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Fresh Clashes In Syria As Interim Government Struggles To Ease Tension
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.
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One Hand On Gun, Another On Camera: How Syrian Attackers Were Killed
The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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"Openly Flaunting": Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Aiding Rebel Group In Syria
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused Ukrainian intelligence services of aiding rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, saying some fighters were "openly flaunting" the association.
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Over 200 Dead, Syrian Rebels Cut Key Highway As Clashes Escalate In Aleppo
Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.
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Amid Tensions With Israel, 8 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Knife Attack In Syria
Eight Syrian fighters working with Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed Tuesday in a knife attack on their position in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, a war monitor said.
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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3 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Israeli Strikes Near Damascus: Report
Israeli air strikes killed three pro-Iran fighters on Wednesday as they hit sites belonging to the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah group near the Syrian capital Damascus, a war monitor said.
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Russian Air Strike Targeting Syria Rebel Base Kills At Least 8 Fighters
"Russian warplanes carried out air strikes on the western outskirts of Idlib city, targeting a military base belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)... killing at least eight fighters," said the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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31 People Collecting Truffles In Syrian Desert Killed By ISIS: Report
Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, in the latest such attack in the war-ravaged country.
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France Brings Back 15 Women, 32 Children From Syrian Detention Camps
Since the "caliphate" fell in 2019, the return of family members of fighters who were captured or killed has been a thorny issue for European countries.
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Syrian Rebels Kill 10 Pro-Regime Fighters In Deadliest Attack In Years: Monitor
The attackers fired an anti-tank guided missile at a bus carrying pro-regime fighters back to their home villages.
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Syrian Forces Say Ready To Fight For Putin In Ukraine, Waiting For Go
Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders told Reuters.
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Fresh Clashes In Syria As Interim Government Struggles To Ease Tension
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.
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One Hand On Gun, Another On Camera: How Syrian Attackers Were Killed
The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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"Openly Flaunting": Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Aiding Rebel Group In Syria
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused Ukrainian intelligence services of aiding rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, saying some fighters were "openly flaunting" the association.
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Over 200 Dead, Syrian Rebels Cut Key Highway As Clashes Escalate In Aleppo
Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.
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Amid Tensions With Israel, 8 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Knife Attack In Syria
Eight Syrian fighters working with Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed Tuesday in a knife attack on their position in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, a war monitor said.
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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3 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed In Israeli Strikes Near Damascus: Report
Israeli air strikes killed three pro-Iran fighters on Wednesday as they hit sites belonging to the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah group near the Syrian capital Damascus, a war monitor said.
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Russian Air Strike Targeting Syria Rebel Base Kills At Least 8 Fighters
"Russian warplanes carried out air strikes on the western outskirts of Idlib city, targeting a military base belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)... killing at least eight fighters," said the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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31 People Collecting Truffles In Syrian Desert Killed By ISIS: Report
Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, in the latest such attack in the war-ravaged country.
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France Brings Back 15 Women, 32 Children From Syrian Detention Camps
Since the "caliphate" fell in 2019, the return of family members of fighters who were captured or killed has been a thorny issue for European countries.
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Syrian Rebels Kill 10 Pro-Regime Fighters In Deadliest Attack In Years: Monitor
The attackers fired an anti-tank guided missile at a bus carrying pro-regime fighters back to their home villages.
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Syrian Forces Say Ready To Fight For Putin In Ukraine, Waiting For Go
Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders told Reuters.
