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Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Oct 02, – Fighting continued to intensify a week into a new Russian-backed Syrian government offensive to capture rebel-held eastern Aleppo and crush the last urban stronghold of a revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that began in 2011. Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper […]

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Syria’s Aleppo set ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts

Syria’s Aleppo set ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts

Sep 22, – Key players in the Syrian peace process were to meet in New York later Thursday, with the clock ticking down as the UN warned undelivered aid for desperate civilians in Aleppo would expire in four days. Huge blazes erupted in Syria’s Aleppo as the city was rocked by fighting and air strikes […]

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‘My breath is my children’- Flight from Syria splits family

‘My breath is my children’- Flight from Syria splits family

Mar 18, – In this sodden, muddy field on the edge of northern Greece, 39-year-old Syrian Layla Ali Kamal Adeen fears her dreams and hopes — of a better life for her family, of a future for her four young children — have come to an end. Curled up in a tiny tent, the relentless […]

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Syria- Israeli air raids kill 5 civilians, 1 soldier

Syria- Israeli air raids kill 5 civilians, 1 soldier

Aug 21, – The drone targeted a “civilian car” in the village of Kom, killing five, the report said, adding that the strike was close to a busy market. Israel’s air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an […]

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Syria monitor says government forces kill six in gas attack

Syria monitor says government forces kill six in gas attack

Mar 17, – The Syrian government has previously denied accusations that it has used chemical weapons in the four-year-old war. A Syrian military source said he did not have any information about the alleged attack in the village of Sarmin in Idlib province. A group monitoring the Syrian civil war said on Tuesday that government […]

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Turk, Lebanese hostages free after Syrian war deal

Turk, Lebanese hostages free after Syrian war deal

Oct 20, – Thousands of well-wishers greeted the Shiite pilgrims in Beirut, with one man being carried out of the airport on the shoulders of a crowd. Meanwhile, a plane carrying the two freed Turkish Airlines pilots landed in Istanbul, where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other officials greeted them. Nine Lebanese pilgrims abducted […]

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Lebanese troops deploy in Hezbollah stronghold

Lebanese troops deploy in Hezbollah stronghold

Sep 23, –  Hundreds of Lebanese soldiers and policemen deployed into Hezbollah strongholds south of Beirut on Monday, after officials said they had reached a deal with the Shiite militant group to send troops into neighborhoods where they long had only a symbolic presence. The agreement follows a backlash against Hezbollah’s tightened security measures in […]

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UN reports nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian civil war

UN reports nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian civil war

June 13, AP – A new analysis of the Syrian death toll documented 92,901 killings between March 2011 and the end of April 2013. But the U.N.’s top human rights official, Navi Pillay, who oversees the Geneva-based office, said it was impossible to provide an exact current figure. Syria’s upwardly spiraling violence has resulted in […]

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‘Syrian civil war sending message to the Iranians’

‘Syrian civil war sending message to the Iranians’

The Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2009 on charges of espionage. Saberi does not believe Friday’s presidential elections in Iran will bring political changes. Tobias Köberlein: Mrs. Saberi, you lived in Iran for six years before you had to leave the country following your release from Evin prison […]

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Syria army announces capture strategic border town Qusair

Syria army announces capture strategic border town Qusair

June 5, DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The capture of the town, which lies close to the Lebanese border, solidifies some of the Syrian regime’s recent gains on the ground that have shifted the balance of power in President Bashar Assad’s favor in the Syrian civil war. The Syrian army triumphantly announced Wednesday the capture of […]

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