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Syrian troops mass around town as rebels refuse to leave
Middle East
March 28, 2018
Syrian troops mass around town as rebels refuse to leave
Syrian troops massed around the town of Douma on Tuesday after a powerful rebel faction refused to evacuate, threatening the…
Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket
Hundreds of Syrian rebels and civilians quit the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday, bringing the government ever…
Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep
Middle East
March 24, 2018
Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep
yrian rebels and civilians prepared on Saturday to evacuate the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, as the government moved…
Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia
Middle East
March 20, 2018
Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia
Turkey’s president vowed Monday to keep up the pressure against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia after his troops captured the…
What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin
Middle East
March 20, 2018
What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin
Turkey’s seizure of the town of Afrin in northern Syria is a significant military achievement for Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its “real owners”, once it has…
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Middle East
March 18, 2018
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags…
Al-Qaida in Syria losing ground in battles with insurgents
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Al-Qaida in Syria losing ground in battles with insurgents
For the first time since its meteoric rise in 2012 amid the chaos of war, al-Qaida’s branch in Syria is…
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
Middle East
March 12, 2018
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
A small group of Syrian civilians on Monday left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta just outside of Damascus, using…
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
Middle East
March 11, 2018
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
New air strikes and barrel bombs pounded Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as government forces pressed a three-week advance that…