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Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt
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Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt

President Bashar al-Assad's forces destroyed the minaret of the historic Omari mosque where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago in…
Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire
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Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire

JERUSALEM –– The Israeli military said it fired artillery into Syria on Friday after its troops were shot at on…
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
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At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists

At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in…
Al-Qaeda wing says Syria’s al-Nusra is part of network
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Al-Qaeda wing says Syria’s al-Nusra is part of network

Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq, acknowledged on Tuesday that Al-Nusra Front, a jihadi group fighting…
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
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Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus

A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 53 in the main business district of Damascus on…
Diplomatic source: Egyptian Embassy in Syria still operating
Egypt

Diplomatic source: Egyptian Embassy in Syria still operating

The Egyptian Embassy in Syria is still operating from Damascus, and the idea of it relocating to Beirut has not…
Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war
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Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war

  ALEPPO — While being a landscape of warfare and death for the last two years, love and romance has…
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
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‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up

The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope…
Israel issues warning over fire from Gaza, Golan
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Israel issues warning over fire from Gaza, Golan

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon warned on Wednesday that Israel would respond to any attacks on its territory and not allow…
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
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Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says

Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar shells hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA…
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