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Qassem: West in disarray, should accept Assad staying on

Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:23:45

Hezbollah Resistance group says the Syrian government Western foes must now accept that President Bashar al-Assad will go on ruling Syria after fighting militants to a standstill - a "reality" to which his foreign enemies seem increasingly resigned.

Lebanese army arrests Syrian leader of car-bomb ring

Thu Apr 10, 2014 08:52:05

The Lebanese military arrested late Wednesday a senior Syrian operative based in Arsal who heads a network responsible for rigging car bombs and sending them into Lebanon, a security source told The Daily Star.

Twin car bombs kill 25 in Syria's Homs: state media

Wed Apr 9, 2014 22:49:40

Two car bombs have killed at least 25 people, including women and children, in a government-held neighborhood of Syria's central city of Homs, state news agency SANA reports.

Syrian army regains control of Rankus: Report

Wed Apr 9, 2014 18:52:48

The Syrian army forces have regained control of the western city of Rankus in the country’s strategic Qalamoun region from foreign-backed militants, state media reports say.

Car bombs in Baghdad, Iraqi town kill 24 people

Wed Apr 9, 2014 18:06:48

Car bombs have hit several mostly Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad and a town south of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens, officials say.

Iraqi troops kill dozens of ISIL militants near Baghdad

Wed Apr 9, 2014 10:58:38

Attacks in Iraq have left 15 people dead while security forces say they killed 25 ISIL militants near Baghdad amid worries insurgents are encroaching on the capital weeks ahead of elections.

Several terrorists killed in Syrian city of Douma: Video

Wed Apr 9, 2014 09:29:41

The Syrian army has carried out an operation in the city of Douma near the capital Damascus, killing several militants, Al-Alam reports.

Syrian army steps up battle for Rankus, kills many Nusra terrorists

Wed Apr 9, 2014 07:57:41

Syrian forces have stepped up their offensive against Rankous ahead of an operation to retake the town, one of the last rebel-held regions in the Qalamoun area.

Syria army retakes strategic Haramiyah Mountain in Latakia

Wed Apr 9, 2014 07:41:38

Syrian army troops make fresh gains in their battle against foreign-backed militants in Latakia Province.

Iran sends massive food shipment to impoverished Syrians

Tue Apr 8, 2014 20:37:39

Iran has sent 30,000 tons of food supplies to the impoverished Syrians who have been suffering from an extremist-marked insurgency for three years, Syrian state media has reported.

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