Syria civil war
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Israeli strikes target Syrian airbase, US envoy fears escalation
Damascus: Northwest Syria was hit by eight Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday, August 18, State-owned Syrian media reported, while the US envoy for the region has called it an “unnecessary escalation”. Citing a…
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Rifaat al-Assad, once one of the most powerful person in Syria, dies
Rifaat al-Assad, the younger brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad who was once a very powerful figure in the country’s ruling class, died on Tuesday, January 20, at the age of…
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Talks on future of Russian military bases in Syria in progress: Kremlin
Russia is still in talks with the Syrian side on the status of Russia’s military bases in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. The spokesman said that no final…
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Saudi Arabia hosts urgent meeting on Syria crisis at Doha forum
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Saturday took part in the meeting of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Qatar and Egypt with the countries of…
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Syrian rebels capture Daraa, marking 4th city lost in a week; pressure mounting on Assad
In a significant development of the ongoing war in Syria, opposition rebels have captured the southern city of Daraa, marking the fourth city to fall into their hands within a week. This…
