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Lebanon blocks 900 Syrians’ illegal entry in January
Beirut: The Lebanese army has said in a statement that it foiled the attempt by around 900 Syrian nationals to enter Lebanon through illegal land crossings in January. According to the statement…
- Middle East
UAE send first diplomat to Syria since war broke out in 2011
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.…
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Drone attacks on US posts in Syria-Jordan send Pentagon scrambling for cover
Washington: The lethal drone attack on Sunday in Jordan was the third hit in six months on the base known as Tower 22, highlighting a gap in US defences that the Pentagon…
- Middle East
Iran accuses Israel of airstrike on Syria that killed 5 revolutionary guards
Tel Aviv: Iran has accused Israel of carrying out airstrike on Damascus that killed five Iranian soldiers, including Iran Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence head for Syria and his Deputy. Iranian media reported that…
- Middle East
Israeli strike hits building with ‘Iran-aligned leaders’ in Syria
A residential building in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus was hit by a suspected Israeli strike on Saturday, January 20, with initial reports suggesting that several people were killed. The…
- Middle East
Syria witnesses escalation of IS attacks since new year
Damascus: Syria began the new year by witnessing a “significant escalation” of attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, a war monitor said. In a fresh report, the Syrian Observatory for…
- Middle East
Eight killed in Israeli strike in Aleppo
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike near the international airport of Aleppo city in northern Syria killed five pro-Iran militias and three civilians overnight two days ago, a war monitor reported. The strike…
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Israel launches fresh missile attack on Syrian capital
Damascus: A fresh Israeli missile attack targetted the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, triggering a response from the Syrian air defence system, the media reported. The Syrian army said on…
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Khamenei leads funeral prayer of Gen Brig Mousavi killed by Israel
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday led the prayers at the funeral of Brig Gen Sayyed Razi Mousavi, media reports said. “The Supreme Leader paid tribute to this martyr’s tireless…
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Iraqi Shiite militia claims rocket attack on US base in Syria
Baghdad: An Iraqi Shiite militia has claimed responsibility for a rocket barrage on a US military base in Syria’s northeastern province of al-Hasakah. The militia, named Islamic Resistance in Iraq, claimed in…
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Turkish airstrikes target energy fields in Syria
Damascus: Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting energy facilities in the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah Saturday night, the Syrian state television reported. The report said that the Al-Ouda oil field in the…
- Middle East
Pro-Iran militias launch 60 attacks on US bases in Syria to avenge Gaza conflict
Damascus: Pro-Iran militias have launched 60 attacks on American bases in Syria since October 19 in retaliation for the US’ backing of Israel during the Gaza conflict, a war monitor reported. The…
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Seven soldiers killed in landmine explosion in Syria
Damascus: Seven soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded when a landmine tore into a military bus in Syria’s Homs province on Thursday, the media reported. According to the pro-government Sham FM…
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Jordanian army arrests nine drug smugglers on border with Syria
Amman: The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army have announced that its border guards had arrested nine smugglers after armed clashes along the country’s northern border with Syria. The army also claimed it had…
- Middle East
Israeli missile attack targets military sites in Damascus
Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of the capital Damascu, the latest in a string of attacks targeting army installations in Syria, state media reported on Monday.…