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Israeli attack over Damascus kills two -Syrian State Media

An Israeli attack over the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed two civilians and left some material damage, Syrian State Media reported citing a military source.

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Ukraine War: A New Battlefront for Syrian Mercenaries

Russia’s war against Ukraine has produced a new battlefront for Syrian youth seeking to escape “hell” in their country and find ways to resolve their living, security, and economic crises. Warlords will want to profit off the conflict the way they did in other wars in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. With…

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Washington Rallies its Allies over Syria for 'Ukrainian Reasons'

Washington will host on Thursday the envoys of allied nations in the Syrian file. The meeting will be an opportunity to "test" the allies and the extent the war in Ukraine will impact Syria given Russia's involvement. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs with responsibility for the…

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Eleven Killed as Fire Rips through Syria Shopping Mall

A fire in a shopping center in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 11 people early Tuesday, the interior ministry said, in one of the deadliest blazes of recent years. Many of those killed were security guards or other staff on duty overnight in the six-storey building, civil defense…

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In Syria's capital Damascus, shopping mall fire kills 11

State media says a fire broke out in a shopping mall in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 11 people and injuring seven others

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Tehran, Damascus Hold Security Coordination Meeting to Confront US Moves

Security talks between Iran and Syria were conducted in Tehran at a time when Syria’s Special Adviser at the Republic Presidency Luna al-Shebel announced Damascus having information about extremist fighters leaving the Middle East region and heading to Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Speaking to Sputnik on Monday, al-Shebel revealed that the…

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11 killed in Damascus mall fire - state news agency

Eleven people died in a fire that broke out in La Mirada mall in Damascus on Tuesday, the Syrian interior ministry said according to state news agency SANA.

Reuters

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Syria Is the 'Hostage' of Russia's Ukrainian Adventure

It won't be a stretch to say that Syria will be among the countries most affected by the Russian attack on Ukraine, with all its military and political implications and whether President Vladimir Putin manages to "change the regime" in Kyiv or languish in the "Ukrainian swamp." The situation in…

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3 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Strike Near Damascus

Three Syrian soldiers were killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike near the capital Damascus, according to Syria's state media. It was the fourth reported time this month Israel has launched strikes inside Syria, keeping up a campaign against pro-Iranian forces supporting the Damascus government in the more than decade-old civil…

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Three soldiers killed in Israeli rocket attack on Damascus -Syrian TV

Three soldiers have been killed in an Israeli rocket attack in the vicinity of Damascus early on Thursday, Syrian state TV said, citing an army source.

Reuters

Damascus Bookstores Pine for Customers as Economic Crisis Bites

In one of the open bookstores in the Syrian capital, Damascus, only a handful of customers wander through the shelves and flip through books for sale, while the owner puts up a sign explaining that books sold are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. For many Syrians, buying a book has become a…

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War Remnants Grip Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

It has been four years since the Syrian regime fully recaptured Eastern Ghouta in the Damascus countryside. However, residents of the area still suffer from the hazardous waste left behind by years of war and besiegement. Moreover, Ghouta residents face a tight security grip by regime forces that sees the…

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Afghan, Syrian refugees face uncertain future in Denmark

UNHCR criticises Danish asylum policies as Syrians and Afghans fear being told they cannot remain in the country.

Al Jazeera

Israeli missiles strike Syrian town south of Damascus

Syrian news agency reported that Israel carried out a strike from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

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Israel Strikes Town South of Damascus

Israeli shelling struck a town south of Damascus on Wednesday evening, causing material damage, according to Syrian state media. This is the second Israeli aerial strike on Syria this month, after Israel targeted anti-aircraft batteries on February 9 in response to a missile fired from Syria. "The Israeli enemy carried…

Reuters

Israel carries out missile strike over south of Syria's Damascus -defense ministry

Israel carried out on Wednesday a strike using several surface-to-surface missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights targeting points south of Damascus, Syria's capital, which resulted in some material damage, the Syrian defense ministry said on Facebook citing a military source.

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UN Envoy Says Syria Constitution Talks to Resume, 4 Killed

The UN's special envoy for Syria said Wednesday he expects a committee representing the Syrian government and the opposition to resume talks next month over draft constitutional reforms. Geir Pedersen's comments came as opposition activists reported that government shelling hit a fuel market in the country's northwest killing four people…

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Damascus, As Suwayda Hold Indirect Negotiations after Suspending Protests

Syria’s capital Damascus and southernmost province of As Suwayda are holding indirect negotiations after popular protests that swept the latter since last Thursday coming to a stop.

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Damascus: Bomb Blast Kills 1 Soldier, Wounds Several

A Syrian army soldier was killed and 11 others were wounded when an explosive device planted in a military transport bus went off in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, quoting a military source. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for what was a rare bombing in the Syrian…

Reuters

Hardship deepens amidst Syria's frozen conflict

After her son was killed fighting for the Syrian government in 2013, the state began paying Amouna al-Berri a monthly salary which easily covered all her household expenses.

Al Jazeera

Syrian soldier killed in Israeli missile attack near Damascus

Surface-to-surface missile attacks came ‘from the direction of the occupied Golan’, Syrian state media says.

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Israel Strikes Syria in Response to Anti-aircraft Fire

The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was fired towards Israel during what Syrian state television reported was an earlier strike around Damascus. A military spokesperson declined to comment on the Syrian report of an initial Israeli attack near the Syrian…

Reuters

Syria shoots down Israeli missiles around Damascus -state TV

Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said.

Reuters

Israel strikes Syria in response to anti-aircraft fire

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Haunted by conflict, Syrian mother tries to heal mental scars

Roda Aftan Shlash fled Islamic State militants in eastern Syria with her family five years ago, leaving behind the hardline militants but not the trauma of living under their brutal rule.

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