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2 Killed After Israeli Strike on "Civilian Car" In Damascus: Syria
Syria's defence ministry said two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Monday afternoon in the Mazzeh district of Damascus, home to embassies and security headquarters.
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Israeli Missiles Hit Residential Building In Syria's Capital
Several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district in Syria's capital Damascus on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported.
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Over 2,000 Rebels, Families Evacuate Damascus District: Reports
More than 2,000 rebels and their family members have left the devastated district of Qaboun on the edge of the Syrian capital Damascus after more than two months of aerial strikes and artillery shelling, state media said on Sunday.
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Clashes In Syrian Capital After Surprise Rebel Assault
Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday as rebels and terrorists tried to fight their way into the city centre in a surprise assault on government forces.
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Syria, Russia Pound Rebel-Held Aleppo But Advances Halt
Syria's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week.
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Syrian Army Takes Aleppo District, Rebels Say Battle Continues
The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and its allies in weeks, but rebels said the battle was not over.
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Suicide Bombing At Damascus Police Club Kills Several People, ISIS Claims Repsponsibility
A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers' club in a residential district of Damascus today, killing several people, Syria's interior ministry said, and ISIS terrorists claimed responsibility.
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Blasts Close To Damascus' Main Shi'ite Shrine Kill 60: Report
At least 60 people were killed, including 25 Shi'ite fighters, and dozens wounded on Sunday by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in a district of Damascus where Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine is located, a monitor said.
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Terrorists 'To Quit South Damascus Suburbs': Sources
Some 4,000 people, half of them terrorist fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria's capital at the weekend as part of a landmark ceasefire, sources told AFP today.
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Blasts Hit Damascus Area Building, Questions Over Fate Of Lebanese Terrorists Samir Qantar
A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana causing several casualties, Syria's state media said early today. It blamed "terrorist groups".
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Dozens Killed In Strikes On Syrian School District, Other Areas
Intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people on Sunday, including children, a monitoring group and local rescue workers said.
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3 Killed in Mortar Attack on Damascus: Reports
A mortar bomb killed three people and wounded 12 more in a market place in northeast Damascus on Sunday, Syrian state television reported, after months of relative calm in the capital.
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Syria's Assad Shown Hugging Troops in Embattled Damascus District
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting "in the face of terrorism", his office said on Twitter late on Wednesday, posting pictures of the rare trip.
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Damascus Shelling Kills 16, Wounds Dozens: Human Rights Body
At least 16 people, including two children, were killed when rebels shelled many districts of the Syrian capital overnight, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
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Damascus Mortar Fire Kills Five: State Media
Rebel mortar fire on a government-held district of Damascus killed five people on Tuesday, state media said, as a car bomb killed one person in a pro-government area of third city Homs.
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2 Killed After Israeli Strike on "Civilian Car" In Damascus: Syria
Syria's defence ministry said two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Monday afternoon in the Mazzeh district of Damascus, home to embassies and security headquarters.
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Israeli Missiles Hit Residential Building In Syria's Capital
Several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district in Syria's capital Damascus on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported.
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Over 2,000 Rebels, Families Evacuate Damascus District: Reports
More than 2,000 rebels and their family members have left the devastated district of Qaboun on the edge of the Syrian capital Damascus after more than two months of aerial strikes and artillery shelling, state media said on Sunday.
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Clashes In Syrian Capital After Surprise Rebel Assault
Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday as rebels and terrorists tried to fight their way into the city centre in a surprise assault on government forces.
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Syria, Russia Pound Rebel-Held Aleppo But Advances Halt
Syria's military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus's allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week.
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Syrian Army Takes Aleppo District, Rebels Say Battle Continues
The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and its allies in weeks, but rebels said the battle was not over.
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Suicide Bombing At Damascus Police Club Kills Several People, ISIS Claims Repsponsibility
A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers' club in a residential district of Damascus today, killing several people, Syria's interior ministry said, and ISIS terrorists claimed responsibility.
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Blasts Close To Damascus' Main Shi'ite Shrine Kill 60: Report
At least 60 people were killed, including 25 Shi'ite fighters, and dozens wounded on Sunday by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in a district of Damascus where Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine is located, a monitor said.
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Terrorists 'To Quit South Damascus Suburbs': Sources
Some 4,000 people, half of them terrorist fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria's capital at the weekend as part of a landmark ceasefire, sources told AFP today.
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Blasts Hit Damascus Area Building, Questions Over Fate Of Lebanese Terrorists Samir Qantar
A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana causing several casualties, Syria's state media said early today. It blamed "terrorist groups".
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Dozens Killed In Strikes On Syrian School District, Other Areas
Intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people on Sunday, including children, a monitoring group and local rescue workers said.
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3 Killed in Mortar Attack on Damascus: Reports
A mortar bomb killed three people and wounded 12 more in a market place in northeast Damascus on Sunday, Syrian state television reported, after months of relative calm in the capital.
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Syria's Assad Shown Hugging Troops in Embattled Damascus District
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting "in the face of terrorism", his office said on Twitter late on Wednesday, posting pictures of the rare trip.
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Damascus Shelling Kills 16, Wounds Dozens: Human Rights Body
At least 16 people, including two children, were killed when rebels shelled many districts of the Syrian capital overnight, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
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Damascus Mortar Fire Kills Five: State Media
Rebel mortar fire on a government-held district of Damascus killed five people on Tuesday, state media said, as a car bomb killed one person in a pro-government area of third city Homs.
