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Syrian Rebels Say Take Control Of Eastern City Of Deir Ezzor
Syrian rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that they had taken the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, while a war monitor confirmed Kurdish forces had withdrawn.
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12 Pro-Iranian Fighters Killed In Strikes In Syria, Origin Unknown: Report
Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded.
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Amid Tensions With Israel, 8 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Knife Attack In Syria
Eight Syrian fighters working with Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed Tuesday in a knife attack on their position in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, a war monitor said.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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US Strikes 2 Syrian Facilities After Attacks By Iranian Forces
The US military struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.
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US Strikes Near Syria-Iraq Border Kill 5 Militia Fighters: War Monitor
US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters, a war monitor reported on Monday.
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40 Killed In Deadliest Israeli Strikes On Syria Since 2018
Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least nine Syrian soldiers and 31 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday.
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ISIS On Brink Of Defeat In Its Final Enclave In Syria
Remaining civilians are expected to be evacuated from ISIS's final enclave in eastern Syria on Thursday, US-backed forces said, clearing the way for them to wipe out the last vestige of terrorist rule that once straddled Syria and Iraq.
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Man Who Returned From Syria To Attack Europe Faces Trial This Week
Mehdi Nemmouche stands accused of carrying out Europe's first attack by a terrorist returning from the war in Syria. But his journey from a French foster home to a Brussels court began not in a Middle Eastern desert but in a run-down industrial town.
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ISIS Kills 41 US-Backed Fighters In Eastern Syria, Says War Monitor
The ISIS has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said Saturday.
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More Than Half A Million Killed In Syrian War: Human Rights Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in the Syrian war since it began seven years ago.
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Russia's Sergei Lavrov Says Syria Rebels Must 'Act' To Make Truce Work
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta were responsible for ensuring that a "humanitarian pause" in the area delivers relief for devastated civilians.
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"Waiting Our Turn To Die," Say Residents Of This Syrian Town
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta said they were "waiting their turn to die" early on Wednesday, after more pro-government rockets and barrel bombs fell on the besieged rebel enclave.
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UN Issues Blank Statement On Syria, Says It Has Run Out Of Words
The U.N. children's fund UNICEF issued a blank "statement" on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighbouring Damascus.
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UN Demands End To Targeting Civilians In Syria Enclave After 100 Die
The UN has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in Syria after a heavy bombardment killed at least 100 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, as regime forces appeared to be preparing for an imminent ground assault.
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Syrian Rebels Say Take Control Of Eastern City Of Deir Ezzor
Syrian rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that they had taken the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, while a war monitor confirmed Kurdish forces had withdrawn.
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12 Pro-Iranian Fighters Killed In Strikes In Syria, Origin Unknown: Report
Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded.
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Amid Tensions With Israel, 8 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Knife Attack In Syria
Eight Syrian fighters working with Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed Tuesday in a knife attack on their position in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, a war monitor said.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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US Strikes 2 Syrian Facilities After Attacks By Iranian Forces
The US military struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.
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US Strikes Near Syria-Iraq Border Kill 5 Militia Fighters: War Monitor
US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters, a war monitor reported on Monday.
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40 Killed In Deadliest Israeli Strikes On Syria Since 2018
Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least nine Syrian soldiers and 31 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday.
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ISIS On Brink Of Defeat In Its Final Enclave In Syria
Remaining civilians are expected to be evacuated from ISIS's final enclave in eastern Syria on Thursday, US-backed forces said, clearing the way for them to wipe out the last vestige of terrorist rule that once straddled Syria and Iraq.
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Man Who Returned From Syria To Attack Europe Faces Trial This Week
Mehdi Nemmouche stands accused of carrying out Europe's first attack by a terrorist returning from the war in Syria. But his journey from a French foster home to a Brussels court began not in a Middle Eastern desert but in a run-down industrial town.
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ISIS Kills 41 US-Backed Fighters In Eastern Syria, Says War Monitor
The ISIS has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said Saturday.
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More Than Half A Million Killed In Syrian War: Human Rights Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in the Syrian war since it began seven years ago.
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Russia's Sergei Lavrov Says Syria Rebels Must 'Act' To Make Truce Work
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta were responsible for ensuring that a "humanitarian pause" in the area delivers relief for devastated civilians.
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"Waiting Our Turn To Die," Say Residents Of This Syrian Town
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta said they were "waiting their turn to die" early on Wednesday, after more pro-government rockets and barrel bombs fell on the besieged rebel enclave.
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UN Issues Blank Statement On Syria, Says It Has Run Out Of Words
The U.N. children's fund UNICEF issued a blank "statement" on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighbouring Damascus.
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UN Demands End To Targeting Civilians In Syria Enclave After 100 Die
The UN has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in Syria after a heavy bombardment killed at least 100 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, as regime forces appeared to be preparing for an imminent ground assault.
