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Fears of further escalation rise as dozens die in fighting between Kurdish fighters, Arab tribal militias in Syria

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The ongoing fighting that erupted between Arab tribal militias and members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria has killed dozens of people as fears of further escalation grow.
Middle East

Protests in Syria over economy target President Assad

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Hundreds of people have protested in southern Syria to call on President Bashar al-Assad to step down, capping nearly two weeks of demonstrations that had erupted over poor living conditions but have spiralled into renewed calls for political change.
Middle East

Anti-Assad demonstrations gain momentum in Syria

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Anti-government protests gripped southern Syria on Wednesday for the second consecutive week, as public demands for economic reform have escalated into calls for the departure of President Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East

Several killed in fighting between Kurdish fighters and tribesmen in eastern Syria

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Clashes in eastern Syria between Arab tribal fighters and US-backed Kurdish-led forces have left several people, including civilians, dead and wounded, opposition activists and pro-government media have confirmed.
Middle East

Syria’s Aleppo airport “out of service after Israeli raid”

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The Syrian government has confirmed a new Israeli aerial attack has targeted Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria, putting the facility out of service.
Middle East

US delegation makes rare visit to militant-held northwest Syria

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A high-level US delegation has made a rare visit to the rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria in an effort to highlight the “ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the region.
Middle East

Syria rejects west “accusations over false-flag 2013 chemical attack” on Damascus

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The Syrian Foreign Ministry has denounced “repeated allegations against Damascus” by France and the United States over a false-flag chemical attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in 2013.
Middle East

Protests spread in Syria over dire economic and living conditions

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Hundreds of angry demonstrators gathered in southern Syria for the sixth consecutive day to demand the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to call for improved living conditions.
Middle East

Syria accuses US of supporting terrorists

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The United States is responsible for the military escalation in eastern Syria, where terror groups such as Daesh intensified their activities recently, the Syrian Foreign Ministry has announced.
Middle East

Daesh claims responsibility for deadly attack on Syrian army bus

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Gunmen from the terror group Daesh ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing and wounding dozens of military personnel.
Middle East

Syria’s Assad refuses to meet Turkish President Erdogan ‘on his terms’

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated he will not meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan under the latter’s conditions.
Middle East

Syrian reporter, soldiers killed in Daraa blast

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A Syrian reporter and two Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday by an explosive device in the country's southern Deraa governorate, Syrian state media reported.
Middle East

Syria’s envoy says US supplied terrorists with chemical weapons

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Syria’s deputy permanent representative to the UN says that US forces have supplied terrorists in the strategic al-Tanf area in southern Syria with chemical weapons and trained them how to use the lethal tools to incriminate Damascus.
Middle East

4 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike near Damascus

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An Israeli missile attack near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed at least four Syrian soldiers and wounded four others, SANA news agency has reported.
Middle East

Russia, Syria smash militant command center In Idlib

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Russian and Syrian air forces struck at a militant command center in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib that was responsible for coordinating attacks on civilian and military targets, a senior Russian officer has stated.
Middle East

Syria and Russia hold joint training drills

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Syrian commandos and Russian air forces have conducted a joint tactical training exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. The night drill in the Syrian province of Hama was the first of its kind for the two allies, according to the statement on Thursday.
Int'l Relations

UN says forced to cut food aid to millions globally over funding crisis

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The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in several countries — including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen — because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official has confirmed.
Middle East

Daesh claims responsibility for attack on shrine near Syria’s Damascus

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The Daesh terror group has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed several people and wounded others.
Middle East

Pentagon files reveal flaws in US claims about Syrian casualties in Daesh leader raid

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Confidential documents provided new details about one of the most celebrated US military operations in recent history — and revealed flaws in the Pentagon's claim that deadly airstrikes on the Daesh leader in Syria did not hit civilians.
Middle East

2 Syrian soldiers wounded in Israeli air attack against Damascus

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Israel has carried out airstrikes near Syria’s capital Damascus, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian state news agency has reported. The missiles were reportedly fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and most were shot down by Syrian air defences.
Middle East

Erdogan says open to meeting Assad but not to withdrawal from Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian soil were set as a precondition. Assad had stated that there was no point in a meeting with Erdogan until Turkey’s “illegal occupation” ended.
Middle East

Syria calls on European Parliament to condemn “US looting of its resources”

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The Syrian Parliament has dismissed the latest report by the European Parliament on the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country as false. Damascus has urged the bloc to be “objective” and condemn “Washington’s plundering of Syrian energy and crops.”
Middle East

Iraqi PM meets Syria’s president in Damascus

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began in 2011. The two leaders discussed fighting drugs, return of refugees and lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria.
Middle East

Pentagon says considering ‘military options’ against Russia in Syria

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The US is weighing a military response to Russia’s presence in the skies over Syria, a Pentagon official has confirmed. Damascus says the US presence in Syria is a violation of its sovereignty.
Middle East

EU extends humanitarian exemption for Syria for another six months

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The Council of the European Union has announced that it was extending humanitarian exemption from sanctions against Syria, which was introduced in February after the devastating earthquake hit the war-torn country.
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