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Syria's last weavers abandon looms without thread

With the deftness of decades of experience, Abu Mohammad wove thick green thread with a wooden loom in northwest Syria, creating a vibrant geometric pattern renowned among Arabic textiles. It was the last day before the weaver in his 50s would be forced to close the workshop, leaving the...

FSA kills 13 ISIS fighters in Aleppo

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 ISIS fighters have been killed by coalition airstrikes and clashes with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in northern Aleppo province, the Turkish Armed Forces said Saturday. Aircraft from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition killed eight terrorists in five strikes in...

Professional Lebanese footballer killed in Aleppo

Iran-run PressTV reported that a close source to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Friday that 19-year-old Kassem Shamkha was killed the previous day by the Syrian resistance west of the embattled city of Aleppo. The late midfielder used to play for...

Hama: Assad appoints new head for security committee

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the security and military committee in Hama, Abdo Issa Ibrahim, has been dismissed only two months after appointing, and the former Head, Jamal Yunus has been re-appointed for the position. Appointing Yunus for the Head of Security and Military committee is the third...

Child’s game becomes weapon to face War Planes

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian resistance in eastern Hama damaged a Sukh-22 airplane by launching a number of colorful balloons filled with hydrogen gas in its direction. The plane was forced emergency land in Hama’s military airport on October 12, and it went out of services following the...

Syria rebels launch new attacks to end Aleppo siege

(The Daily Star)- Syrian rebels Thursday launched a new wave of car bombs and rockets on Aleppo's western districts, redoubling their efforts to break the government's three-month siege of the city. An AFP photographer said government-held districts had been quiet throughout the night, but...