DAMASCUS — Syrian rebels’ capture of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus, jolting frontlines that had been dormant for
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Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out
DAMASCUS — Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, while Lebanon’s
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Syrian opposition forces say all of Idlib province under their control
DAMASCUS — Syrian opposition forces said they had captured the city of Maraat Al-Numan, south of Idlib city, putting the whole of Idlib province under
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In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
DAMASCUS (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city today and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor
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Fighting in Syria kills 27 civilians, U.N. official says
DAMASCUS – Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a U.N. official said today, in some
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