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Bombing kills co-founder of Syria’s main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra Front

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IDLIB, Syria — A suicide bomber set off his explosives late on Thursday in northwestern Syria, killing the co-founder of the country’s main al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of the northwest, a war monitor said. Some activists disputed the source of the explosion, saying instead that a remotely detonated bomb killed Abu Maria al-Qahtani, whose … Read more

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

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IDLIB, Syria — Aya al-Sudani, a bubbly toddler with a toothy smile, will mark her first birthday on Tuesday, but there will be no celebration with cake and presents. The day also marks a dark memory. On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive earthquake hit Syria and Turkey and the baby girl was pulled alive from … Read more

Hezbollah bombards Israeli positions in disputed area along border with Syria’s Golan Heights

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has fired dozens of rockets and shells at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group fired dozens of rockets and shells on Sunday at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with … Read more

Syria’s south rocked by protests amid anger over gasoline hikes

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Touch upon this storyComment BEIRUT — Protests in opposition to the federal government of President Bashar al-Assad have unfold throughout southern Syria within the days following a authorities choice to slash gasoline subsidies, amid rising desperation as hyperinflation sends costs hovering. Because the comparatively uncommon protests gained power below a authorities that has utilized brutal … Read more

10 years after Syria’s lethal sarin assaults, survivors search justice

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The sarin-filled rockets that fell on suburban Damascus in August 2013 killed over 1,400 individuals. A mountain of proof implicating Syria’s authorities continues to develop. August 21, 2023 at 2:51 p.m. EDT Abu Malek, one of many survivors of a chemical assault within the Ghouta area of Damascus that passed off in 2013, makes use … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s surge of diplomacy brings Syria’s Assad, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Arab summit

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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia hosted an Arab League summit on Friday during which Syrian President Bashar Assad was welcomed again after a 12-year suspension and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a shock go to to rally assist towards Russia. Russian airstrikes have left a swath of destruction throughout each international locations, however in … Read more