Syria
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Syria: At least 6 killed, dozen injured in shelling of tent settlement
World | November 06, 2022 20:38 ISTSyria: The shelling is the latest violation of a truce reached between Russia and Turkey in March 2020 that ended a Russian-backed government offensive on Idlib province, the last major rebel-held stronghold in Syria.
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Islamic State militants kill 6 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria
World | September 12, 2022 18:07 ISTDespite their defeat in Syria in 2019, when IS lost the last sliver of land its fighters once controlled, the extremists' sleepers cells have continued to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq where they once held large parts of the two countries.
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US airstrikes target militia-controlled areas in east Syria
World | August 24, 2022 16:01 ISTThe U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
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Syria militants attack military bus, killing 13 troops
World | March 06, 2022 23:45 ISTIn the past, Syrian authorities have blamed such attacks on Islamic State group militants who have been active in southern and central Syria, despite losing territorial control in the country since 2019.
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Syria reports Israeli strikes near Damascus
World | February 17, 2022 13:40 ISTThe strike came a week after a Syrian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in another Israeli attack near Damascus.
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US President Biden says ISIS leader killed during raid in Syria
World | February 03, 2022 19:30 ISTThe raid targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took over as head of the militant group on Oct. 31, 2019, just days after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid in the same area.
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Senior al-Qaeda member Abdul Hamid al-Matar killed in US airstrike in Syria
World | October 23, 2021 6:16 ISTAl-Qaeda continues to present a threat to America and our allies, according to a statement.
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Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syria capital, killing 14
World | October 20, 2021 12:33 ISTSyrian state TV showed footage of charred bus in central Damascus, saying the blasts occurred during rush hour when people were heading to work and school.
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ISIS, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist groups gain in strength in Syria: India
World | September 29, 2021 20:54 ISTIn his remarks to the UN Security Council briefing on Syria (Political) on Tuesday, Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Srinivas Gotru said the long-term security and stability in West Asia can only be achieved by preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the war-ravaged country.
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US military denies reports of rocket attack on American troops in Syria
World | July 05, 2021 7:07 ISTThe Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rockets were fired from areas controlled by Iran-backed fighters in the area of Mayadeen, also in Deir el-Zour.
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Syria: Israel fired missiles on suburbs of capital Damascus
World | April 08, 2021 10:01 ISTBritain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, reported that Israeli strikes targeted military posts near Damascus.
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Government attack on hospital in northwestern Syria kills 6
World | March 21, 2021 23:08 ISTArtillery shells fired from government areas hit a major hospital in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing at least six patients, including a child, wounding medical staff and forcing the facility to shut its doors, rescuers, an aid group and activists reported.
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India at UN pushes for peace and stability in conflict-hit South Sudan, Syria
News | March 06, 2021 21:18 ISTIndia has raised concern over rising violence in conflict-hit states. On South Sudan, it shows sign of hope by implementing the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
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Biden's first military action: Facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups bombed in Syria
World | February 26, 2021 9:15 ISTThe airstrike in Syria was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he recommended the action to Biden.
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Pakistani student arrested for sending money to ISIS terrorists in Syria
World | January 19, 2021 8:33 ISTMuhammad Omer Bin Khalid, who is studying at Karachi's reputed NED University of Engineering and Technology, was arrested while trying to leave Karachi via a train, according to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens more airstrikes in Syria
World | November 19, 2020 11:22 ISTAt least 10 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in airstrikes on Syrian military sites in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the UK-based watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
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Total blackout in Syria following gas pipeline explosion; attack suspected
World | August 24, 2020 10:15 ISTA power blackout was reported in Syria following an explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline. According to the energy minister, the initial indications point towards an attack.
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Syria reports first confirmed COVID-19 case; govt ministries, restaurants shut
World | March 23, 2020 8:03 ISTThere have been unconfirmed reports in recent weeks of coronavirus cases in Syria, whose health system, housing and infrastructure have been ravaged by nine years of civil war, but the authorities have denied any outbreak or cover-up. The virus has been spreading in neighbouring countries.
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Former Iranian Ambassador to Syria dies of COVID-19
World | March 06, 2020 7:41 ISTHossein Sheikholeslam, Iran's former ambassador to Syria, died of COVID-19 on Thursday, official IRNA news agency reported.
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Syrian air defences intercept Israeli missiles
World | March 05, 2020 11:31 ISTSyrian air defences intercepted Israeli missiles in Homs and Quneitra provinces fired from Israeli warplanes over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and from the Lebanese airspace.
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