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Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks on Shi’ite shrine near Syrian capital
Cairo (Reuters) - Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, that...
Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk
Beirut (AP) — An impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is putting 4.1 million Syrian there...
Bomb blast kills several people at shrine near Damascus, Syrian state media report
Damascus (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a vehicle exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine city south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday,...
Jordanian army downs drone headed from Syria carrying drugs
Amman (Reuters) - The Jordanian army said on Monday it had shot down a drone carrying drugs from Syria into its northern frontier region...
Syrian and Jordanian army and intelligence chiefs meet over drug war along border
Amman (Reuters) - Army and security chiefs from Jordan and Syria met on Sunday to curb a growing drug trade along their mutual border...