Syria

Pro-Turkey Fighters Kill 4 Syria Kurds Celebrating Nowruz: Monitor

Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nowruz in northern Syria, killing at least four people, a war monitor said.

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Islamic Jihad Says Israel Killed Commander in Syria

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said one of its commanders had been shot dead in Syria in an assassination it blamed on Israeli agents.

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Four Dead in Syria Drone Strike: Monitor

A drone strike killed four people in government-held eastern Syria in an area controlled by Iran-backed factions, a war monitor said.

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Israel Strike Knocks Out Airport in Syria’s Aleppo: State Media

Israeli warplanes struck Aleppo airport, causing significant damage that halted flights to and from Syria's war-battered second city.

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Islamic State Leader Snatched in Syria Raid, US Says

Helicopter-borne US troops working with Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured an Islamic State provincial official in Syria.

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Suspected IS Attack in Syria Death Toll Rises to 68: Monitor

The death toll from an attack blamed on Islamic State in Syria has risen to 68, a war monitor said Saturday, the deadliest attack in over a year.

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Israeli Strike Kills 15 in Syrian Capital: War Monitor

An Israeli air strike killed 15 people including two Syrian civilians and badly damaged a building in a Damascus district housing state security agencies, a war monitor said.

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Drone Attacks Mount in Syria as SDF Anticipates Turkish Attack Amid Quake Crisis

Turkey ramps up drone attacks, shelling, and air strikes in northern Syria as the region prepares for a ground invasion.

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IS Attack in Central Syria Kills 11, Mostly Civilians: Monitor

At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a central Syria attack blamed on the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Sunday. 

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At Least 20 Escape Syria Prison Holding IS Inmates After Quake

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members.

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