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'Slow war of attrition' on Syria's Idlib frontline

For three months Damascus and its ally Russia have been pummelling hospitals, markets and schools in Idlib unleashing a deadly, ferocious campaign aimed at retaking Syria's last jihadist-run stronghold, analysts say. Opponents to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have denounced...

Suicide bomber kills 6 regime soldiers in Daraa: monitor

A suicide bomber killed six soldiers Saturday in the southern province of Daraa, in a rare deadly attack against the cradle of the uprising that sparked Syria's war, a monitor said. The bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, blew himself up at a military checkpoint killing the six soldiers...

Assad airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Ariha - Idlib

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  At least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in heavy regime airstrikes on the town of Ariha in northwestern Idlib province, local activists said Saturday. Air strikes by the Syrian regime and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and...

American held in Syria freed after two months: US media

A 30-year-old American held captive in Syria for two months was attempting to visit every country in the world, US media reported Friday, after he had been freed. Sam Goodwin was released by Syrian officials following the mediation of Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon's internal security,...