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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Advance On ISIS Raqqa Stronghold

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of...

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US-Backed Syria Force Advances Against IS In Tabqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the...

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40 Dead In Rebel-Jihadist Clashes Near Damascus

Fierce clashes between jihadists and Islamist rebels near Damascus left at least 40 dead and 70 wounded on Friday, a...

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10 Dead After Strikes On Rebel-Held Hospitals In Syria

Air strikes on two hospitals in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Thursday left 10 people dead including two babies in...

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Israel Blamed As Blast Sparks Huge Fires At Damascus Airport

A massive explosion struck near Damascus International Airport early today setting off large fires, a monitoring group...

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Huge Explosion Rocks Damascus Airport

A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, a monitoring group says. "The blast was huge and...

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‘Huge Explosion’ Rocks Damascus Airport

A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says....

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‘Huge’ Explosion Near Damascus Airport

A massive explosion hit near the Damascus International Airport in the early hours of Thursday morning, a monitoring...

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Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids

Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as...

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Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia

Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the...

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IS Using Weaponised Drones To Defend Syria’s Tabqa

The Islamic State group is using weaponised drones to hold off US-backed forces advancing in a key Syrian town, a...

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Death Toll In Turkish Raids On Syria Kurds Hits 28

The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a...

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Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq

Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...

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Turkey Bombs Kurdish Forces In Northeast Syria

Turkish warplanes conducted a barrage of air strikes on Kurdish positions in northeast Syria early Tuesday, leaving...

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US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town

A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their...

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Government Forces Advance Against Rebels North of Hama

The Syrian army and allied forces have advanced against rebels in western Syria near Hama city, building on recent...

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Deadly Israeli Attacks Hit Syria’s Quneitra Province

Israeli forces have attacked pro-Syrian government groups in the countryside of Quneitra, two days after carrying out...

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Israeli Attack On Syria Military Camp Kills Three

An Israeli attack on a Syrian camp for pro-government forces killed three fighters near the Golan Heights on Sunday, an...

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‘Assad Blames Ex Al-Qaeda Affiliate For Bombing Evacuees’

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday blamed the country's former Al-Qaeda affiliate for a deadly bombing against...