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400 evacuated from Syria’s Homs despite militants threat

Sun Feb 9, 2014 20:08:22

More than 400 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged districts of the Syrian city of Homs, Syrian state TV has reported.

Above 1,400 Saudis fought in Syria since 2011: Report

Sun Feb 9, 2014 17:36:47

More than 1,400 Saudis have left home to join the multi-national war in Syria to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a new report says.

Nusra Front kills ISIL mastermind in Syria's Deir al-Zour

Sun Feb 9, 2014 12:50:22

A commander and military mastermind for the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been killed after clashes with the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, reports say.

Opposition urges Syria vice president to attend peace talks

Sun Feb 9, 2014 11:27:27

Ahmed Jarba, the chairman of the Syrian opposition's delegation to the talks in Switzerland, has called on Syria's Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa to represent the Syrian government.

ISIL, FSA resume heavy clashes near Syria's Idlib

Sun Feb 9, 2014 10:39:12

The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have resumed their heavy clashes in areas near Idlib in the northwestern parts of Syria, reports say.

UN to continue aid delivery despite attack in Homs

Sun Feb 9, 2014 10:06:08

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has expressed deep disappointment after an aid convoy came under fire in a besieged district of the Syrian city Homs, though she vowed to keep pushing to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syria's neediest.

Syrian troops storm insurgent hideouts, seize arms

Sat Feb 8, 2014 23:42:37

Syrian Army forces have stormed numerous terrorist groups’ gathering centers and hideouts across the war-ravaged country, killing many foreign-backed insurgents and seizing or destroying large amounts of their weaponry.

Terrorists from 83 nationalities in Syria: Minister

Sat Feb 8, 2014 22:19:28

Syria’s Information Minister Omran Ahed al-Zoubi has announced the existence of foreign terrorists of 83 different nationalities in his country, dismissing Saudi claims of prosecuting those citizens that fight abroad as unrealistic.

Syrian forces besiege al-Nusra militants near Homs

Sat Feb 8, 2014 19:49:17

Syrian Army forces have taken control over the hills overlooking the city of Azzara, in the outskirts of Homs city, which is under the control of armed elements affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front terrorist group.

83 civilians evacuated from Syria’s Homs

Sat Feb 8, 2014 17:23:05

Syria evacuated 83 civilians on Friday who had lived in the devastated city of Homs for months after the foreign-backed militants overran the city.

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