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Syrian Insurgents Advance Towards Homs And Damascus

Syrian insurgents advance towards Homs after capturing key towns, escalating conflict in central Syria.

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Syrian insurgents enter 2 central towns, bringing them close to the city of Homs

Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media both say insurgents have entered two towns just north of the central city of Homs, bringing them closer to Syria’s third largest city

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Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre

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Syrian Insurgents Advance In Hama, Threatening Assad's Control

Syrian insurgents advance into Hama after capturing Aleppo, challenging Assad's control. Ongoing conflict intensifies with opposition forces making signifi...

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Syrian insurgents say they have entered the city of Hama after fierce fighting

Syrian insurgents say they have entered the central city of Hama after three days of intense clashes with government forces on its outskirts

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Syrian Militant Leader Al-Golani's Remarkable Transformation

Abu Mohammed al-Golani's transformation in the Syrian civil war showcases strategic rebranding and evolving leadership in conflict zones.

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Syria's Counteroffensive Pushes Back Insurgents Near Strategic City

Syria's counteroffensive in Hama pushes back insurgents amid escalating civil war tensions and potential regional implications.

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Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama

Syrian forces are battling insurgents just north of the strategic central city of Hama where they are attempting to advance after seizing most of Aleppo

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Syrian Insurgents Capture Towns Near Hama, Government Forces Retaliate

Syrian insurgents make gains towards Hama, intensifying clashes with government forces. Ongoing conflict in Syria poses challenges amid calls for dialogue ...

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Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and dozens of nearby towns and villages

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Iran-backed militias join fight in Syria as Assad and Russia step up airstrikes against insurgency

Residents of Aleppo and the surrounding area fear an aerial onslaught after militants seize city

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Iranian-Backed Iraqi Militias Deploy In Syria To Support Government

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias support Syrian government in Aleppo; Syrian Kurds flee Turkish-backed rebels. Escalating violence in Syria.

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Middle East latest: Israel says soldier thought to have been taken hostage is now presumed dead

The Israeli military say an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack was killed that day and his body taken into the Gaza Strip

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Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgents

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo

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Assad regime scrambles to halt Syrian rebels’ advance after surprise seizure of Aleppo

Civilians among casualties as Russia and Syria launch second day of airstrikes, war monitors say

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Syria sends in reinforcements to halt insurgents from advancing after seizing Aleppo

The Syrian military has rushed in reinforcements to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo in a surprise offensive

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What’s happening in Syria? Everything we know as President Assad flees and rebels claim victory

Syrian rebels freed prisoners, tore down statues and plundered Bashar al-Assad’s Damascus palace as his brutal regime collapsed

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Tulsi Gabbard faces ‘a lot of questions’ in the Senate about Syria visit, Republican lawmaker says

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence will be questioned over her 2017 meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

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Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

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Tulsi Gabbard's Pro-Russian Stance Raises Concerns

Tulsi Gabbard's pro-Russian stance and potential role as U.S. intelligence chief raise concerns about national security and international partnerships.

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Middle East latest: Workers search through rubble in eastern Lebanon where Israeli strike killed 13

Rescue teams are searching through rubble in a town near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon where an Israeli strike hit a civil defense center the night before, killing at least 13

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Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war as U.S. pushes for cease-fire

A top Iranian official has held talks with Lebanese leaders on the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah, which came as the United States is actively pushing both sides to agree to a new cease-fire deal

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Israeli airstrikes on Damascus suburb in Syria 'kill 15 and injure 16'

Israeli military says strikes were targeting sites affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group in Syria

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2 Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's capital and a suburb, killing 15 people, Syrian state media say

Syria’s state news agency says Israel has carried out two airstrikes on a western neighborhood of Damascus and one of the capital’s suburbs

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While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September

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