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Israel's attacks on Damascus hinder chemical weapons search, Syrian official says
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes on Damascus are hampering Syria's efforts to find and destroy chemical weapons ...
Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to ...
Israel bombs Damascus, stoking conflict with Syria’s new government
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes Wednesday on Syria’s Defense Ministry in Damascus, causing injuries in an ...
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After powerful Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syria withdraws troops from Suwayda city
Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in ...
Fighters from Syria’s Bedouin clans gather in Damascus willing to join clashes in south
Clan fighters gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday to support Bedouin militants in their clashes with Druze armed factions in the southern province of Sweida despite calls for a ...
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Netanyahu says Syrian troops barred from region south of Damascus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Syrian government troops will be blocked from the area south of the ...
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Hopes for calm after clashes in southern Syria and airstrikes in Damascus
The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Istanbul-based journalist Ruth Michaelson about unrest in Syria amid clashes ...
U.S. "very concerned" as Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus amid government clashes with Druze minorities
Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is "very concerned" by expanding Israeli strikes targeting Syria's new government, and he wants "the fighting to stop." ...
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on
Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed ...
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Syria and Druze minority agree to new ceasefire after Israeli strikes on Damascus
Some Syrian military units are withdrawing from the southern city of Suwayda after days of deadly fighting. Secretary of ...
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Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation ...
After multiple rounds of renewed fighting, will the Syria truce finally last?
The challenge now is whether the two sides can de-escalate. Numerous Bedouin tribes from across Syria mobilized to fight in Sweida.