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Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
World
June 25, 2014
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
Syria's al Qaeda wing has pledged allegiance to rival group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in…
Israel says Assad forces behind Golan attack that killed boy
World
June 24, 2014
Israel says Assad forces behind Golan attack that killed boy
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for an attack…
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
World
June 23, 2014
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
Militant Islamist groups in Syria are recruiting children as young as 15 and sending them into battle after promising them…
Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq border
World
June 14, 2014
Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq border
A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border killed 30 "terrorists" on Saturday,…
Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work: aid group
World
June 12, 2014
Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work: aid group
At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day,…
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
World
June 11, 2014
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group closed in on Iraq's biggest oil refinery on Wednesday after seizing the…
Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election
World
June 5, 2014
Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election
President Bashar al-Assad has secured a landslide victory in a wartime election that was condemned as a sham by his…
Syrian rebel rocket fire kills 50 in Aleppo: monitoring group
World
June 2, 2014
Syrian rebel rocket fire kills 50 in Aleppo: monitoring group
Syrian rebel rocket fire on government-controlled areas of Aleppo killed 50 people over the weekend, a monitoring group said on…
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
World
May 28, 2014
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
Thousands of Syrians, filling the streets around their embassy in Beirut, turned out to vote Wednesday in Syria's controversial presidential…
Chemical weapons team in Syria attacked but safe: OPCW
World
May 27, 2014
Chemical weapons team in Syria attacked but safe: OPCW
A team of international experts investigating the alleged use of chlorine bombs in Syria came under attack on Tuesday but…