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Turkish Air-to-air Kills in Syrian Civil War, Shootdown of Russian Su-24
In 2015. the situation in Syria started to change. Russian military intervention strenghtened the position of Assad's ...
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Israel’s Dangerous Overreach in Syria
Assad’s regime collapsed, Israel’s military activity in Syria has grown increasingly aggressive. The Israel Defense Forces ...
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Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies
During the civil war, Russia sent aircrafts, warships, troops and military advisers to Syria to prop up Mr. al-Assad and killed thousands of civilians. It remains unclear what role, if any ...
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Syrian leader signals continued military ties with Russia, despite rejected Assad extradition
Syrian authorities requested Russia to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but were turned down, Syrian President ...
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With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission
It got worse when civil war broke ... help victims of Israeli air and artillery attacks across Syria, and to victims of sectarian attacks on Syria's coast. During the war, the White Helmets ...
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Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war
Faced with civil war and threats from ISIS, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to Russian forces and Iran-backed Syrian militias to retake Palmyra. A 2017 report by the American ...
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It Survived for 2,000 Years, but Syria’s War Battered Palmyra
After the civil war began in 2011, Palmyra’s strategic location rendered it a battleground between anti-government rebels, Syrian forces, the Russian military and Afghan militiamen backed by Iran.