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Turkey clashes with jihadists on Syria border: Syrian Observatory
Middle East
October 8, 2017
Turkey clashes with jihadists on Syria border: Syrian Observatory
Turkish forces exchanged fire with Tahrir al-Sham, a Syrian jihadist alliance, near Kafr Lusin on the border between Turkey and…
Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan
Middle East
October 7, 2017
Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday “a serious operation” was beginning in Syria’s Idlib and a Syrian rebel official…
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Russian and Syrian jets killed at least 150 civilians and injured dozens in over a week of heavy bombing that…
Al-Qaeda-led fighters on the offensive against Syrian troops
Middle East
September 19, 2017
Al-Qaeda-led fighters on the offensive against Syrian troops
Insurgents led by an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria launched a wide offensive on Tuesday against Syrian pro-government troops, moving south…
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in the province of Hama on Friday in a weekslong attack aimed at clearing…
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
Middle East
June 1, 2017
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
They are veterans of Syria’s rebellion, trying for years to bring down President Bashar Assad. But these days they’re doing…