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Earthquake kills more than 3,600 in Turkey, Syria

  SANLIURFA, Turkey (AFP) -- A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,600 people and…

URGENT: Quake death toll in Turkey soars to 284: official

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Monday 2/6/2023 - 08:15 UTC+1 | 57 words At least 284 people died in Turkey…

At least 245 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- At least 245 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude…

Major 7.8M earthquake kills dozens across Turkey, Syria

by Dmitry ZAKS and Aya ISKANDARANI in Beirut A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens,…

UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have…

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) - A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, with…

Israeli strike on Damascus airport kills 4 fighters: monitor

by Layal ABOU RAHAL Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Damascus…

Eight dead in failed IS prison assault in Syria: monitor

Qamishli, Syria (AFP) Six members of Kurdish-led security forces and two jihadists were killed Monday in a failed Islamic State…

Islamic State group announces death of leader

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed…

Russia calls on Turkey to show ‘restraint’ in Syria

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday said it hoped Turkey would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use…

Syria reports 39 dead in cholera outbreak

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) - Syria's health ministry has recorded 39 deaths from cholera and nearly 600 cases in an outbreak…

‘Drink it anyway’: Syria water woes peak in cholera outbreak

AL-KASRAH, Syria (AFP) - In a Syria hospital crowded with women and wailing children, Ahmad al-Mohammad writhed in pain beside…

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