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Turkey and Russia escalate standoff in Syria

Turkey has asked for Russia’s help in shielding northwestern Syria following mounting airstrikes in the area, which is home to 4 million people.  The attacks are hitting civilian targets like hospitals as well as fuel facilities, which are vital for the infrastructure that Turkey...

Bread crisis exposes Syrian regime failure: HRW

The Syrian government’s failure to fairly and adequately address a bread crisis brought on by a decade of armed conflict is forcing millions of Syrians to go hungry, Human Rights Watch said Monday. A deepening economic crisis, coupled with the significant destruction of infrastructure...

4 civilians dead, 9 injured in Ras al-Ayn blast

At least four civilians, including two children, were killed in an explosion in northern Syria, local medical sources said on Monday. An explosion hit the Ras al-Ayn district, near the Turkey-Syria border, injuring nine others, health officials said. The injured were taken to a...

Assad reappoints Hassan Ali as Air Force Commander

Assad has reappointed Maj. Gen. Hassan Ali as Air Force Commander after former Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Balloul, was once again retired. On October 23, 2020, The Syrian regime appointed Ali Air Force Commander for the first time, succeeding Major General Ahmed Balloul, who...