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World Feb 19

Syria’s Aleppo airport resumes flights amid nearby offensive

By Albert Aji, Zeina Karam, Associated Press

World Oct 28

Visitors look at sculptures displayed during the reopening of Syria's National Museum of Damascus, Syria October 28, 2018. Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters
Shut for over 6 years, Syria’s national museum reopens

More than six years after it was shut down as the country’s civil war encroached, Syria’s National Museum in the heart of Damascus reopened on Sunday.

By Albert Aji, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus

Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group.

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

World Apr 14

U.S. President Donald Trump announces military strikes on Syria while delivering a statement from the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. Photo By Yuri Gripas/Reuters
‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter

President Donald Trump's choice of words recalled a similar claim associated with President George W. Bush following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

By Robert Burns, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

World Mar 17

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Thousands still trapped amid fighting in Eastern Ghouta

Over five million Syrians have fled the country and at least half a million people are estimated to have been killed in the seven-year Syrian war. As fighting continues in Eastern Ghouta, the last rebel-held area near Damascus, little progress…

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Mar 16

In Syria, more than 100 killed in attacks as more people flee

By Philip Issa, Associated Press

The staggering death toll came a day after Syria passed the seven-year mark in its relentless civil war.

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Mar 02

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Relentless Assad bombing campaign turns this Syrian suburb into ‘hell on Earth’

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Seven years ago, Eastern Ghouta was a green suburb. Today the UN calls it “hell on Earth,” and the potential site of crimes against humanity. In the last two weeks, more than 650 civilians have been killed and thousands injured…

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Feb 20

98 dead in assault on rebel-held Damascus suburb

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Intense Syrian government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held Damascus suburbs killed at least 98 people in what was the deadliest day in the area in three years, a monitoring group and paramedics said Tuesday.

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Aug 18

PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones

By Larisa Epatko

While Syrian Democratic Forces battle Islamic State militants in Raqqa, children outside the besieged city still find a way to have their own fun.

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Jul 02

Damascus bombing kills at least 21 people

By Omar Etman

A suicide car bomber killed at least 21 people on Sunday in a rare attack on Damascus, the seat of power for President Bashar Assad.

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