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Syrian groups report Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
Middle East

Syrian groups report Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Israeli fighter jets bombed areas west of Damascus late Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports. Fighting alongside the…
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
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LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria

The chairman of Swiss-French cement maker LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) said the company had made unacceptable errors in Syria and that it…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
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Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor

Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing…
Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV
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Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV

Israeli missiles struck a military position near Damascus and Syria’s air defence system responded on Saturday, destroying two of them,…
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
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Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis

“Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and crowded areas, as well as medical centers, are being shelled daily,” Raed…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
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Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
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UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018

The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year.…
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
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Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area

Amnesty International says the Syrian government has used internationally banned cluster munitions in attacks on the besieged rebel-held suburb of…
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
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Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us

A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their…
Turkey suggests plan to extend military mission in Syria to Afrin, Aleppo
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Turkey suggests plan to extend military mission in Syria to Afrin, Aleppo

Turkey said on Tuesday it could expand its military mission in Syria to two other provinces, potentially bringing its forces…
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