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Strikes pound east Damascus after rebel assault

by Maher al-Mounes with Maya Gebeily in Beirut Agence France-Presse DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian government forces clashed with rebels and…

UN warns of war crime as Damascus water crisis grows

by Layal Abou Rahal with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - The United Nations warned Thursday…

Airstrikes kill scores in Syria after new truce deal

  by Rana Moussaoui with Dave Clark in Geneva BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A barrage of airstrikes on rebel-held areas…

Rebels, civilians to evacuate Syria’s Daraya under deal

DARAYA, Syria (AFP) -- Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles entered Syria's besieged town of Daraya as thousands of rebels and…

Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face – UNICEF

  (United Nations/UNICEF)   The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his…

Air strikes near Damascus cause multiple casualties – monitoring group

DARAYA, Syria (Reuters) -- Air strikes by the Syrian government or its Russian allies hit rebel territories in the Damascus…

Odd jobs in Istanbul for young Syrians who dreamed big

by Marisol RIFAI ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Receptionist, waiter, hairdresser, pastry-seller: these are the jobs of the ambitious young Syrians…

Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city – monitor

  (Reuters)    Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in…

Obama warns Russia ‘world will be watching’ Syria ceasefire

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama put the onus for upholding a ceasefire in Syria firmly on the…

Syrians displaced by fighting returns home in south Damascus

Hundreds of Syrian families displaced by armed conflicts returned to their homes in south Damascus on Wednesday as part of…

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