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Kurds cautiously optimistic about PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey
For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...
BBC finds Syrian families sheltering at Russian airbase from sectarian attacks
She says he was shot dead by the gunmen who abducted him.Dalaal is from Syria's Alawite minority sect, which was targeted in a surge of sectarian violence since last week."Everyone knew he had ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
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Syria: End Coastal Killing Spree, Protect Civilians
Summary executions and other atrocities have taken place in Syria’s coastal region following insurgent attacks on Syrian ...
Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland
The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the ...
Bodies are piled in the street as violence escalates between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists
The clashes raise concerns about Syria’s stability and interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa’s ability to reunify the country after 13 years of civil war.
2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar ...
More than 140 killed in clashes between Syrian forces, Assad loyalists
Clashes between Syria's new authorities and gunmen loyal to ousted dictator Bashar Assad have killed at least 147 people over ...
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
Clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and an area ...