks…
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Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Operations By Another Two Years
CHP lawmakers voted against the motion on Tuesday AFP Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday extended the military’s authorisation to launch cross-border operations in neighbouring Syria and Iraq by two more years.…
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Turkey Bombs Northeast Syria, Hits Energy Sites: Kurds
Turkey resumed strikes against Kurdish-held northeast Syria on Friday, targeting energy infrastructure as the death toll climbed to 15 over two days, officials in the Kurds’ semi-autonomous administration said. Since…
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Syria Buries Dead After Military Academy Drone Attack
Relatives and officials gathered in the central Syrian city of Homs on Friday morning for the first funerals of dozens of people killed in a drone attack on a military…
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US Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria
US warplanes on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said, an incident likely to raise tensions between the…
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Syria Attack On Military Academy Kills 100 As Turkey Hits Kurdish-held Northeast
An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming “terrorist organisations” for the drone strike in government-held Homs.…
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Turkey Launches New Iraq Strikes, Warns Syria
Turkey on Wednesday launched fresh strikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and warned of more intense cross-border air raids after concluding that militants who staged a weekend attack in Ankara…
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China Announces ‘Strategic Partnership’ With Syria
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a “strategic partnership” with Syria on Friday during talks with President Bashar al-Assad, who is seeking financial support to help rebuild his devastated country. The…
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Kurds, Pro-Turk Forces Fight In North Syria After 90 Killed
United States-backed Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday fought a deadly battle with Turkish-supported forces who said they intervened after clashes killed dozens in an Arab-majority province further east.…
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Anti-government Protests Take Hold In Southern Syria
Syrians hold a rare protest against President Bashar al-Assad’s government in the southern town of Bosra al-Sham AFP Rare protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government showed no sign of…
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IS Attack On Syria Army Bus Kills 26 Soldiers: Monitor
A Syrian army soldier on a road in the country’s north in 2020 AFP At least 26 soldiers have been killed in war-torn Syria’s east, a monitor said on Friday,…
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Assad Says Destroyed Syria Infrastructure Blocks Refugee Returns
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference with Iraq’s prime minister in Damascus on July 16, 2023, as Assad’s engagement with Middle East countries increases AFP Syrian President…
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The ‘Forgotten’ Camps Where Syria War Displaced Languish
A boy stands near his tent at the Sahlat al-Banat makeshift camp for displaced people set up next to a waste dump on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city…
