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Most militants have left Syria's Yarmouk: Palestinian official

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:24:03

Most of the militants in the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus have now withdrawn, a Palestinian official says.

Int’l mediator apologizes to Syrians for ineffectual talks

Sun Feb 16, 2014 09:15:18

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has apologized to the Syrian people for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended with little more than an agreement to meet again.

Syria army hunting militants near Idlib

Sun Feb 16, 2014 08:51:56

The Syrian armed forces have launched an offensive against foreign-backed militants holed up in the suburbs of the northwestern city of Idlib.

More than 100 foreign spies imprisoned in Syria

Sat Feb 15, 2014 23:06:04

A new report shows that more than 100 foreign intelligence and military agents from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are imprisoned in Syria.

'Ignoring terrorism led to failure of Syria talks'

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:21:44

Syria’s UN Ambassador and senior negotiator at the Geneva II talks Bashar al-Ja'afari has declared that sidelining the issue of halting terrorism by the country’s foreign-backed opposition is the actual reason for the failure of the latest Geneva talks.

Obama vows Jordan aid, new Syria plan

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:04:32

US President Barack Obama has pledged more funds and military aid for Jordan in a meeting in California with the country’s King Abdullah II, vowing to “search” for new ways to pressure the Syrian government while admitting that it will not happen soon.

Syria talks end without progress, no new date set

Sat Feb 15, 2014 16:28:49

A second round of peace talks between Syrian government and the so-called Syrian National Coalition has ended without making any tangible progress, the UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said.

Syrian toops kill foreign insurgents in mop-up bid

Sat Feb 15, 2014 15:14:03

A Syrian army unit has eliminated an armed insurgency group in the northwest town of al-Zara near the Lebanese border, killing a number of foreign mercenaries.

Saudis to give anti-aircraft arms to Syria insurgents

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:02:13

Washington's Arab ally Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide militants in Syria with more sophisticated weaponry, including shoulder-fired missiles that can take down jets, according to Western and Arab diplomats and opposition figures.

ISIL militant group to expand links in Kuwait: Report

Fri Feb 14, 2014 22:49:48

Clandestine groups affiliated to terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and some other Syrian extremist groups including al-Nusra Front have started to be expanded across Kuwait, al-Seyassah newspaper reported.

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