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Syrian forces score more gains on insurgents

Fri Jun 6, 2014 19:19:47

Syrian military forces have carried out more operations against foreign-backed insurgents in the outskirts of the country’s major cities of Daraa, Aleppo and Homs, inflicting heavy blows on intruding armed groups and terrorists.

Al-Nursa terrorists kill teenage Syrian in Lebanon

Fri Jun 6, 2014 16:48:58

Syria insurgents from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front Takfiri group have murdered a Syrian teenager in eastern Lebanon.

Syria's election shows depth of support for Assad: US news agency

Fri Jun 6, 2014 10:34:11

Syria's presidential election has underscored the considerable support that President Bashar Assad still enjoys from the population, including many in the majority Sunni Muslim community.

Rebuilding Syria, fighting terror Assad govt. priority: Muallem

Fri Jun 6, 2014 09:12:09

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says fighting terrorism and reconstruction of the country are the main priorities of the government in Damascus.

Syrian army retakes parts of town near Rif Dimashq

Thu Jun 5, 2014 18:03:54

Syrian army forces have regained full control of a strategic town in Rif Dimashq province following heavy clashes with foreign-backed militants, al-Alam reports.

Austria arrests takfiri cleric over recruiting Syria militants

Thu Jun 5, 2014 16:44:06

Austrian police have detained a Chechen senior takfiri cleric for allegedly recruiting young men to fight for the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in Syria, prosecutors confirmed Thursday.

Ex-US envoy criticizes Obama policy on Syria

Thu Jun 5, 2014 14:04:00

Former US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford has said he resigned from his post because he could no longer defend the Obama administration’s Syria policy.

Syria army makes new gains near capital

Thu Jun 5, 2014 11:41:22

Syrian army units have made new advances against the foreign-backed militants near the capital, Damascus, around the key town of Mleha.

Syria unrest costs Lebanon $7.5b: World Bank

Thu Jun 5, 2014 11:36:56

The conflict in Syria has cost Lebanon $7.5 billion as it struggles to cope with hosting more than a million refugees from the neighboring country, according to World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim.

Turkey finally lists al-Nusra Front as terrorist group

Thu Jun 5, 2014 11:26:47

Turkey listed the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda operating in Syria and Lebanon, as a terrorist organization in a sign that it is growing more concerned about the rise of radical militants across its border.

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