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Yabroud victory, the end of the Qalamoun mini-state

Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:10:17

The outcome of the war in Qalamoun has now been settled. Though not all battles there have been won, the capture of Yabroud by the Syrian army and Hezbollah on Sunday has dealt a fatal blow to the project for a Qalamoun mini-state.

Syrians celebrate Yabroud liberation: Photos

Tue Mar 18, 2014 08:52:01

Syrians wave the national flag as they gather in the capital, Damascus to celebrate after the Syrian army seized full control of the militant bastion Yabroud in the strategic Qalamoun region near the Lebanese border.

Syria army attacks militant holdouts in Qalamoun, kills al-Nusra commander

Tue Mar 18, 2014 08:32:46

Syrian army forces have begun an attack on the last rebel-held areas in the Qalamoun mountains, strategically located on the Lebanese border, after overrunning a key rebel bastion.

Syrian pro-opposition TV station to close down

Tue Mar 18, 2014 08:16:29

A pro-opposition satellite station says it would shut down at the end of the month, citing a lack of funding.

Lebanon sends army to Syria border to hunt fleeing militants

Tue Mar 18, 2014 07:19:11

The Lebanese army has been deployed to the country’s border with Syria as militants flee areas captured by the Syrian army in the Qalamoun region.

Blast kills six civilians in Syria's Homs: NGO

Mon Mar 17, 2014 22:29:56

A car bomb targeting civilians in the Syrian city of Homs has killed at least six people and wounded 20, including women and children, a monitoring group said.

Syria army in hot pursuit of militants on Lebanon border

Mon Mar 17, 2014 20:03:09

Syrian government troops are readying an operation against the last militant-held areas in the Qalamoun mountains, strategically located on the Lebanese border, after overrunning key militants’ bastion of Yabrud.

Jordan condemns Israel 'escalation' in holly Al-Aqsa

Mon Mar 17, 2014 18:19:13

Jordan Monday condemned what it called Israeli "escalation" in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied al-Quds, after a far-right Israeli minister visited the plaza, warning it could cause further violence at the site.

US appoints new special envoy for Syria

Mon Mar 17, 2014 17:29:06

US Secretary of State John Kerry announces that career diplomat and Middle East hand Daniel Rubinstein has been named as new US special envoy for Syria.

US spy agency sacks its Iran operations chief

Mon Mar 17, 2014 15:00:16

Major American spy agency CIA has dismissed its Iran operations director citing his "mismanagement" and holding him responsible for putting the division “in disarray.”

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