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DAMASCUS: Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus early on Sunday (Feb 19), Syrian state news reported. Syrian state media agency SANA, citing a source in the Damascus police command, reported that an…

AMMAN, Jordan: The Syrian army said on Monday (Jan 2) that Israel had carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport and put it out of service, the latest in a string of strikes targeting Iran-linked assets. A volley of…

<!-- -->The last time Damascus airport was out of service was in June - also after Israeli air strikes. (File)Damascus: The Israeli army carried out a missile strike Monday that put Damascus International Airport out of service and…

<!-- -->Syria intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus on Friday. (Representational)Damascus: Syria intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus Friday, state media reported."Our air defences intercepted an…

Last Updated: October 13, 2022, 15:42 ISTBus attacks in particular have been on the rise, including in the Damascus countryside (File Image: Reuters)It represents one of the deadliest attacks in months against Syrian government troops not…

<!-- -->Israel carries out missile strikes on Syria's international airport on Saturday. (Representational)Damascus:  Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria's Damascus International airport and other positions south of the capital,…

Issued on: 22/07/2022 - 02:09 An Israeli strike killed three Syrian soldiers and wounded seven others near Damascus early Friday, the Syrian defence ministry said.…

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’s backing. Western powers then voted down a competing resolution put forward by Moscow that proposed…

DAMASCUS: Iran's foreign minister travelled Saturday to Damascus on what he said was a mission to calm tensions, after Turkey threatened to launch a new offensive on Kurds in northern Syria. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his visit "was…

<!-- -->The conflict in Syria has killed nearly half a million people since war began in 2011. (Representational)Damascus: Syrian air defence intercepted Israeli missiles south of Damascus on Monday, with no casualties reported, a…