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Washington: The United States military has carried out strikes in eastern Syria in response to a series of "unsuccessful" attacks on US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups. In an official statement, US Secretary of…

Syria: A drone attack on a military academy during a graduation ceremony on Thursday killed at least 100 people in Syria's central Homs, one of the bloodiest attacks ever against a Syrian army installation, reported BBC. Syrian Observatory…

Beirut: The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria. The leader "was killed after direct clashes" with jihadist…

The US military claimed that Islamic Leader Osama al-Muhajer was killed in a drone strike in eastern Syria. According to a statement released by the US Central Command, the ISIS leader was killed in the strike on Friday (July 7). “We…

Turkey: Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today. Recep Tayyip Erdogan told TRT Turk television in an interview that the IS leader,…

Ankara: The death count from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the death…

Turkey: Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.…

Syria: At least five people have been killed, 15 wounded and several residential buildings damaged in Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media reported. The raids early on Sunday hit a building in central…

Syria: Syria's government has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow aid to be delivered to opposition-held north-western areas devastated by last week's earthquakes, the UN says. "It's going to make a big difference. We are…

Turkey: The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and northwestern Syria has gone past 34,000 as rescue efforts continue, reported CNN. It reached at least 34,179 on Sunday (local time). The death toll in Turkey has reached 29,605, said…