Russian jets harass US drones over Syria
Three Russian fighter jets intercepted three US Air Force drones in northeastern Syria on Wednesday morning local time, according to the senior commander in charge of Air Force operations in the Middle East.
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Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from which they claimed an anti-aircraft rocket was launched towards Israel.
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Syria: New Captagon drug trade link to top officials found
Evidence shows members of the president's family and armed forces are involved in the Captagon trade.
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Syria war: Nine killed as Russia air strike hits Idlib market
The UN expresses deep concern about escalating hostilities after Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib.
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Nine dead, dozens injured after Russian warplanes attack near Syrian market
Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after Russian fighter jets bombed a city in Syria's rebel-controlled northwestern Idlib province, according to the local White Helmets emergency response group.
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Islamic State: Woman jailed in Germany for keeping Yazidi woman as slave
A court says the ex-IS member encouraged her husband to rape and beat the young woman.
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US set to launch formal investigation into disputed Syria drone strike after reports it killed a civilian, defense officials say
The US military is set to launch a formal investigation into a drone strike in Syria in early May, six weeks after the operation and following reports it killed a civilian rather than a senior al-Qaeda leader as first claimed, three defense officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
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22 US service members injured after 'helicopter mishap' in northeastern Syria
Twenty-two US service members have been injured to "various degrees" after a "helicopter mishap" in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday.
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Russian fighter killed in northern Syria -monitor, security source
QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT A Russian fighter was killed and several others wounded in Syria's northern province of Aleppo on
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Exclusive: Senior US general ordered Twitter announcement of drone strike on al Qaeda leader that may have instead killed civilian
The senior general in charge of US forces in the Middle East ordered that his command announce on Twitter that a senior al Qaeda leader had been targeted by an American drone strike in Syria earlier this month -- despite not yet having confirmation of who was actually killed in the strike, according to multiple defense officials.
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Family says man killed by US strike in Syria was father of ten out grazing sheep
A drone strike carried out by the US military this month in northwest Syria killed a 56-year-old father of ten out grazing his sheep, his relatives have told CNN, hours after US Central Command said a civilian may have been killed in the operation.
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Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab fold
Syrian's President Bashar al-Assad is coming out of diplomatic isolation - to the terror of refugees.
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