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Syrian Al-Qaeda forces mass near Turkey crossing
by Diaa Hadid - November 4, 2014 - 3:42am
Al-Qaeda militants massed on yesterday near a Syrian border town, edging closer to a vital crossing under control of Western-backed rebels, activists said, underscoring the weakness of the fighters who America hopes...
ISIS fighters seize weapons cache from US-led forces
by Diaa Hadid - October 22, 2014 - 3:58pm
Islamic State group fighters seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces that were meant to supply Kurdish militiamen battling the extremist group in a border town, activists said...
Former Iraqi pilots train IS fighters on MiG jets
by Diaa Hadid - October 18, 2014 - 1:00am
The Islamic State group is test flying, with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots, several fighter jets captured earlier from air bases belonging to the Syrian military, a Syrian activist group said Friday...
A buyer's market at gun bazaar in Kurdish town
by Diaa Hadid - August 20, 2014 - 4:00am
There suddenly are deep discounts available at the once-thriving gun bazaar in Irbil.
Iraq: Kurdish forces retake parts of largest dam
by Diaa Hadid - August 18, 2014 - 4:44am
Kurdish forces took over parts of Iraq's largest dam on yesterday less than two weeks after it was captured by the Islamic State extremist group, Kurdish security officials said, as US and Iraqi planes aided their...
Some Syrian militants pull out of Lebanese town
by Diaa Hadid - August 7, 2014 - 6:08am
Some Syrian militant fighters have begun withdrawing from the Lebanese town they captured five days earlier as a new 24-hour cease-fire was announced yesterday, according to the Lebanese army and the Muslims clerics...
Syrian rebels make last stand for Homs
by Diaa Hadid - April 23, 2014 - 5:18am
Weakened Syrian rebels are making their last desperate stand in Homs, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad launch their harshest assault yet to expel them from the central city, once known as the capital of...
Malnutrition grows among Syrian refugee children
by Diaa Hadid - March 15, 2014 - 3:29am
Trapped in her northern Syrian village by fighting, Mervat watched her newborn baby progressively shrink. Her daughter's dark eyes seemed to grow bigger as her face grew more skeletal. Finally, Mervat escaped to...
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian children in Lebanon
by Diaa Hadid - February 25, 2014 - 6:07am
Actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Lebanon to draw attention to the challenges facing thousands of Syrian refugee children and to highlight the massive displacement Syria's three-year...
Activists: Syrian forces launch new Aleppo strikes
by Diaa Hadid - February 2, 2014 - 6:03am
Syrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives in the government's latest air raids on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on yesterday, killing at least 23 people including a family...
Radical Syria rebel pleads for infighting to stop
by Diaa Hadid - January 8, 2014 - 6:17am
The shadowy leader of one of Syria's most powerful rebel groups pleaded with his comrades to stop the spread of rebel infighting in opposition-held territories, warning it threatened to upend gains made against Syrian...
Syria rebel infighting spreads to city in east
by Diaa Hadid - January 7, 2014 - 6:05am
Syrian rebel fighters freed at least 50 people yesterday held captive by an al-Qaeda-linked faction after clashes between the rival sides spread further in the country's opposition-held areas in the north, activists...
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face bitter winter
by Diaa Hadid - December 16, 2013 - 6:08am
Shivering in the snow, Syrian Aisha Mohammad looked at the last-minute charity that saved her children from freezing during the smack of a particularly tough Lebanese winter: a wood-burning stove complete with twigs...
Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Lebanon
by Diaa Hadid - November 18, 2013 - 4:41am
Thousands of refugees are fleeing border towns in central Syria where a high-stakes battle is raging, crossing desolate hills to reach safety in neighboring Lebanon, witnesses and the UN said on yesterday.
Syrian civil war prompts polio vaccination effort
by Diaa Hadid - November 14, 2013 - 6:12am
Health officials are rushing to vaccinate millions of children from Egypt to Turkey, fearing a polio outbreak in Syria could spread as tens of thousands of refugees flee the civil war.
Syrian rebel-held suburb appeals for urgent help
by Diaa Hadid - October 22, 2013 - 4:00am
Residents of a besieged rebel-held suburb of Damascus issued an urgent plea on yesterday for the international community to save them from starvation and constant bombardment after efforts to evacuate civilians from...
Hundreds of Syrians flee from besieged suburb
by Diaa Hadid - October 14, 2013 - 6:18am
Hundreds of Syrian civilians, some carried on stretchers, fled a besieged rebel-held suburb of Damascus following a temporary cease-fire in the area, activists and officials said yesterday.
Syrian prison shelled, part of Aleppo battle
by Diaa Hadid - July 8, 2013 - 3:04am
Shells smashed into a central prison in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, killing some prisoners, a rights group said yesterday, part of a long battle for control of the ancient city.
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