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Syrian Air Defenses Engage Hostile Targets Near Damascus

Syrian air defenses activated against hostile targets near Damascus, raising tensions in the region. Ongoing conflict poses challenges for security in Syria.

Israel strikes Syrian capital Damascus, military site near Homs

Air raids target the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military facility in the west of the country.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2024

Israeli Airstrike Hits Residential Building In Damascus

Israeli airstrike in Damascus causes injuries in residential area. Israel remains silent on the incident.

Israel Accused Of Targeting Vehicle In Damascus, Killing Civilians

Syria accuses Israel of targeting a vehicle in Damascus, resulting in civilian casualties. Israeli military investigates the strike.

Residential Building In Damascus Targeted By Israeli Aggression

A residential building in Damascus, Syria, was targeted in an attack attributed to Israeli aggression, highlighting ongoing conflict and tensions in the Mi...

Israeli Strike In Damascus Kills Three Civilians, Wounds Others

Recent Israeli strikes in Damascus cause civilian casualties and property damage, escalating tensions in the region.

Israeli strikes kill three civilians in Syria’s Damascus, state TV says

State-run Syrian Arab News Agency says TV anchor killed in Israeli attack on Syrian capital.

Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2024

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Syrian TV Anchor Killed In Israeli Strike On Damascus

Syrian TV anchor Safaa Ahmed killed in Israeli strike in Damascus. Syrian air defense intercepts most missiles. Israel declines to comment.

Hezbollah Confirms Top Commander Killed In Israeli Airstrike

Hezbollah confirms top commander Ali Karaki killed in Israeli airstrike near Damascus, raising tensions in the region.

White House calls for release of US journalist Austin Tice held in Syria –after high-profile Russian prisoner swap

Tice was abducted in Damascus in 2012 while reporting on the Syrian Civil War

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria

Chances of a rapprochement between regional rivals Turkey and Syria were raised momentarily on July 22, 2024, with news that the leaders of both countries were set for a much-anticipated meeting aimed at resolving long-standing differences. Within hours, Turkish sources dismissed the rumors of an imminent sit-down between the two…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Syrians Prepare For 'Predetermined' Election

Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power.

International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024

Erdogan Says May Invite Syria's Assad To Turkey 'At Any Moment'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment", in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus.

International Business Times · Jul 7, 2024

Syria's Ghouta chemical attack: Exiled activists seek justice for 2013 atrocity

In August 2013, a chemical attack using sarin gas was perpetrated in Syria’s Ghouta region, northeast of Damascus, killing some 1,400 people. Attributed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the crime remains unpunished to this day. But Syrian refugees in Europe are fighting for justice. Activists, lawyers and witnesses have…

France 24 · May 31, 2024

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The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage

For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Syrian Transportation Ministry

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2024

France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

Why is France trying top Syrian former officials for alleged torture and killing of father and son?

In a landmark trial, a Paris court will this week seek to determine whether top Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a French-Syrian father and his son

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024

Nezouh review – magic realism amid the ruins of Damascus under siege

Soudade Kaadan’s poetic tale of family life in the bombed-out Syrian capital is visually poetic, if a touch too theatrical

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Israeli Strike Injures Eight Syrian Troops Near Damascus

Israeli strike near Damascus injures Syrian troops, raising tensions between the two countries. International observers call for restraint.

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

‘I refuse to simplify Syria for western audiences’: director Soudade Kaadan on making a war movie without bloodshed

Nezouh, a dreamlike story of a family under siege in Damascus, seeks to portray the difficult decision of all refugees as to whether to stay or leave the country they love

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

Nezouh review – magical realism under shelling during Syria’s civil war

Soudade Kaadan’s second feature is a sweet-natured and beautifully photographed portrait of a grumpy middle-aged guy, his sceptical wife and their teenage daughter

International Business Times · Apr 26, 2024

Iran Ally Syria Strives To Stay Out Of Gaza War: Experts

Syria has avoided getting embroiled in the Gaza war, experts said, despite a strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, blamed on Israel, that threatened to ignite a regional conflagration.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2024

Iran Cuts Syria Presence After Strikes Blamed On Israel: Monitor

Iran has reduced its military footprint in Syria after a succession of strikes blamed on Israel, a source close to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and a war monitor said Wednesday.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2024

How Iran-Israel tensions have escalated since the war on Gaza: A timeline

Iranian media on Friday reported explosions in Isfahan city, amid steadily increasing tensions with Israel.

France 24 · Apr 15, 2024

Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel: A failed attack or a veiled warning?

The feared reprisal had been almost two weeks in the making. But when Iran finally pushed the button on its retaliatory attack against Israel late on Saturday, it appeared to amount to little more than a drawn-out light show, resulting only in minor damage to some remote Israeli military infrastructure…

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