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Iran determined to expand economic cooperation with Syria
Tehran: Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has said his country is determined to expand economic cooperation with Syria as the latter has a special place in the eyes of his government. Describing…
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Senior Hezbollah leader’s son killed in Israeli drone strike
Tel Aviv: The Hezbollah on Saturday said Hassan Ali Dakdouk, the son of Ali Mussa Dakdouk, who is reportedly in charge of the organisation’s operations in southern Syria, was killed, reportedly in…
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Four killed in Israeli drone attack in Syria
Damascus: Four people were killed when an Israeli drone attack hit a taxi in Syria’s southern province of Quneitra, a war monitor reported. Charred bodies of the victims, who were reportedly working…
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2 IRGC members killed by Israeli strike in Syria
Two members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an alleged Israeli attack on the Sayyida Zeinab neighbourhood in Syria on Saturday, December 2. In a statement, the…
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Israel launches air attack on vicinity of Damascus
Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the media reports.…
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UN envoy calls for de-escalation in Syria
United Nations: UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Najat Rochdi, has called for urgent de-escalation in Syria and warned of the spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We remain deeply concerned about the…
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Explosions rock US bases in Syria: Reports
Damascus: Explosions rocked the Koniko gas plant, which is used by US forces as a base, in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour following a missile attack, a war monitor reported. There…
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Air defences thwart Israeli targets near Damascus: Syrian Army
Damascus: The Syrian Army on Friday said that air defences in the capital Damascus intercepted Israeli missile attacks in its vicinity before dawn. At around 2:25 a.m., the Israeli army carried out…
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France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Paris: The French government has issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in the war-torn nation, a media report said citing…
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At least 8 pro-Iran fighters killed in US strikes in Syria
At least eight pro-Iranian fighters were killed in United States (US) strikes in eastern Syria, according to a Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday, November 13. This comes after US…
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US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria: Defense Secy
Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the military conducted additional strikes on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Tehran-affiliated groups in response to continued…
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US conducts airstrike in Syria on facility used by Iran’s IRGC
Washington: The United States has conducted a self-defense airstrike in eastern Syria against a facility used by the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups, the White House said Thursday. The…
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US forces in Iraq & Syria attacked 46 times since Oct 17
Washington: Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, US and coalition forces stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 46 times since October 17, ten days after the conflict…
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US carries out airstrike in eastern Syria, targets Iran-backed groups
Washington: The US military carried out an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and groups backed by Tehran, the Defense Department said in…
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Israeli attack targets military positions near Syrian capital
Damascus: Three explosions reverberated across the Syrian capital of Damascus, which appeared to be Israeli strikes targetting military sites nearby, according to a war monitor. The fresh Israeli attack targeted the Aqraba…