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Rebel forces pushed their offensive in Syria further south early Friday, closing in on the city of Homs, as humanitarian groups sounded the alarm on the escalating conditions for civilians trapped in the fighting. CBC | World News
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In Syria, a ruthless dictator is under siege. Will anyone step up to save him?
After years of lying dormant, the civil war in Syria is suddenly active again. A coalition of rebel forces have dealt stunning setbacks to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Now, with his final strongholds under threat, the question is whether his weakened allies will step up to save him. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia humiliated as ‘troops flee bases in Syria’ as rebels sweep across the country
Multiple Russian units are said to be surrounded, with hundreds of soldiers listed as missing. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran-backed militia fighters enter Syria to help government forces fight off rebels
Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, Syrian and Iraqi sources said on Monday, and Tehran pledged to aid the Damascus government. CBC | World News
Read More »Tourists comparing UK seaside town to Syria and North Korea told ‘stop – it’s boring now’
Some have shunned Skegness for holidays abroad since its heyday, but it remains a ‘simple and joyful’ destination. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Syria rebels launch biggest attack in nearly 5 years, at least 27 civilians killed
Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a United Nations official said on Friday, in some of the worst violence in years between Syrian government forces and rebels. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel blocks main road to Syria with airstrike
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Read More »Syria explosion: Huge blast reported near airport after ‘Israeli airstrike kills three’
Syrian news organisations are claiming an ammunition depot has been hit near Khmeimim Air Base and Bassel al-Assad airport in Jableh, Syria Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »He lost his home and job, she sent her kids to Syria: Stories of some of Lebanon’s nearly 1 million displaced
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Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 16 in western Syria
Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people in western Syria and wounded dozens more overnight, Syrian state media reported on Monday, the deadliest Israeli attack reported by Syrian authorities since the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus was hit in April. CBC | World News
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