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Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, 5 dead
An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus's Kafr Sousa neighborhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, killing five people,...
Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service
Israel’s military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria's capital early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said.
Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14
Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, state TV reported.
White House official went to Syria seeking Americans' release
A top White House official traveled to Syria earlier this year to discuss with the Assad regime the release of at least two Americans believed to be held by them,...
Assad and 'First Lady of Hell' live life of luxury as horrific war rages
Despot Bashar al-Assad and his British-born wife, dubbed “the First Lady of Hell,” enjoy a lavish lifestyle while children are gassed to death on the streets of Syria. The Syrian...
Russia says Syrian government now in control of rebel town
MOSCOW — The Russian military says the Syrian government is now in full control of town on the outskirts of Damascus that was held by the rebels and that was...
Russia, Assad give ultimatum to Syria rebels northeast of Damascus
BEIRUT/AMMAN — Syrian rebels in a besieged area northeast of Damascus have been told they must accept state rule or leave, a rebel group said Tuesday, as the government and...
Violence halts rare aid delivery to Syria’s eastern Ghouta
BEIRUT — The first aid delivery in weeks to reach the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus was cut short after Syrian government forces began shelling the area while aid workers...
Death toll near 500 after week of strikes outside Damascus
BEIRUT — A new wave of airstrikes and shelling on eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus left at least five people dead and more than a dozen wounded Saturday,...
World leaders call for end to violence in Syria after deadly raids
BEIRUT — A new wave of deadly Syrian government bombardment in the opposition-held eastern suburbs of the capital, Damascus, on Thursday killed 13 people as world leaders and aid groups...
Syrian rescue workers claim 19 civilians killed in government strikes
Syrian rescue workers and activists say at least 19 civilians, including a medic and children, have been killed in relentless government strikes on the opposition-held region near the capital Damascus....
Airstrikes near Damascus kill at least 19 civilians
BEIRUT — Russian and Syrian government forces launched a new wave of strikes on Tuesday, killing at least 19 civilians in a besieged area just outside Syria’s capital, Damascus, according...
Inside the abandoned Syrian rebel 'capital'
HOMS, Syria — Sumaya Bairuty walked through abandoned streets pocked with shell craters amid rows of destroyed buildings, at times climbing over giant sand barriers before reaching her parent's apartment...
Suicide bomber kills dozens in attack on Syrian courthouse
DAMASCUS, Syria — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives' vest inside the main judicial building in the Syrian capital on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding many others,...
Twin blasts kill dozens in Syria's capital
BEIRUT — Twin blasts Saturday near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 40 people, most of them Iraqis, according to Syrian and Iraqi...
Russian embassy in Damascus hit by mortar fire
Russia says its embassy in the Syrian capital has been hit by mortar fire. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that a mortar round landed in the embassy...
ISIS releases most of 300 abducted workers, kills 4 from minority sect
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group has released most of the 300 cement workers it abducted near Damascus after questioning them to find out who were Muslims and killing four...
ISIS abducts 300 workers near Damascus
BEIRUT — In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants abducted 300 cement workers and contractors from their workplace northeast of Damascus on Thursday, as fighting against...
Hagel: White House tried to destroy me after I resigned
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel revealed in an extensive interview published Friday that he had approved plans to strike Damascus with Tomahawk cruise missiles after Syria’s Bashar al-Assad crossed the...