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Syrian army kills seven rebels in Aleppo
Damascus: Seven members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group were killed by the Syrian Army in the northern province of Aleppo, a war monitor reported. The Army hit two vehicles…
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Death toll from IS attack on Syrian military bus rises to 33
Damascus: The death toll from the Islamic State (IS) attack on a Syrian military bus on rose to 33, a war monitor reported. The IS militants attacked the bus in the desert…
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Assad blames terrorism for destruction in Syria
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that terrorism caused destruction in Syria, saying those who supported terrorism should be held accountable. Speaking to Sky News Arabia in an interview on Wednesday,…
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Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike near Damascus
Damascus: At least four Syrian soldiers were killed and several others wounded after an Israeli missile strike targeted the vicinity of the capital city of Damascus on Monday, August 7. “Around 02:20 am…
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Syria: Miracle baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months
Damascus: A Syrian baby girl who was miraculously born under the earthquake rubble and remained connected through the umbilical cord to her mother, who was dead, is six months old and in good health, Associated…
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Extreme heat puts displaced people in Syria at risk: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians have warned of the risk for displaced people in northwest Syria in temperatures from 30 to 46 degrees Celsius. A one-year-old girl died on Thursday in a displacement…
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6 killed in bomb blast near Shia shrine in Syria ahead of Ashura
Damascus: At least six people have been killed and 23 wounded after a bomb blast near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, a shrine of Shia community, in Damascus, a day ahead of Ashura…
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Western sanctions cause humanitarian crisis in Syria: FM
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that sanctions imposed by the West have thrown the Syrian people into humanitarian suffering, media reported. The Syrian Minister made the remarks during a…
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Firefighters battle raging wildfires in Syria amid harsh heat wave
Damascus: Firefighters are battling numerous wildfires amid a scorching heat wave in Syria’s northwestern province of Latakia and have managed to control most of them, said officials. Latakia Governor Amer Ismail Hilal…
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US forces capture 3 in airborne operation in Syria
Damascus: The US forces has captured three people in an airborne operation in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, media reported. With the help of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the…
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Lebanon busts human smuggling network of Syrian, Lebanese citizens
Beirut: Lebanon’s state security has busted a human smuggling network consisting of seven Syrian and several Lebanese nationals in El Aabde in northern Lebanon, media reported. The operation arrested 79 Syrians who…
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Massive forest wildfires sweep Syria
Damascus: Firefighters have been battling massive wildfires in central, western and northwestern Syria since July 12, local media reported The fires broke out in the countryside of the central province of Hama,…
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UN considers Syrian offer to use border crossing for aid delivery
United Nations: The UN is considering an offer from the Damascus government for the world body to use the Bab al-Hawa border crossing to deliver aid into northwest Syria through Turkey, a…
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MoS Muraleedharan begins his two-day visit to Syria
Damascus: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Wednesday arrived in Syria on a two-day official visit to the country. The MoS will during his visit hold discussions with…
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Two car bombs kill at least eight in northern Syria
Damascus: Eight people including three children were killed in two separate car bombings in Jarabulus in northern Syria. On Sunday evening, a car carrying three children among five people exploded in front…
