SYRIA NEWS
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EU targets Syrian leader’s family over amphetamine business
Asset freezes and travel bans were imposed on 25 people and 8 “entities” — most of them companies — at a meeting…
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US helicopter raid in Syria targets an Islamic State leader
The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the IS leader, who was not named, was “responsible for planning…
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Five Austrians On Trial Over Syrian Ex-general
It is the latest case linked to the prosecution of Syrian officials in Europe, where Syrian refugees have drawn on…
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US says its forces captured Islamic State operative in raid in Syria
“The capture of Hudayfah al Yemeni and his associates will disrupt the organization’s ability to plot and carry out operations,”…
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Syrian military clashes with rebels, IS kills 15 hunting for truffles
The Islamic State (IS) killed several civilians in central Syria Thursday, while on the same day deadly clashes occurred between government and…
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Advisor to Iran’s supreme leader meets with Syria’s Assad
The talks between Kamal Kharrazi and Assad included developments in Syria’s foreign relations and the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to…
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Syrian Kurdish force says it lost 9 fighters in Iraq crash
The group known as Syrian Democratic Forces said the helicopters crashed during bad weather while en route to the northern…
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Syria Assad says he won’t meet Erdogan until Turkey ends its ‘occupation’
Turkey has been the biggest military and political ally of the Syrian opposition, which controls the last rebel bastion in…
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Suspected ISIS militants kill three truffle hunters, kidnap 26 others in Syria
“Armed men likely affiliated with ISIS cells targeted truffle hunters” in the desert southeast of Aleppo, “killing three by cutting…
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Syria hopes Iran-Saudi agreement will ease regional tension
Iran has been a main backer of President Bashar Assad’s government, while Saudi Arabia supports opposition fighters trying to remove…
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