Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from Syrians angered by violence against their compatriots...
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Israeli air strike destroys Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing senior commander, Syria says
An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing two Iranian generals and five officers, Syrian and Iranian officials said...
Cyprus calls for EU rethink on Syria migration as refugee numbers rise
As record numbers of Syrian refugees reach the shores of Cyprus, the Nicosia government wants the European Union to consider declaring parts of their war-torn...
France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad
France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013, a...
US claims to have hit ‘Iranian targets’ in Syria
U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for...
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict during which...