Syria
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Israeli missile strike targets Syria’s Aleppo airport again
Damascus: The international airport in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo was hit by an Israeli missile strike, causing damage to the recently repaired runway, the media reported. The attack is the second…
- Middle East
Israel carries out strike near Syria’s Damascus airport
Jerusalem: Syrian media outlets are reporting an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Damascus International Airport. The pro-government Sham FM radio said Syrian air defence is confronting the attack, Times of Israel reported.…
- Middle East
Israel invokes Article 40 Aleph to declare war after 50 years
Israeli Political-Security Cabinet on Sunday, October 8, invoked Article 40 Aleph to officially declare war for the first time since 1973. This move comes after Hamas on Saturday, October 7, infiltrated southern Israel, sending…
- Middle East
Turkish airstrikes target YPG in northern Syria
Ankara: The Turkish military carried out airstrikes against the Syrian Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria for the second time after a suicidal bomb attack in Ankara over the weekend, Turkey’s…
- Middle East
Turkish military kills 26 Kurdish militants
Ankara: The Turkish Defence Ministry on Friday said that its forcesresponded to an “attack” by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) and killed 26 Kurdish militants. Ankara’s retaliation came after the…
- Middle East
At least 100 killed in drone attack on Syria military college
Damascus: At least 100 people were killed in a drone attack that struck a military academy in Syria’s Homs province while a cadet graduation ceremony was underway, state media reported on Friday.…
- Middle East
Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes
Ankara: Two terrorists who blew a bomb in front of government offices in Ankara over the weekend were from Syria, Turkey said, adding that all Kurdish installations in Syria and Iraq are…
- Middle East
Syrian boxer withdraws from Asian Games over Israeli referee
In solidarity with Palestinians and rejection of normalization with Israel, Syrian boxer Mohammad Mlaiyes has withdrawn from the Asian Games currently being held in China, due to the presence of Israeli referee.…
- Middle East
Jordan downs two drones carrying drugs from Syria
Amman: The Jordanian military has shot down two drug-laden drones coming from Syrian territories. Eastern Military Region’s personnel intercepted two drones carrying crystal methamphetamine in quantity, the state-run Petra news agency reported…
- Middle East
US military announces capture of IS official in Syria
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces captured an official of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group during a helicopter raid in northern Syria on September 23. In a…
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Syrian Prez Assad arrives in China, a first since civil war in 2011
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, September 21, arrived in China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is his first visit to China since the beginning of the civil war…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
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,…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
Australian teen Yusuf Zahab found alive after being assumed dead in Syria
The Australian teenager who was missing and assumed to have been killed in Syria is reportedly alive after a video of him has emerged, according to a British daily The Guardian. Yousuf…
