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Erdogan: High-ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation
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Erdogan: High-ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces have killed an alleged high-ranking Kurdish militant in an operation in northern Iraq,…
Syria releases hundreds of social media critics ahead of election
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Syria releases hundreds of social media critics ahead of election

Syria has freed more than 400 civil servants, judges, lawyers and journalists detained this year in a crackdown on social…
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
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Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries,…
Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of Latakia
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Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of Latakia

Syrian air defenses downed several Israeli missiles during pre-dawn raids on the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, the Syrian army…
Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
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Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old…
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
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Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote

BEIRUT (AP) — A leading Syrian rights group Monday called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential elections…
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
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Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after…
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
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Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack

Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after…
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
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A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of…
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
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Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set…
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