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FSA fighters take new ground from ISIS in Syrian desert

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army units pressed new gains against ISIS in a desert area east of Damascus, taking two bastions and strategic hilltops, commander told Zaman al-Wasl. Younes al-Salameh, spokesman for Jaish Osoud al-Sharqiya, or the Army of East Lions, mostly tribesmen, said they...

UN reports Palestinian population decline in Syria

The U.N.'s Palestinian relief agency says Syria's Palestinian refugee population has fallen by one-fifth since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. UNRWA Director Pierre Kraehenbuehl said Friday there are 440,000 refugees in Syria, compared to 560,000 in the country before the war....

Syrian regime forces take back areas near Hama - monitor

 The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday. Syrian government forces have been counter-attacking in the area that is of critical importance to President Bashar...