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At least 10 killed in bomb explosion in Syria’s Idlib At least 10 people were killed Saturday when a vehicle bomb exploded in the town of Dana, a civil defense official told Anadolu Agency. Khaled Salih said the in front of... more

Syrian Crisis Iran fires missiles at 'militant groups' in eastern Syria Iran fired missiles on Sunday into eastern Syria, aiming at the bases of militant groups it holds responsible for attacks in Tehran which left 18 dead last week, Iran's Tasnim... More
Syrian Crisis PYD attack kills 4, injures 20 in northern Aleppo Four civilians were killed and 20 others were injured in an overnight attack by the PKK's Syrian offshoot the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Allepo's opposition-held... More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime declares 48-hour ceasefire in Daraa city Assad regime has declared a 48-hour cease-fire in the southwestern Daraa city, starting as of 12 noon local time (0900GMT) on Saturday, the Defense Ministry said. In a... More
Syrian Crisis Aid to 9M Syrian children in peril, UN warns The U.N. children's agency is warning that a critical funding shortfall is threatening aid to 9 million Syrian children, both in their country and among the refugees in neighboring... More
Syrian Crisis Russia claims it killed Daesh leader Baghdadi The Russian Defense Ministry said it has investigated whether a Russian airstrike in Syria killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the TASS news agency reported Friday. The... More
Syrian Crisis UN warns about civilian deaths in US-led Raqqa strikes At least 300 civilians have been killed, and 160,000 displaced amid the intensified airstrikes by the U.S.-led anti-Daesh coalition against Syria's northern city of Raqqa,... More
Syrian Crisis Russia may restrain PYD in Syria, experts say While the U.S.-backed and armed PKK-linked PYD aims to liberate certain cities from Daesh, its ambition to reach the Mediterranean through Idlib and move toward autonomy may anger Russia, according to experts More
Syrian Crisis UN refugee agency seeks access to civilians in Syria's Raqqa The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) called Tuesday for better access to northern Syria's Raqqa province, where U.S.-backed forces are trying to drive the Daesh terrorist group... More
Syrian Crisis Over 42,000 displaced Syrians return to Syria’s Jarablous from Turkey Over 42,000 Syrians have returned to northern Syria's Jarablous since the town was liberated from Daesh, a Turkish official at the Gaziantep migration office said Thursday. People... More
Syrian Crisis Assad regime targets civilians in Daraa with napalm The Assad regime has been using barrel bombs and flammable napalm bombs against civilians in southern Syria's Daraa district. Daraa's Civil Defense Representative Amir... More
Syrian Crisis Daesh leader Baghdadi killed in airstrikes: reports The leader of Daesh terrorist organization Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has allegedly been killed in airstrikes, reports said Sunday. The reports claimed that Baghdad was killed... More

Religion Bayram underlines importance of family, friends and home The three-day Ramadan holiday ending on Tuesday, provides the perfect opportunity to get together with the family, or traffic permitting, take a few days off at the beach. Still, this is also the right time to remember those millions of refugees, less fortunate than us More
Syrian Crisis Aleppo residents left in hands of oppressors When Aleppo was "liberated" by regime forces along with Iranian-backed militias, thanks to Russian aerial support, the Syrian state TV broadcast celebrations. People were... More
Syrian Crisis Polio outbreak in Syria expands, 17 children paralyzed A polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria has left at least 17 children paralyzed since March, according to WHO officials who describe the situation as ‘very serious' More
Politics Erdoğan urges world to fulfill duties for refugees As the largest host of Syrian refugees, Turkey is ready to share its expertise with other countries throughout the world to find a permanent solution to the problem, President... More
Syrian Crisis Russia accuses US-led coalition of terror 'complicity' Russia accused the U.S.-led coalition of "complicity with terrorism" on Tuesday after an American warplane downed a drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria. "In... More
Syrian Crisis US-led coalition shoots down Iranian drone in Syria The U.S. confirmed Tuesday that a U.S.-led coalition aircraft shot down an Iranian made drone in southern Syria, near the border with Jordan and Iraq, a day after Russia halted... More
Syrian Crisis Australia halts airstrikes in Syria amid US-Russia row Australia on Tuesday suspended its airstrikes against Daesh group targets in Syria as a precaution, after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane earlier this week... More
Syrian Crisis Syrian neighborhood comes together for iftar meal amid ruins Despite the four-year siege that has reduced their streets to rubble, Syrians in the Damascus suburb of Douma have set their tables for the iftar meal during Ramadan More
Syrian Crisis Russia to treat US-led coalition aircraft as targets The tensions between the two superpowers were strained once again with Sunday's downing of a regime fighter jet by U.S.-led coalition in Syria as Russia said Monday it will... More
Diplomacy Turkey-backed Syria talks in Astana set for July 10 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Monday that the next round of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan's capital Astana will be held on July 10. "The latest meeting... More
Syrian Crisis US-led coalition says downed Assad regime jet The U.S.-led coalition said in a statement late Sunday that it downed a Syrian warplane in Tabqah in order to protect Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters, the majority... More

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