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Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
Associated Press
Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, has begun restoring Palmyra’s triumphal arch, the largest-scale project underway to date at the...
Palestinian militant group in Syria holds funeral for 5 killed in mysterious blast
Damascus (AP) — A Syria-backed Palestinian militant group Thursday held a funeral for five fighters who died in a blast under mysterious circumstances.
The group...
UN: Staggering 15.3 million Syrians, nearly 70% of population, need aid
United Nations (AP) — For the first time in Syria’s 12-year war, people in every district are experiencing some degree of “humanitarian stress,” and...
Teenagers from Islamic State families undergo rehabilitation in Syria, but future still uncertain
Associated Press
The camp holds about 51,000 people, the vast majority women and children, including the wives, widows and other family members of IS militants....
Syria says Israeli missiles target sites near Damascus
Amman (Reuters) - Syrian army air defences on Sunday confronted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, and there...