Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after battles with the Islamic ...
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To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds ...
11 Killed In Government Raids On Northwest Syria
Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for ...
Blind Sheikh Buried In Egypt After Dying In US Jail
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the ...
WTC Bombing ‘plotter’ Omar Abdel Rahman Dies In US Jail
Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning more attacks ...
Syria Regime Shelling of Funeral Kills 9
At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral ...
Jihadist Leader Abdel Rahman Dies In US Detention
An Egyptian girl holds a portrait of Omar Abdel Rahman, who died serving a life sentence for his role in ...
Syria Troops ‘retake’ Key Aleppo District
Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. The capture of Masaken Hanano, ...