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Assad troops reach outskirts of Maaret al-Numan

Syrian regime forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, part of a weeklong offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said. Over the past two days, Russian-backed regime troops captured at least six villages near the...

Turkey building homes in Syria for people fleeing Idlib

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that work was underway to construct homes inside Syria for people fleeing the war-torn country's last rebel-held stronghold. "In an area 30-40 kilometres deep in Syria close to our border, we have planned to build, not a tent city, but...

Syria regime forces on edge of key rebel-held town: monitor

Syrian regime forces have reached the outskirts of a key city on the edge of the country's last rebel-held stronghold, a monitor and a pro-government newspaper said Sunday. The mainly deserted city of Maaret al-Numan is a strategic prize lying on the M5 linking Damascus to Syria's second...

Syrians launch symbolic 'one-pound' campaign to lift morale

With Syria's currency hitting record lows, a nationwide symbolic campaign has been launched by merchants, barbers, supermarkets and even gyms in the war-torn country to support the Syrian pound. Under the slogan "Our pound is our pride," the campaign encourages merchants to sell any...