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UPDATED: Syria reports Israeli military activity over Hama

Syrian air defences confronted early on Friday "an Israeli aggression" in the region of Hama that killed four people from the same family, state media said. Israel has carried out…

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Syria says extinguishes huge fire near Homs refinery

Syrian civil defence teams extinguished a huge fire that swept a number of oil tankers loading crude oil from an installation near the country’s main Homs refinery after a blast…

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Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched

BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and camp…

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Photo Story: Christmas preparations in Syria

Syrian Christians gather in front of the Christmas tree at Sayyedet Dimasheq Church in Damascus, Syria, where a mass has been held to light the Christmas tree as part of…

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Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister

Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace Walid Moalem, who died last week, state media reported. Mekdad, 66, had been…

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Iran vows to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its Syrian role

Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of "hit and run" attacks by Israel there was over, days after…

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Syria mourns the death of its veteran top diplomat

Syria's long-time foreign minister Walid al-Moalem, an unyielding defender of Syrian President Bashar al Assad's bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that sparked a decade old conflict, died on Monday, the…

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Syria’s Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western powers in the region as…

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Syria accuses U.S. using sanctions to suffocate Syrians ‘like George Floyd’

Syria's foreign minister accused U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday of attempting to suffocate Syrians with sanctions "just like George Floyd and others were cruelly suffocated in the United…

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Main Syrian opposition called on major powers to help on reaching ceasefire

The main Syrian opposition called on major powers on Saturday to help clinch a nationwide ceasefire in coming months to pave the way for a political transition after nearly a…

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Fire from explosion on gas pipeline in Syria extinguished

An explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline that caused a power blackout in Syria on Monday was the result of a "terrorist" attack, state media cited the energy minister as…

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Explosion at Arab gas pipeline leads to total blackout in Syria

An explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline has caused a power blackout in Syria and initial indications point to an attack, the energy minister told state-run television on Monday. The…

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Tensions on Israel-Syrian border in the Golan Heights

Four Syrian militants had been reportedly killed in the early morning of Monday by Israeli soldiers. According to an Israeli military spokesperson, Israeli soldiers thwarted an attempt to place improvised…

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Syrian tycoon says front companies used to dodge sanctions

Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed he had set up a web of offshore front companies to help President Bashar al Assad evade Western sanctions, in a social media post blasting…

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Israeli helicopters target 3 outposts in Syria, causing two injuries

Israeli helicopters targeted three outposts in the Quneitra area of southwest Syria with anti-tank guided missiles, causing two injuries and some fires, the Syrian state news agency reported on Friday, quoting a military…

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Assad’s Baath Party comes first in Syria election

Bashar Assad's Baath party came first in the parliamentary elections, results announced Tuesday by the regime's electoral commission showed. The party took 177 seats out of 250 in Sunday's polls,…

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Five die in car bomb in Syria

A car bomb attack in northwestern Syria's Azaz region killed five people and wounded 85 others, a local hospital in Syria and Turkish state media said on Sunday. The incident…

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ElectionWatch : Syria goes to the polls

Syrians go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn…

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On fifth attempt, U.N. Security Council renews Syria aid via Turkey

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday approved aid deliveries to Syria through one border crossing from Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended, leaving…

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UN says that Syrian, Russian air strikes in Idlib amount to war crimes

Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes, U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a…

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Russia quits U.N. system aimed at protecting hospitals, aid in Syria

Russia said on Thursday it has quit a voluntary United Nations arrangement that aimed to protect hospitals and humanitarian aid deliveries in Syria from being hit by the warring…

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Syrian army says Israel hits several bases across country

The Syrian army responded to Israeli strikes on southern, central and eastern Syria in which two soldiers were killed, the army said on Tuesday in what military defectors and intelligence…

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EU adopts €55 million package for Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon to mitigate coronavirus pandemic

As part of the EU's global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis has mobilised an additional €55 million for refugees…

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Explosion heard near Aleppo in Syria

An explosion was heard in the Syrian city of Aleppo in the early hours of Saturday morning, Syrian state TV said. No other details were immediately available. The Syrian official…

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Maltese Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests Syrian charged for human trafficking

Members of the Police Force's Anti-Terrorism Squad have arrested a 48-year old person of Syrian nationality, following a European Arrest Mandate issued by Hungary. The Syrian has been arrested on…

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Syrian air defences intercept hostile targets over Damascus

Syrian air defences early on Monday intercepted “hostile targets” over the capital of Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. SANA added that the air defense system had intercepted…

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Syria reports first coronavirus death

Syria’s health ministry said on Sunday that a woman who died after being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment was found to have been infected by coronavirus in the country’s…

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EU calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria

The EU on Sunday called for an immediate and nationwide cease-fire in Syria to deal with the novel coronavirus. Anadolu reports that in a statement, the EU External Action spokesman Peter…

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Syria confirms first coronavirus case

War-ravaged Syria on Sunday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that the disease had already reached a country with a wrecked health…

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Erdogan announces new summit with Macron and Merkel for next week

