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Regime mourns Army Major General killed in Aleppo

State-run media mourned Sunday senior commander in Syria regime army, saying he was killed "during his national duty," in Aleppo. Activists say the deputy chairman of the security committee in Aleppo province, Major General Younes Ali Ibrahim, died of his wounds. Early Sunday, another top army...

Explosive device kills army commander,7 soldiers in Damascus

Syrian army commander came under attack by Ahrar al-Sham Sunday, when an explosive device was detonated near his car in al-Diwaniyah neighborhood of Damascus, killing him and 7 of his escorts, the Islamist group said in statement. Ahrar al-Sham said Brigadier General, Bassam Mehanna al-Ali, and...

Syrian dissidents to form new coalition at Cairo meet

A number of Syrian opposition factions will gather in Cairo next month to form a new coalition as an alternative to an exiled West-backed alliance, officials said Saturday. More than 200 figures from the armed and civilian opposition factions are to attend the June 8-9 gathering and discuss a...