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Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
Middle East
September 2, 2018
Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
An electrical fault caused a series of loud blasts early on Sunday near a military airbase outside the Syrian…
Thousands of Syrians start returning to Daraya: state media
Middle East
August 28, 2018
Thousands of Syrians start returning to Daraya: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians began returning to Daraya on Tuesday, state media said, for the first time since…
Syria says road to Jordan crossing is ready, studies opening
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Syria says road to Jordan crossing is ready, studies opening
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The road to Syria’s border crossing with Jordan, closed by conflict in 2011, is ready for use…
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
Middle East
June 26, 2018
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a…
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
Middle East
June 24, 2018
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
The Syrian army will regain control of the country’s north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President…
Syrian deputy FM: next target could be north or south – Mayadeen
Middle East
May 23, 2018
Syrian deputy FM: next target could be north or south – Mayadeen
Syria’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that the army could head north or south after crushing militants in…
Temporary ceasefire in Damascus militant pocket: Syrian state media
Middle East
May 21, 2018
Temporary ceasefire in Damascus militant pocket: Syrian state media
A temporary humanitarian ceasefire is in place to allow women, children and the elderly to evacuate the Islamic State-held…
Syrian rebels prepare to quit south Damascus
Middle East
May 3, 2018
Syrian rebels prepare to quit south Damascus
Buses arrived in south Damascus on Thursday to transport Syrian rebels from an enclave they have surrendered there, but some…
Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus
Middle East
April 22, 2018
Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus
Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic…
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday,…