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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by US special forces, monitors the area on the western frontline in Raqqa on October 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)
October 11, 2017, 2:43 pm
With IS surrounded, talks held on civilian exit from Raqqa
US-backed forces prepare final push to recapture de facto Syrian capital of the Islamic State group’s self-proclaimed caliphate
By Maya Gebeily
Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo for the government-held side on December 13, 2016, during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city. (AFP PHOTO / KARAM AL-MASRI)
December 14, 2016, 12:37 pm
Syrian army resumes Aleppo assault, evacuation delayed
Battle renewed as ‘rebels broke truce’; thousands of cold, hungry civilians waiting to leave eastern district
By AFP
A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria, in Karkamis, Turkey, August. 23, 2016. (IHA via AP)
August 28, 2016, 11:54 am
Up to 75 Kurds said killed in Turkish bombardment in Syria
Scores reported injured in attacks on areas used by US-backed forces, as Ankara steps up its cross-border offensive
By Layal Abou Rahal and Stuart Williams
Women take a Krav Maga class in central Tel Aviv on October 9, 2015 (Courtesy: Oren Mellul)
October 9, 2015, 4:01 pm
Israelis buy pepper spray, sign up to self-defense courses as stabbing attacks surge
Amid soaring wave of violence, people are desperately looking for ways to protect themselves
By Simona Weinglass
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