SYRIA NEWS
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Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
Over the past months, thousands of Syrian citizens made it to Lebanon through illegal crossing points seeking a better life.…
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Syria’s Assad abolishes notorious military field courts
In a statement published on its social media accounts, the Syrian presidency said the decree ends the work of Legislative…
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Syrian insurgents kill at least 9 soldiers in attack in the country’s northwest
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said nine soldiers died as well as one of…
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US-led coalition against ISIS urges calm in north-east Syria after clashes
“Anytime there is a distraction from the defeat ISIS mission, obviously, that’s a challenge,” Brig Gen Pat Ryder said at…
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Clashes in Kurdish-held east Syria kill 13 fighters: Monitor
“Ten local fighters and three members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed” in the clashes which began on…
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Extremists kill 11 Syrian soldiers in tunnel attack in Idlib: Monitor
The attack involving extremists from the Ansar al-Tawhid group and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) took place in the south…
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US Congress members make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria
Reps. Ben Cline of Virginia, French Hill of Arkansas and Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin, all Republicans, entered Syria from Turkey…
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Anti-government protests take hold in southern Syria
The protests began late last week after the government ended fuel subsidies, dealing a heavy blow to Syrians reeling from…
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Anti-government protests spread in southern Syria
“The people want the downfall of the regime!” a large demonstration shouted in unison at one protest in the provincial…
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U.S. sanctions Syrian militias and leaders for alleged human rights abuses
The sanctions targeted the Suleiman Shah Brigade and the Hamza Division, both pro-Turkey groups that are part of the armed opposition to…
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