Syrian soccer goalie who became rebel icon dies in battle
Abdelbaset Sarout, 27, rose to fame as a player for his home city of Homs and won international titles representing his country.
Syrian air raids hit crowded residential areas in Idlib
At least six people were killed and 10 remain under rubble, rescuers and activists said Monday.
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In besieged Idlib, young Syrians say Trump is the only person who can save them
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After the Syrian revolution began in 2011, the Kurdish people formed their own semi-autonomous area in Syria called Rojava. Their alliance with the U.S. has kept Syrian and Turkish forces out of the region and bolstered territorial gains. But questions…
Idlib is once again a theater for bloody military operations: heavy bombardment, airstrikes and waves of civilian displacement.
Warplanes struck a hospital in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, knocking it out of service, as government forces continued to bombard the rebel-held region following insurgent attacks last week.
