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UN says 140,000 displaced in 3 days amid Syrian offensive
Middle East
February 14, 2020
UN says 140,000 displaced in 3 days amid Syrian offensive
BEIRUT (AP) — Over 140,000 Syrians have been displaced in the last three days alone by violence in the country’s…
Government troops seize highway in northwest Syria as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Government troops seize highway in northwest Syria as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) — Government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on…
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
BEIRUT (AP) — Throughout Syria’s civil war, Maad al-Khalaf helped other Syrians find shelter in the opposition enclave in the…
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
Middle East
February 10, 2020
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry said five Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were wounded on Monday…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
Middle East
February 3, 2020
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, hitting a school and…
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 200,000 men, women and children fled their homes in northwest Syria in buses, trucks and…
France: allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria must be examined
Middle East
May 23, 2019
France: allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria must be examined
PARIS (Reuters) – New allegations the Syrian government is using chemical weapons must be looked into, the French foreign ministry…
Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government’s threat to recover the Kurdish-led region of northern Syria through force unless it submits…