Syrian civil war

Former Syrian secret police officer testifies he’s innocent
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Former Syrian secret police officer testifies he’s innocent

BERLIN (AP) — A former Syrian secret police colonel testified in a German court Monday that he was not involved…
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
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Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family

Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf has publicly hit out at Assad’s seizure of his businesses, exposing a rift in the elite’s…
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
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Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin

At least 46 people were killed by a fuel truck blast in northern Syria on Tuesday. The explosion took place…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
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Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes

BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
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Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps

NAIRAB, Idlib, Syria (Reuters) — Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
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Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus

BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase
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Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey on Tuesday repeated an offer to the United States to establish a technical working group including…
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
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As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last…
Displaced Syrians wary of coronavirus risk return to war-torn Idlib
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Displaced Syrians wary of coronavirus risk return to war-torn Idlib

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — Thousands of displaced Syrians have begun moving back to their homes in war-torn Idlib province despite…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
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Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks

Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
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