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Prominent cyberactivist was secretly executed in Syria 2 years ago says widow
Beirut (AFP) - A prominent cyberactivist who was detained on the first anniversary of the 2011 uprising that sparked the Syrian civil war was secretly executed nearly two years ago, his widow...
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Russia's military appears to be covering up its growing death toll in Syria
BELORECHENSK, Russia (Reuters) - Ten Russian servicemen have been killed fighting in Syria so far this year, according to statements from the Defence Ministry.But based on accounts from families and...
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A British volunteer fighting ISIS in Syria reportedly killed himself to avoid...
A British man who had volunteered with the Kurds to fight ISIS in Syria reportedly killed himself after getting surrounded by militants. Ryan Lock, 20, from West Sussex, sustained a leg injury while...
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Syrian refugee graduates as a doctor in London after going to medical school...
A refugee from Syria has graduated as a doctor in London 10 years, four countries and 21 homes after first starting medical school.Dr Tirej Brimo, 27, was congratulated by Mayor Sadiq Khan at his...
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The Air Force is testing out the B-52 bomber for use in psychological operations
The US Air Force has successfully completed two tests of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber in leaflet-drop operations, moving closer to including one of the service's biggest bombers in psychological...
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Russia just deployed the 'Terminator' to Syria, and you'll be shocked to see...
We just heard how the U.S. Army’s top general wants to put lasers, rail guns and all kinds of high-tech wizbangery on the service’s next-generation tank.Sure, that sounds awesome. But let’s face it,...
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How a plan to resettle 100 Syrian refugees ripped apart a small Vermont town
Chris Louras, the former mayor of Rutland, Vermont, had a plan to bring 25 Syrian refugee families to town.Many residents criticized Louras over what they saw as the 'secrecy' in which the plan was...
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H.R. McMaster: Russia is trying to 'break apart Europe' with disinformation...
President Donald Trump's national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, addressed heightening tensions between the US and Russia, as well as Trump's understanding of the threat Russia poses, during an...
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US-backed Kurds release video showing them destroying a Turkish tank in Syria
US-backed Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Syria released a video on Saturday showing them destroying a tank being used by Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria, Military Times first...
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Veteran UN prosecutor: There's enough evidence to convict Syria's Assad of...
Geneva (AFP) - A UN commission probing Syria rights abuses has gathered enough evidence to convict President Bashar al-Assad of war crimes, an outgoing member of the commission said in interviews...
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Syrian army comes closer to encircling Islamic State in central Syria desert
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies advanced in the central Syrian desert on Monday and could soon encircle an Islamic State pocket, part of a multi-pronged thrust into eastern areas held...
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Syrian rebels shot down a government fighter plane and captured its pilot alive
Beirut (AFP) - A Syrian rebel group said it shot down a government warplane on Tuesday and captured its pilot alive near a ceasefire zone in the war-ravaged country's south.The Ahmad al-Abdo Forces...
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US military: ISIS fighters are hopped up on speed 'to maintain their...
As U.S.-backed Syrian fighters close in on Islamic State forces in Raqqa, they are encountering captured ISIS fighters who show signs that they are using amphetamines to continue fighting."The few ISIS...
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US-backed forces think the American military is going to stay in Syria 'for...
Washington's main Syrian ally in the fight against Islamic State says the U.S. military will remain in northern Syria long after the jihadists are defeated, predicting enduring ties with the...
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How Syria continued to gas its people as the world looked on 'powerless'
In the spring of 2015 a Syrian major general escorted a small team of chemical weapons inspectors to a warehouse outside the Syrian capital Damascus. The international experts wanted to examine the...
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Rocket fire attack near trade fair kills 5 in Damascus
Beirut (AFP) - Five people were reported dead Sunday when a rocket hit near an international trade fair in Syria's capital Damascus being held for the first time in five years.The Damascus...
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US-backed Kurds release another video of their forces striking a Turkish vehicle
US-backed Kurdish fighters released yet another video of their forces striking a Turkish vehicle in northwest Syria last week.The video shows a Kurdish fighter firing what the Military Times reported...
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UN investigating claims North Korea tried to supply Syria with chemical weapons
The United Nations is investigating claims that North Korea attempted to ship munitions — including chemical weapons — to the Assad regime in Syria.According to a confidential UN report seen by the...
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ISIS posts video of what appears to be an American child threatening Trump
ISIS has posted a video of what appears to be a young American boy — who says he traveled from the US to Syria two years ago — threatening President Donald Trump, according to The Daily Beast. “My...
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Macron says fighting terror, stabilizing Iraq and Syria is 'a vital priority...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has made the fight against "Islamic terrorism" in Syria and Iraq the top priority in his foreign policy agenda.Speaking Tuesday to French diplomats...
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