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Rockets Rain From Gaza As Israel Kills Palestinian Militant Group Chief
Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the h...
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Syrian Army, ISIS Fight Fierce Battle In South Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle today with ISIS terrorists in an enclave south of Damascus held by the ISIS. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small arms fire
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Russian Civilians Helping Assad Use Military Base Back Home - Witnesses
The Kremlin says it has nothing to do with Russian civilians fighting in Syria but on three recent occasions groups of men flying in from Damascus headed straight to a defence ministry base in Molkino, Reuters reporters witnessed.
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Syrian Regime Forces Advance In Battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria's rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in the besieged enclave near Damascus awaited urgently needed aid.
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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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Russian Defence Chief, Bashar al-Assad Coordinate On 'Anti-Terrorist Fight'
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu met in Damascus on Saturday with President Bashar al-Assad to discuss anti-terrorist "cooperation" in Syria's conflict, a bone of contention between Moscow and Washington.
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Clashes Near Damascus Despite Truce There, 5 Killed In Aleppo
Fighting erupted east of Damascus on overnight today despite a temporary truce announced by the Syrian army in that area, a war monitor said, and rebel group Jaish al-Islam said it had lost ground to the government there.
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ISIS Kidnaps 300 Workers Near Damascus: Syrian State TV
In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, ISIS terrorists today kidnapped 300 cement workers and contractors in an area northeast of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported as fighting elsewhere in the country also worsened.
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Iranian Lawmakers Arrive in Damascus Before Joint Offensive
A delegation of Iranian lawmakers arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in the build-up to a joint operation against insurgents in northwest Syria, and said U.S.-led efforts to fight rebels had failed.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Calls Damascus Embassy Shelling 'Act of Terror'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today the shelling of Moscow's embassy in Damascus was an "act of terror" aimed at intimidating those who supported "fighting terrorism."
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Turkey Seeks NATO Endorsement in Islamic State Fight
Turkey sought moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting today with its North Atlantic allies, with both NATO and Ankara playing down any idea of a call for military help from the alliance.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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UN Envoy in Syria to Seek Aleppo Truce
A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.
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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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Ready to Study UN Plan to 'Freeze' Aleppo Fighting, Says Syrian President
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he was ready to study a UN plan to "freeze" fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said.
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Rockets Rain From Gaza As Israel Kills Palestinian Militant Group Chief
Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the h...
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Syrian Army, ISIS Fight Fierce Battle In South Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle today with ISIS terrorists in an enclave south of Damascus held by the ISIS. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small arms fire
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Russian Civilians Helping Assad Use Military Base Back Home - Witnesses
The Kremlin says it has nothing to do with Russian civilians fighting in Syria but on three recent occasions groups of men flying in from Damascus headed straight to a defence ministry base in Molkino, Reuters reporters witnessed.
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Syrian Regime Forces Advance In Battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria's rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in the besieged enclave near Damascus awaited urgently needed aid.
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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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Russian Defence Chief, Bashar al-Assad Coordinate On 'Anti-Terrorist Fight'
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu met in Damascus on Saturday with President Bashar al-Assad to discuss anti-terrorist "cooperation" in Syria's conflict, a bone of contention between Moscow and Washington.
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Clashes Near Damascus Despite Truce There, 5 Killed In Aleppo
Fighting erupted east of Damascus on overnight today despite a temporary truce announced by the Syrian army in that area, a war monitor said, and rebel group Jaish al-Islam said it had lost ground to the government there.
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ISIS Kidnaps 300 Workers Near Damascus: Syrian State TV
In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, ISIS terrorists today kidnapped 300 cement workers and contractors in an area northeast of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported as fighting elsewhere in the country also worsened.
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Iranian Lawmakers Arrive in Damascus Before Joint Offensive
A delegation of Iranian lawmakers arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in the build-up to a joint operation against insurgents in northwest Syria, and said U.S.-led efforts to fight rebels had failed.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Calls Damascus Embassy Shelling 'Act of Terror'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today the shelling of Moscow's embassy in Damascus was an "act of terror" aimed at intimidating those who supported "fighting terrorism."
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Turkey Seeks NATO Endorsement in Islamic State Fight
Turkey sought moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting today with its North Atlantic allies, with both NATO and Ankara playing down any idea of a call for military help from the alliance.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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UN Envoy in Syria to Seek Aleppo Truce
A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.
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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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Ready to Study UN Plan to 'Freeze' Aleppo Fighting, Says Syrian President
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he was ready to study a UN plan to "freeze" fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said.
