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US preparing road map for Damascus attack

Tue Feb 25, 2014 19:45:04

The United States along with several of its Arab allies are preparing for a major attack against Syria from the Jordan-Syria border, helping their supported militants open a way toward the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Al-Qaeda wing in Syria sets deadline to end rebels' infighting

Tue Feb 25, 2014 17:13:19

Head of the of al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra Front terrorist group, Abu Mohammad al-Golani, has threatened to escalate war against radical Islamic State of Iraq and Levant militants if they don’t stop fighting other groups within five days, media reports say.

Syrian army clears strategic area in Yabrud of militants

Tue Feb 25, 2014 13:21:10

Syrian troops have cleared militants from a strategic area in the city of Yabrud of the Rif Dimashq governorate, Al-Alam reports.

Israel deploys ‘wartime division’ to occupied Golan Heights

Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:07:48

The Israeli military has deployed a new division to the occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria.

Turkey prosecutors illegally 'tapped thousands of phones'

Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:46:16

A group of anti-government Turkish prosecutors have illegally wiretapped thousands of prominent figures, pro-government media have claimed.

Israeli warplanes bomb targets on Lebanon-Syria border

Tue Feb 25, 2014 07:25:02

Israeli warplanes have launched airstrikes on targets near the border between Lebanon and Syria, reports say.

Syrian opposition chief's university degree is fake

Mon Feb 24, 2014 22:11:19

Lebanon’s Beirut Arab University officials have announced that the university degree of the head of the so-called Syrian National Coalition is fake.

Syrian troops make advances in key Aleppo district

Mon Feb 24, 2014 19:17:27

Syrian troops have made advances in a strategic Aleppo district that could secure a nearby prison against foreign-backed militants, the Al-Watan daily has reported.

Militants in Syria threaten Norway: Intelligence Service

Mon Feb 24, 2014 17:25:17

The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) has expressed fears over an increased "terrorist threat" to its country due to dozens of Norwegian nationals waging war in Syria.

Kurds expel radical militants from ancient town in Syria

Mon Feb 24, 2014 16:02:16

Syrian Kurdish fighters have pushed radical militants out of the ancient town of Tell Brak in northern Syria, after three days of constant fighting.

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