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Syrians back to famed Palmyra ruins scarred by IS
Syrians are once again picnicking amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by extremists but still awe inspiring, ...
Syria Direct10d
In Syria’s ‘barrel bomb capital’ Darayya, housing crisis stalls return
Ghida Matar, 32, knew Darayya was mostly destroyed before she returned from Lebanon on December 31, weeks after the Assad ...
I fled cushy UK life to fight ISIS thugs in Syria – I’m haunted by smell of death & babies being used as human shields
IT WAS the image of British ISIS fighter Jihadi John wielding a knife and executing terrified hostages as they kneeled before him that changed Macer Gifford’s life forever. Watching the horror ...
Another car bomb in a northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...
Middle East Eye8d
Massacres and resilience in Hama, Syria's insubordinate city
Cities across Syria have been pulverised by a decade and ... Half of the city had been destroyed,” he told Middle East Eye. “These neighbourhoods had stood since the 12th century and their ...
Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation
The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...
The Washington Post7d
Another car bomb in a northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
DAMASCUS, Syria — Another car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a city in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 19 people and leaving over a dozen wounded, hospital workers and emergency ...
Stars and Stripes7d
Another car bomb in northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
DAMASCUS, Syria — Another car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a city in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 19 people and leaving over a dozen wounded, hospital workers and emergency ...