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Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
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Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland

Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad's ancestral home,…
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
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Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs

Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria's Homs province on Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against…
Syrian army takes villages in south
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Syrian army takes villages in south

Syrian government forces have taken control of villages in southern Syria, state media said on Saturday, as part of a…
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
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Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus

Syrian fighter jets rocketed the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 25 people sheltering in a…
Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
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Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus

AMMAN — Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian Army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as…
Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising
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Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising

Eighteen people, including 12 women and children, were killed overnight by shelling in the Syrian town of Deraa, where the…
Assad holds Syria army despite Sunni-Alawite divide
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Assad holds Syria army despite Sunni-Alawite divide

Amman -- Senior Syrian army ranks are packed with loyal members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, reducing any prospect…
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