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At least 13 people were murdered when a Syrian hospital was damaged by artillery fire in Afrin.

June 13, 2021

According to local medical sources and Turkey's government, at least 13 people were killed and numerous more were injured in two separate artillery raids on...

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obstinate Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has declared presidential elections.

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April 21, 2021

Even as the violence in Syria's long-running civil war continues and the country remains heavily divided, a defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad declared that presidential...

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target sites weapon shipments near Damascus

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March 17, 2021

Syrian air defenses responded to an alleged Israeli airstrike near Damascus on Tuesday night, after a number of cargo flights between Iran and Syria were...

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Syria’s first lady facing prosecution in UK for encouraging terrorist act

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March 14, 2021

According to the report, Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers accuses her of being among a number of "influential actors" who encouraged and incited acts of...

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US senators offer bill to rein in Biden war powers after Syria strike

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March 4, 2021

The measure, led by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Senator Todd Young, would repeal 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force...

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55 years after execution in Syria, Israeli spy Eli Cohen makes headlines

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February 26, 2021

Russian news giant RT recently released a video it says shows Eli Cohen, the famous Israeli spy, walking in a Damascus street. The video, unclear...

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US airstrikes Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria – Pentagon

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February 26, 2021

US President Joe Biden has directed military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, after rocket attacks...

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Video shows Russian armed drones were used in Syria in recent years

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February 25, 2021

The Orion drone is Russia’s answer to US armed drones, such as the Reaper. View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from...

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Russia’s role in Syria and Israel’s policy

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February 22, 2021

Russia played a key role in releasing an Israeli woman held in Syria. The full details of the exchange are not known, but the central role...

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Syrian air defense intercepts ‘Israeli aggression’ – Syrian army

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February 15, 2021

State media did not give details of what was hit. View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights,...

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Displaced Syrians near Afrin say Turkish airstrikes terrorize civilians

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February 13, 2021

Turkish airstrikes and continued attacks by Turkish-backed extremist groups in northern Syria have left civilians feeling helpless and abandoned by the international community. Shelling was...

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Anti-Biden conspiracy claims US escalating role in Syria

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January 24, 2021

“Here we go again,” one person tweeted, claiming a “large” convoy had entered eastern Syria on the “first day” of Biden’s presidency. Turkish Kurds look...

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At least nine Syrian soldiers killed in militant attack in Badia

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January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

At least nine Syrian army soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush on their bus on a main highway in the central Syrian desert...

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Syrians say US used secretive ‘ninja’ missile again in Idlib

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December 31, 2020

The US uses the “ninja” missiles in this part of Syria allegedly to avoid collateral damage and evidence that the US is even operating there...

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Rise in Israeli strikes in Syria has led to decrease of Iranian activity

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December 11, 2020

Over 500 strikes on all fronts, but "we still have a long way to go to complete our goals," says IDF Chief of Staff Aviv...

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Arab uprisings breathe life into independence-era flags

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December 7, 2020

When Libyans rose up against Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, they rejected the all-green flag the dictator had adopted in 1977 Ahmad AL-RUBAYE AFP/File In Syria,...

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Two blasts kill seven in Syrian rebel-held northwest near Turkish border

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November 24, 2020

Two bomb blasts killed at least seven people and wounded scores on Tuesday in areas of northwest Syria near the Turkish border and under heavy...

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IEDs found near border with Syria

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November 18, 2020

Explosive devices were in Israeli territory, close to location where IDF foiled terror attack in the summer IDF troops scour area in southern Golan Heights...

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Syria’s controversial foreign Minister, Walid Muallem who accused the West of starting the deadly conflict in his country dies at 79

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November 17, 2020

Walid Muallem, Syria's controversial Minister and stalwart of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, is dead at the age of 79. There were no details on the...

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Could Assad’s regime make a ‘deal’ with the Trump administration?

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October 20, 2020

It would be a major reversal for the Trump administration to make any kind of arrangement with Damascus. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new...

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White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release

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October 19, 2020

A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S....

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Syria’s Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region

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October 5, 2020

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western...

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A lone soldier on a mission in Syrian territory during the Yom Kippur War

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September 28, 2020

The Yom Kippur War was characterized by ferocious firepower that cost our country 2,656 soldiers, at a time when our population was less than three...

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U.S. to provide $720 million Syria aid and funds for Sahel, South Sudan

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September 25, 2020

The United States said on Thursday it would provide more than $720 million in humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Syria, plus nearly...

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Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire

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September 20, 2020

Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes since a Turkish-Russian deal halted major fighting with...

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Rape, ethnic cleansing and looting: UN reveals Turkey’s crimes in Syria

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September 20, 2020

The abuses have been directed against women and children, and primarily target minorities such as Yazidis, Kurds and Christians. Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together...

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US military strengthens deployment in Syria

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September 19, 2020

A convoy of US armored vehicles patrols the northeast Syrian town of Qahtaniyah at the border with Turkey, in October 2019 Delil SOULEIMAN AFP/File The...

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Syria says US sanctions behind acute fuel crisis

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September 17, 2020

"The tightening of the American siege and their barring of imports from arriving forced us to reduce distribution of gasoline by 35%," Touma said. Cars...