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday a new summit in Istanbul with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel next week, with possible attendance of Britain's…

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EU foreign affairs chief calls on countries involved in Greek-Turkey standoff to stop this game

Migrants attempting to get into Europe need to know the border between Turkey and Greece is closed, the EU's foreign affairs chief has said, as he called on countries involved…

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Relative calm in Syria’s Idlib as ceasefire takes hold

A ceasefire agreed by Russia and Turkey has gone into effect in Syria's northwestern region of Idlib, activists and a monitoring group confirmed Friday. The temporary stop in fighting was…

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Putin and Erdogan agree on a ceasefire in Idlib, Syria (Updated)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had agreed a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at talks in Moscow that he hoped would lead to a halt of…

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Erdogan flies to Moscow for Syria ceasefire talks with Putin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan flew to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin over a potential ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, where their militaries are facing off in a…

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EU ministers hold emergency talks in the wake of tensions at the Greek-Turkish borders

European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday for border policing in Greece and humanitarian aid in Syria's Idlib, but they were in a bind over Turkey as they sought…

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Actions by Russia and Turkey in Syria could amount to war crimes

The United Nations said the actions of Russia and Turkey in Syria could amount to war crimes by both Moscow and Ankara. Russia backs the Syrian government’s forces, while Turkey…

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Syrian warplane targeted by Turkish forces in Idlib

A Syrian government warplane was targeted by Turkish forces in Idlib on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported. Syrian warplane was hit by a missile fired by Turkish regime’s air…

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Turkey downs two Syrian fighter jets as it intensifies Idlib attacks

Turkey has escalated a widespread offensive against Syrian troops and their allies, shooting down two government planes, wiping out dozens of pieces of military hardware including tanks and radar systems,…

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Photo Story – War Children in Aleppo

A group of displaced Syrians stand around the entrance to an underground shelter in the Taltouna village, 17kms northwest of the city of Idlib, Syria, 22 February 2020. According to…

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Tensions escalate in Syria as Turkish military target Aleppo military airport

Turkey said Sunday it was continuing a military operation against the Russian-backed Syrian regime in Syria's northwestern Idlib region but insisted it did not wish to clash with Moscow. Turkish…

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Russia and Turkey Agree to Reduce Tensions in Syria’s Idlib

Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syria’s Idlib province while continuing military action there, the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days…

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NATO calls on Russia, Syria to halt Idlib offensive

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia and Syria on Friday to halt their Idlib offensive and said the military alliance stood in solidarity with member state Turkey, which lost 33…

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Russia Sends Warships to Syria

Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in…

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Escalation between Turkey and Syria after Turkish soldiers killed

Dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, in a dramatic escalation in the battle for control of the country’s last opposition stronghold. Turkish…

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City of Nairab, in Idlib province seized by Turkish backed anti-Syrian government forces

Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have seized the town of Nairab in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Turkish and rebel officials said on Tuesday, the first area to be…

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Israeli jets strike targets in Syria and Gaza

Israeli fighter jets launched air strikes on suspected Islamic Jihad positions in Syria, the Israeli military said on Monday, after the militant group and Israel exchanged rockets and air strikes…

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Erdogan to meet Putin, Merkel and Macron to discuss Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on March 5 to discuss the…

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Angelina Jolie – “We’re watching the brutal endgame of the war in Syria as if it has little to do with us. But it does.”

These are excerpts from an op-ed written by Angelina Jolie which will be published on Time Magazine. "I’ve been to the Syrian region some 10 times since the conflict began. At…

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Merkel and Macron seek talks with Putin and Erdogan on Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday they want to meet him and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to defuse the crisis in…

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Sharp escalation in clashes in Syria

Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel…

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Syria facing ‘massacre’ on a scale never seen before, UN warns

The UN is warning an unprecedented bloodbath is looming in northwest Syria without international action to restrain the Assad regime. Regime forces backed by Russia are advancing into Idlib and…

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Syria: Turkish Foreign Minister tells Russian counterpart on need of permanent ceasefire in Idlib

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he told his Russian counterpart that attacks in Syria's northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately and that a lasting ceasefire had to…

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Over 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, flee Russian-backed offensive in Syria

More than 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled their homes during a Russian-backed Syrian military campaign to clear the opposition in northwest Syria since Dec. 1, a senior…

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Israel strikes Iranian targets near Damascus

Seven people were killed in an airstrike reportedly launched by the Israeli military in the Damascus area on Thursday night, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Syrian air…

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Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria on Monday, Turkey's defence ministry said, after Turkey deployed thousands of troops there to stem a Syrian government offensive. Anadolu…

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Syrian air defence nearly hit passenger plane after Israeli attack

The Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow claimed that the Israeli attack on Syria, which killed at least 23 pro-Iranian gunmen in the middle of Wednesday night, put a civilian flight…

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Erdogan vows that Turkey will not allow Syrian forces gain ground in Idlib

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will not allow Syrian forces to gain ground in the last opposition stronghold of Idlib, in comments published Tuesday, a day after eight Turks…

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