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Syria gives holdout armed groups deadline to join state forces

Sun, 18 May 2025 03:06:39 +0000

Armed groups with varying loyalties pose challenge to Syria's new authorities as they try to assert control over all of the war-torn country

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3 Syrian troops killed in Lebanon; Damascus accuses Hezbollah of seizing, killing them

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 23:47:10 +0000

Terror group denies involvement, and Lebanese source claims the soldiers crossed the border and were shot by local gunmen in village of Qasr; Syria said to fire missiles at town

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Report: Syrian border villagers and rebels collecting weapons and handing them to IDF

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:07:13 +0000

Video from inside Syria shows crateloads of weapons and ammunition being loaded into trucks; IDF soldier says some contain 'chemical warfare material'

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With Syria bombing campaign, Israel bets on ‘worst-case scenario’ after Assad’s fall

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:32:43 +0000

Some analysts believe Syria will be split along ethno-religious lines, with Israel expected to work with willing partners; risk of Iran's Axis of Resistance significantly lowered

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In historic campaign across Syria, IDF says it destroyed 80% of Assad regime’s military

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:15:03 +0000

After rebel takeover, Israeli Air Force and Navy strike missile depots, naval vessels, fighter jets and more to ensure they don't fall into wrong hands

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Syrian rebels oust regime forces from key central city of Hama, on route to Damascus

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:25:21 +0000

Assad's troops retreat from strategic city, which had remained in government hands throughout entire civil war, less than a week after Islamist forces took Aleppo

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IDF says it shelled Syrian army sites that violated 1974 disengagement agreement

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:06:29 +0000

Tanks and artillery fire at structures on Syrian part of Golan Heights; military says it holds its Syrian counterpart responsible for everything that happens in its territory

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An unsung heroine’s 1948 tale of courage and captivity resonates anew after October 7

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:27:52 +0000

Rivka Grabovsky's little-known ordeals, during the War of Independence and as a POW held by Syria, take on added layers as Israelis process a more recent tragedy

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Israeli survivor of captivity and torture in Syria exorcises his demons by sculpting clay

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:39:51 +0000

Former Yom Kippur War prisoner of war Amnon Sharon shares his experiences living 'alongside PTSD,' criticizes public activism for release of hostages in Gaza

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Syrian opposition figures call for fresh talks with Assad regime

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:23:46 +0000

Move comes less than a month after regional leaders welcomed Bashar Assad back to the Arab League following decade of diplomatic isolation

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Report: Syrian regime burned bodies during civil war to make corpses unidentifiable

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:19:02 +0000

Videos dating back to 2012-2013 show bodies transferred into mass graves in the southern province of Daraa

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Bomb attack on Syrian army bus leaves 18 dead, 27 wounded — state media

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:32:10 +0000

Deemed one of deadliest such operations, no group has yet claimed responsibility

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Tens of thousands of Syrians enlisting to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine war

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:06:25 +0000

More than 40,000 register to fight at Syrian recruitment centers, as poverty and lack of jobs push soldiers to look for a better life

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Releasing video footage, IDF accuses Syria of helping Hezbollah set up on Golan

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:23:45 +0000

In tacit threat, the military warns Damascus that it will bear responsibility for any attacks that emanate from within its borders

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Syrian army overruns key crossroads town despite Turkish warnings

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 15:05:46 +0000

Recapture of Saraqeb comes as Assad regime pushes to retake the last rebel-held province of Idlib; Turkey sending more troops to the area

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