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Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama.

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Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Sunday as Syria launched a counterattack ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants have taken control of “the majority of the city,” according to The Syrian Observatory of Human ...