Southern Damascus

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  How A Syrian Teen Triggered Al-Assad's Fall With Graffiti 13 Years Ago

  In early 2011, in the streets of Daraa, southern Syria, a teenager's rebellious act against an authoritarian regime triggered a civil war that reshaped the country's destiny.

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  2 Killed In Israeli Missile Strike On Syria's Damascus: Report

  An Israeli air strike targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus and the southern area left two civilians dead and "some material damage," Syrian State Media reported early on Tuesday citing a military source.

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  Palestinians Back Joint Yarmuk Operation With Syria Army: Palestine Liberation Organisation

  A group of 14 Palestinian factions said today they backed a joint military operation with the Syrian government to expel Islamic State group jihadists from the Yarmuk camp in southern Damascus.

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  Syria Says Military Operation Needed to Expel Islamic State From Yarmuk

  Syria said Wednesday a military operation was needed to expel jihadists who have overrun large parts of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, trapping thousands of civilians inside.

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  South Syrian Rebels Say President Bashar al-Assad Foes Are Supplying More Arms

  Mainstream rebels in southern Syria say foreign states have stepped up weapons supplies to them since Damascus launched an offensive early last month to regain the frontier zone near Jordan and Israel.

• In Syria's Starving Yarmuk Camp, a Pianist Conjures Hope

  In the Yarmuk camp in southern Damascus, the notes escape a piano set in a scene of destruction and the children in Ayham al-Ahmed's little group sing of hunger and suffering.

• Hezbollah Commander Killed in Iraq: Sources

  A Hezbollah commander has died during a mission in Iraq, sources familiar with the incident said on Wednesday, indicating the Lebanese group that is already fighting in Syria's civil war may be involved in a second conflict in the region.

• Nine Killed by Rebels in Syria

  At least nine people were killed by radical rebels in Syria's southern province of Daraa, media reports said on Sunday.

• Palestinians Unable to Return to Syria Camp Despite Truce

  Convinced they would be able return to Yarmuk in southern Damascus after a truce and ceasefire, Palestinians went to the embattled camp's entrance Monday but their wait was in vain.

• Deadly bombs hit Syria cities after peace talks flop

  Bomb attacks in Damascus and southern Syria killed at least 16 people, a day after Moscow and Washington failed to announce a date for proposed peace talks.

• President Bashar al-Assad's forces capture strategic town in southern Syria

  The Syrian army captured a strategic southern town from rebel fighters on Wednesday after a ferocious two-month bombardment, in an advance likely to result in President Bashar al-Assad's forces regaining control of an international transit route, opposition sources said.

• Rebels seize air defense base in southern Syria

  Syrian rebels on Saturday seized a major air defense base in a strategic region of southern Syria near the Jordanian border in the latest battlefield triumph for fighters seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, activists said.

• Syrian army batters parts of Damascus, 40 killed

  Syrian army shells crashed into southern Damascus on Wednesday and helicopters fired rockets and machineguns during an assault to shore up President Bashar al-Assad's grip on the capital, opposition activists said.