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‘Difficult’ Fight For Hezbollah On Lebanon-Syria Border

Surveying the rocky no-man's land on Lebanon's eastern border with Syria, Hezbollah fighters recalled the "difficult"...

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Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone

Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes...

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Jihadist Takeover In Syria’s Idlib Raises Attack Prospect

The jihadist takeover of Syria's key Idlib province raises the prospect that the region could become the next target of...

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Syrian Army Announces Fighting Halt Near Damascus

Syria's army announced Saturday a halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta after rebels and regime ally Russia...

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Jihadists Battle Rebels For Control of Key Syria Province

A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of the...

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Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus

Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...

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Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...

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Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported

Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...

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Syria Regime Nears Total Recapture of Damascus

Syria's regime is close to cementing its control over the entire capital under local deals with rebels after a six-year...

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US Offers $10 Mn Reward For Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Chief

The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information to identify or locate the head of Al-Qaeda's former...

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Ex-Qaeda Branch Threatens Syria Rebels On Safe Zone Deal

An alliance dominated by Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch has warned rebel groups against implementing a deal on safe...

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US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal

The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...

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First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District

Syrian rebels and their families begin evacuating from a district of the capital Damascus for the first time on Monday,...

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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What Are the ‘de-Escalation Zones’ Agreed For Syria?

After six years of conflict in Syria, government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey have signed a deal...

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Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...