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UN envoy condemns intense wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria
The United Nations special envoy for Syria has condemned an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were ...
At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus
A war monitor and an activist group say clashes broke out in the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the ...
Clashes Erupt on Outskirts of Syria’s Capital, Killing 12
The sectarian-tinged violence was directed at a suburb of the Syrian capital with a large population from the Druse minority.
The Times of Israel5d
Desecration of 17th-century rabbi’s Damascus tomb tests new Syria’s tolerance
When a delegation of US Jews visited Syria at the invitation of the interim government in February, one of their stops was to a small shrine in a corner of Damascus’s Jewish cemetery.
The Hamilton Spectator5d
At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro ...
The New York Times5d
Israel Strikes in Syria, Intervening in Sectarian Violence
By Euan Ward Aaron Boxerman Hwaida Saad and Vivian Yee Euan Ward reported from Beirut, Lebanon, Aaron Boxerman from Jerusalem and Hwaida Saad and Vivian Yee from Damascus, Syria. April 30 ...
The World from PRX on MSN6d
US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage
The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US ...
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Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria
Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly sectarian violence. Syria said the Israeli strike killed at ...