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Oxfam seeks greater reach in Syria after Damascus trip

Global aid agency Oxfam wants to double to three million the number of people it can reach inside Syria with water and hygiene projects, the head of Oxfam's British office said after meetings with officials in Damascus. Oxfam has been working with Syria's Ministry of Water...

U.S. weighs near-term Assad military retrenchment in Syria

The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow his focus on defense of more limited areas of the country, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday. Losses in the north, east and south have put...

'Elephant rockets' kill dozens in Douma

The Syrian government has used so-called elephant rockets in an attack on the Damascus suburb of Douma, killing at least 36 people, including children, according to activists. The rockets, named after the distinctive noise they make when they are launched, are improvised weapons made by...