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Clashes Intensify between Türkiye, Syrian Regime in Aleppo

Clashes have intensified between the Turkish forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along with the Syrian regime in Aleppo following a massacre committed by regime forces in the al-Bab city. The residents of al-Bab went into general strike to mourn the victims who fell during the Friday massacre in…

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Three Syrian soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Turkish air strike on military posts -state media

Three Syrian soldiers were killed and six wounded in a Turkish air strike on military posts in the Aleppo countryside on Tuesday, state media quoted a military source as saying.

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Regime Forces Ramp up Attacks in Syria’s North

Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias are heavily shelling de-escalation zones in the countryside of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama in northwest Syria. In the Aleppo countryside, Damascus and its allied Iranian proxies struck civilian homes in Kafr Taal and al-Bab. At least two children and two disabled individuals were killed…

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Turkey Sends New Military Reinforcements to Aleppo

Turkey on Sunday pushed new military reinforcements to areas falling under its control and regions run by forces loyal to it in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The new military convoy of Turkish forces entered Syria via Bab Al-Salamah border crossing between Azaz city in northern Aleppo and Turkey. The…

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Director of Industrial City in Aleppo Calls on Syrian Investors to Return

Hazem Ajjan, director of the industrial city in Sheikh Najjar in northern Syria, called Saturday on Syrian expatriates to invest in the industrial city in Aleppo. He stressed that all the encouraging factors for production have improved, especially the availability of a 24-hour electricity supply. Speaking at the Expatriates Forum…

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Damascus Shells Turkish Factions, Ankara Targets Kurdish Units

Syrian regime forces fired on Monday two rockets on areas in the western countryside of Aleppo, targeting the vicinity of Turkish base in Deir Samaan and other areas on the outskirts of Al-Qatourah village, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The attack only caused material damage. Since Sunday evening,…

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SDF Announces General Mobilization in Anticipation of Turkish Attack

The military councils of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared Monday general mobilization in areas under their control in northeastern Syria. They also announced sending military reinforcements near the borders with Turkey as Ankara continues to threaten to wage a new offensive in the region. The Syrian Observatory for Human…

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Turkey: Operation in North Syria Neither Postponed Nor Cancelled

Turkey announced on Sunday that it will neither cancel nor delay a military operation against sites controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkish forces are being targeted by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, YPG, the largest components of the SDF. Speaking…

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Syria's Assad makes first visit to Aleppo since recapture

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Saturday in Aleppo, his first visit to the northern city since his forces recaptured it in 2016 with help from Russia and other allied forces.

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Syria: Assad Attends Eid Prayers in Aleppo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday took part in Eid al-Adha prayers on the second day of his first visit to the former opposition-stronghold Aleppo in over a decade, state media reported. Assad began the highly symbolic visit on Friday to Syria's second city, formerly held by opposition fighters and militants…

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Syria's Assad attends Eid prayers in former rebel bastion

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday took part in Eid al-Adha prayers on the second day of his first visit to ex-rebel-stronghold Aleppo in over a decade, state media reported.

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Assad Makes Rare Visit to Syria’s North

President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to the northern province of Aleppo on Friday to inaugurate a power station that was once held by insurgents and suffered wide damages during the war, state media reported. Regime-held parts of Syria endure more than 12 hours of power cuts a day…

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Syria's Assad in first official visit to Aleppo since war

Damascus (AFP) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the former rebel bastion of Aleppo, including its historic Old City, for the first time since war broke out 11 years ago.

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Reports: Syria's Assad makes rare visit to country's north

Syrian state media say that President Bashar Assad has made a rare visit to the northern province of Aleppo to inaugurate a power station that was once held by insurgents and suffered wide damages during the war

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Syrian Regime Forces Deploy Quality Weapons in SDF Areas

The Syrian regime forces reinforced their military units in the countryside of Raqqa and Aleppo governorates after coordinating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and receiving a guarantee from the Russian forces deployed in the vicinity. Syrian convoys moved under the protection of Russian warplanes and brought in heavy reinforcements,…

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Crimes Terrorize Al-Hol Camp in Syria

The refugees and displaced in Syria’s al-Hol camp woke up on Thursday to a new crime, raising the tally this week to five. Security forces found the bodies of two women, who were apparently killed by a silenced weapon. One of the victims was a Syrian from Homs city and…

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Syrian Regime, Opposition Exchange Prisoners

The Ankara-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and Damascus exchanged a number of prisoners on Monday under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross and guarantees from Turkey and Russia. Activists in the city of Al-Bab, which is nestled 40 km northeast of Aleppo, confirmed that the SNA…

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Syrian Opposition Tasks Local Military Councils with Liberating Manbij, Tal Rifaat

Opposition factions affiliated with the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) have assigned recently formed military councils in the Aleppo countryside cities of Tel Rifaat and Manbij to lead military operations, in cooperation with Turkish forces, to liberate the two cities from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). “In line with important…

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Turkey Continues to Amass Forces ahead of Incursion in Northern Syria

Turkey and its allied Syrian National Army continued to amass forces in northern Syria on Thursday ahead of the imminent launch of a Turkish offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in Tal Rifaat and Manbij west of the Euphrates River. Turkey continued to send reinforcements to the frontlines in…

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American Sanctions Waivers: Syrian Pitfalls and Regional Questions

If someone were to carry out an investment project in Qamishli, which is held by Washington's allies in northeastern Syria, and employed people from the "security square" affiliated with Damascus, would that be a violation of American sanctions? If someone were to carry out an investment project in Azaz in…

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Rocket Attack in Syria Kills 10 Soldiers, State Media Says

A rocket attack on a military bus killed 10 soldiers and wounded nine more in northwest Syria on Friday, state news agency SANA reported, in a deadly flare-up near the frontier with opposition-held territory close to the Turkish border. The bus was hit in the Anjara area west of Aleppo…

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Rocket attack in Syria kills 10 soldiers, state media says

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Erdogan Threatens to Expand Operations Against Kurds in Northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a Turkish policeman was killed in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo governorate. The development took place in wake of the killing and injury of several SDF members in a Turkish raid…

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Russia Mediates to End Siege on Kurdish Neighborhoods in Aleppo

Russia is mediating in the crisis between the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian government, aiming to lift the siege on Kurdish neighborhoods in the northern province of Aleppo and Qamishli, according to Kurdish sources. An official said that the government is now in control of the departments operated by the…

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Regime, Opposition Raise Combat Readiness in N. Syria amid Russia's Preoccupation in Ukraine

Syrian armed opposition factions are stepping up military training on various types of weapons and combat with the aim of raising their level of offensive and defensive combat readiness, opposition military sources revealed. Opposition fighters are training at bootcamps in the Idlib region and the countryside of Aleppo in northwest…

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