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Russia registers 4 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 5
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered four ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish…
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Gas pipeline explosion leads to blackout in Syria
Damascus: A gas pipeline explosion in the Damascus area led to a total power shutdown in Syria, state news agency SANA reported citing information from energy and electricity ministries. https://twitter.com/richimedhurst/status/1297793254323359746 The…
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Damascus-Aleppo highway officially opens for travel
Damascus: A week following its capture by the Syrian army, the Damascus-Aleppo strategic highway has been officially opened for the travel between the country’s south and north, according to the…
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Israeli attack on Damascus kills 7 fighters: War monitor
Damascus: Israeli strikes on Damascus airport killed seven fighters, a war monitor said Friday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Iran’s military presence in Syria. Syrian state media…
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Israeli strike on Damascus kills Palestinian figure’s son
Damascus: An Israeli strike on Damascus on Tuesday hit the home of a leading Palestinian figure, killing his son and one other person, Syrian state news agency SANA and his…
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Kurdish force rejects Damascus call to join Syrian army
DAMASCUS: Syrian Kurdish forces rejected a call Wednesday from the regime’s army and police to join their ranks following a Turkish cross-border incursion. The appeal by Damascus comes after regime…
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Exposed and under fire, Syria’s Kurds may turn to Damascus
BEIRUT: A US withdrawal from Syria‘s northern border this week has exposed Washington’s Kurdish partners to a Turkish assault, creating conditions for a rapprochement with Damascus that both sides need badly,…
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Damascus says would welcome Kurds back into fold
DAMASCUS: Damascus is ready to welcome Syria‘s Kurds back into the fold after Washington left them to face Turkish military threats alone, a senior official said in comments published Tuesday. Ankara…
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UN envoy concludes Damascus talks on constitutional committee
DAMASCUS: The UN special envoy for Syria said he held “successful” talks Monday with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on forming a committee to draft a post-war constitution. “Today I have concluded…
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UN Syria envoy arrives in Damascus
DAMASCUS: Geir Pedersen was set to meet with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Monday to discuss the committee, the UN-backed push for which has been bogged down by disagreements with…
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Damascus says 2nd drone downed in 48 hours over south Syria
DAMASCUS: A drone was shot down on Saturday in Quneitra province in southern Syria, the second such incident in 48 hours, state media said. Authorities “dismantled a drone” after it was…
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French group to open 2 hotels in Damascus
Damascus: Louvre Hotels Group, owned by China’s Jin Jiang, has signed an agreement to open two hotels under its own name in Damascus, it said on Saturday, a day after…
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Damascus condemns US-Turkish patrols in Syria
Damascus said Sunday it strongly opposes joint patrols in northeast Syria by the United States and Turkey, calling it a flagrant “aggression” that seeks to prolong the country’s eight-year conflict. The Syrian…
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Damascus hails Hezbollah anti-Israel attack
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government on Monday hailed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah’s strike the previous day on an Israeli military vehicle. Hezbollah, referred to by its supporters as “the resistance”, said…
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Syria fires on Israeli missiles over Damascus
DAMASCUS: Syrian anti-aircraft defences on Saturday fired at ‘enemy targets’ over Damascus, state media said, as the Israeli military said it struck to prevent an Iranian force from launching an…
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Syrian air defences repel ‘enemy targets’ over Damascus
Damascus: Local Syrian media on Saturday late night claimed that several explosions were heard over the skies in Damascus. They added that Syrian air defences were repelling ‘enemy targets’ over…
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Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post on Friday after overrunning surrounding villages following their capture of a nearby northwestern town from rebels, a monitor said. The…
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Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government bombardment has killed hundreds since late April, state media said. …
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Damascus angered by Turkish army convoy heading for key Syria
Damascus on Monday condemned the deployment of a Turkish military convoy towards a key town in northwestern Syria where regime forces are waging fierce battles with jihadists and rebels. An AFP correspondent…
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Damascus seizes two Syria villages from jihadists and rebels
BEIRUT: Regime forces captured two villages from jihadists and allied rebels in northwest Syria on Thursday following deadly clashes, days after ditching a ceasefire for the area, a war monitor said. The…
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Damascus rejects Turkey-US plan, Kurds give guarded welcome
DAMASCUS: Damascus said Thursday it strongly rejects a proposed US-Turkish buffer zone for northern Syria, blaming the “aggressive” project on Syria’s Kurds, who gave the proposal a guarded welcome. Turkish…
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Deadly strike hits Syria market as Damascus battles jihadists
Maaret al-Numan: Syrian government air strikes killed 15 civilians, 12 of them in a market, as fierce fighting raged for the jihadist-held northwest, a monitor said on Wednesday. Government forces…
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Syria intercepts projectiles fired from Israel
Damascus: Syrian air defence systems on Friday intercepted “luminous objects coming from the (Israeli) occupied territories, shooting down a number of them,” as per Syrian state media. “Our anti-aircraft systems…
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Israel fires missiles over Damascus: Syria
Damascus: Syria on Friday claimed that Israel has filed multiple missiles towards Damascus which triggered Syrian air defences that shot down most of them. Al Arabiya quoted the Syrian state…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles: state media
Damascus: Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles late Friday, the official SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. Most of the missiles fired by “Israeli military planes” were…
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Syria opposition outraged as regime cements comeback
BEIRUT: Almost eight years into Syria’s devastating war, opponents of the regime are watching in dismay as President Bashar al-Assad‘s government looks set to secure its comeback at home and…
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