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Syrian emergency personnel search for victims following an explosion in a rebel-held area of the northwestern city of Idlib on January 7, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
January 7, 2018, 10:44 pm
Massive explosion at Syria jihadist base kills 23 – monitor
Civilians among the dead in northwestern city of Idlib as blast, reportedly caused by car bomb, destroys building
By AFP
Jabhat al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani announcing disengagement from al-Qaeda, July 28, 2016. (YouTube screenshot)
October 4, 2017, 11:35 am
Russian airstrikes critically wound ex-Syrian Qaeda leader — report
Abu Mohammed al-Golani said to lose arm in attack staged to avenge strike on Russian military police in Syria on September 18
By Agencies
A picture taken on July 26, 2017 during a tour guided by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah shows its members manning an anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pick-up truck in a mountainous area around the Lebanese town of Arsal along the border with Syria. (AFP Photo/Anwar Amro)
July 27, 2017, 5:34 am
‘Difficult’ fight for Hezbollah on Lebanon-Syria border
Gunmen wage five-day battle for Jurud Arsal to remove ex-Al-Qaeda fighters in ‘great military victory’
By Layal Abou Rahal
Illustrative photo of rebels from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in Idlib Province, northern Syria, January 11, 2013 (AP/Edlib News Network ENN)
July 24, 2017, 12:43 am
Jihadists take control of Syria’s rebel-held Idlib
One of last opposition holdouts now in al-Qaeda affiliate’s hands, former allied group driven out
By Rana Moussaoui
Syrian children pose for a photo near their house in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus on May 6, 2017. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP)
May 8, 2017, 8:02 pm
Pentagon chief: US studying Moscow’s Syria safe zone plan
Mattis says US looking at way to end war, amid skepticism over long-term prospects for Russian-brokered agreement
By AFP
Smoke billows following a reported air strike in the rebel-held parts of the Jobar district, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 19, 2017 .(AFP PHOTO / AMER ALMOHIBANY)
March 19, 2017, 11:36 pm
Clashes in Syria capital after surprise rebel assault
Attack on government forces comes days ahead of fresh UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aiming at ending six-year war
By Layal Abou Rahal
Illustrative: Syrian government forces man a checkpoint at the President Square in Homs on February 25, 2017, as security measures were tightened following a number of suicide attacks. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
February 25, 2017, 10:52 pm
Main Syria opposition condemns ‘terrorism’ after Homs attack kills dozens
Denunciation comes after Syrian envoy calls any party that fails to censure bombing ‘an accomplice of terrorism’
By AFP
Smoke billows from buildings following reported air strikes on a rebel-held area in the southern city of Daraa, on February 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohamad Abazeed)
February 25, 2017, 8:07 pm
Syria vows ‘retaliation’ as attack jolts peace talks
UN says suicide bombing in Homs that killed 42 was an attempt to ‘spoil’ Geneva meeting between regime, rebel officials
By AFP
Smoke plumes rising from the rebel-held village of Hawsh Nasri during Syrian forces' assault to capture it, near the rebel-held town of Douma on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, November 22, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
January 5, 2017, 3:46 pm
Clashes near Damascus despite Syria truce
Skirmishes between pro-government forces and rebel groups threaten fragile ceasefire as it enters seventh day
By AFP
A US Marine fighter jet aircraft aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, which serves as a base for air strikes in Syria, September 10, 2015. (Marko Drobnjakovic/AP)
January 4, 2017, 11:33 pm
Official confirms US led air strike against former al-Qaeda affiliate
At least 25 members of Fateh al-Sham Front were killed in shelling, including a number of senior figures in the group
By AFP
Syrian men gather in the rebel-held town of Saqba, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, on December 30, 2016, on the first day of a nationwide truce. (AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy)
December 31, 2016, 7:54 am
Russia urges speedy UN resolution on Syria truce
Shaky ceasefire holds ahead of Astana peace negotiations aimed at supplementing international efforts
By Omar Haj Kadour and Layal Abou Rahal
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a reception dedicated to the celebration of the New Year at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 28, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev)
December 29, 2016, 2:34 pm
US expels 35 Russian operatives, shutters 2 compounds in hacking response
President says ‘all Americans should be alarmed’ by Moscow’s interference; vows more moves to come, some ‘not publicized’
By Sara Miller
Armed Syrian fighters evacuated from the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo during a ceasefire arrive at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria, December 20, 2016. (AP)
December 29, 2016, 2:32 pm
Syrian army, opposition confirm nationwide truce from midnight
Ceasefire excludes combat against Fateh el-Sham, Islamic State forces; Russia, Turkey to act as guarantors
By AFP
A Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli navy. (YouTube screen capture)
December 21, 2016, 2:01 pm
‘Shipyard contracted to build Israeli warships owned by Lebanese defense minister’
Former president Moshe Katsav released from prison; Knesset committee votes to strip phone-smuggling MK’s immunity
By Elie Leshem
A UN vehicle drives through the Syrian government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo during an evacuation operation on December 18, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/George OURFALIAN)ac
December 19, 2016, 8:58 am
1,000 leave Aleppo in new evacuation — medical official
Doctor coordinating departures says some 1,200 people, including women and children, arrived at staging ground west of city
By AFP
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