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Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra
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Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra

AMMAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Iran-backed forces in Syria said on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike…
Turkey says it will do “what is necessary” after Syria attacks
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Turkey says it will do “what is necessary” after Syria attacks

ANKARA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would “do what is necessary for its…
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
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Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift

JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 war,…
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
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Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a…
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
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Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere

BEIRUT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade…
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
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Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says

DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has allowed his exiled uncle Rifaat to return to Syria, pro-government…
Syrians face common enemy across frontlines: surging COVID-19
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Syrians face common enemy across frontlines: surging COVID-19

IDLIB, Syria, Sept 30 (Reuters) – In both the Syrian capital Damascus and parts of the country that have rebelled…
Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria
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Putin, Erdogan sit down for talks on war-torn Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Wednesday in the Black…
Jordan’s state carrier to resume flights to Syria for first time in decade
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Jordan’s state carrier to resume flights to Syria for first time in decade

AMMAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Jordan’s state carrier, Royal Jordanian (RJAL.AM), will resume direct flights to Damascus from Oct. 3…
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
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Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building because…
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