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Syria’s Aleppo Airport Closed As Rebel Group Reaches Heart Of City

November 30, 2024 admin

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and cancelled all flights on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried out a surprise sweep through government-held towns this…

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Over 200 Dead, Syrian Rebels Cut Key Highway As Clashes Escalate In Aleppo

November 29, 2024 admin

Sydney: Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes. A day earlier, jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas of northern Aleppo province, triggering the fiercest…

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World’s Oldest Alphabet Writings Discovered In Syria, Archaeologists Claim

November 23, 2024 admin

US researchers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alphabetic writing in the world, after finding finger-length clay cylinders from a tomb in Syria with the etched details. Using carbon-14 dating techniques, the researchers at John Hopkins University determined that the cylinders were made around 2400 B.C.E., which makes them around 500 years…

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US Military Strikes ‘Iranian-Backed Groups’ In Syria

November 13, 2024 admin

Washington: American forces on Tuesday carried out strikes against targets linked to an Iranian-backed militia in Syria in response to a rocket attack on Washington’s troops in the country, the US military said. The strikes targeted the group’s “weapons storage and logistics headquarters facility… in response to a rocket attack on US personnel,” the US…

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Footage From Hezbollah Tunnel Under Cemetery, Huge Cache Of Weapons, Rockets

November 11, 2024 admin

The Israeli military on Sunday said it “dismantled” multiple underground tunnels used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, including the one that was allegedly located under a cemetery. The kilometre-long tunnel housed command and control rooms, sleeping quarters and weapon caches. In a post on X, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared a video that showed…

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Israel Says Hit Hezbollah Intel Headquarters In Syria Strike

November 4, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: Israel’s military said its air force struck the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah’s Syrian branch in a strike on Damascus on Monday, an attack a war monitor said killed two people. It was a rare acknowledgement by Israeli authorities of an attack against Syria. The military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since…

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Syria Backs Iran’s “Right To Self-Defense” After Israeli Strikes

October 26, 2024 admin

Syria expressed its “solidarity” with Iran. Damascus: Syria condemned Israeli air strikes against Iran on Saturday, saying it affirmed its ally’s right to self-defence. Expressing its “solidarity” with Iran, the Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement that it supported “Iran’s legitimate right to defend itself and protect its territory and the lives of its…

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Hassan Nasrallah’s Son-In-Law Killed In Israeli Strike In Syria: Report

October 3, 2024 admin

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli strike last month in Lebanon. Damascus: The son-in-law of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last week in a massive Israeli strike in Beirut, was also killed in an Israeli raid in Damascus Wednesday, an NGO said. “Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, the son-in-law of Hassan Nasrallah, was…

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Israeli strikes in central Syria kill seven: war monitor

September 9, 2024 admin

Emergency services work at a building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli strikes in central Syria killed at least seven people late Sunday (September 8, 2024), including three civilians, a war monitor reported. Since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried…

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US Military Says It Killed Leader Of Al Qaeda-Aligned Group In Syria

August 23, 2024 admin

The U.S. military said it carried out a strike in Syria on Friday. Washington: American forces killed a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group in a strike in Syria on Friday, the US military said. The strike targeted Abu Abdul Rahman al-Makki, who was “a Hurras al-Din Shura Council member and senior leader responsible…

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