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Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria
Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly ...
Residents in Syria’s capital still on high alert after clashes between Druze and security forces left many dead
Gunmen patrolled the streets of the Jaramana suburb on Wednesday, while some shops stayed closed, a day after clashes broke ...
Turkey's Erdogan dismisses Kurdish calls for Syria decentralisation as a "dream"
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed demands by Syrian Kurdish groups for Syria to adopt a decentralised system of ...
Tackling a Deadly Legacy in Syria
Syrians are returning home to former frontline villages, only to find them riddled with landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Syria's Foreign Minister Met State Dept Officials in New York, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is set to meet with senior U.S. State Department officials ...
Syria’s defence ministry opens applications for Assad-era troops
Syria’s defence ministry has opened applications for Assad-era soldiers to enlist in the army, reaching across former enemy ...
Foreign Jihadists Helped Syria’s Rebels Take Power. Now They’re a Problem.
Up to 10,000 fighters lent muscle during the overthrow of the Assad regime. But their hard-line interpretations of Sunni ...
Minutes to Leave: Syria's Alawites Evicted From Private Homes at Gunpoint
Since Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa seized power in December, hundreds of Alawites have been forced from their private ...