Syria Web DirectoryDamascus or Dimashq, capital and chief city of Syria, in southwestern Syria, on the Baradá River, near the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in the southwestern part of the country. The greater part of Damascus, including the rectangular ancient city, is on the south bank of the Bara...
Over the weekend, rebel fighters in Syria appeared to take control of the major city of Aleppo, after a battle with government troops. The Syrian regime and its ally, Russia, have responded with deadly airstrikes. The Syrian civil war began in 2011 but it has been large...
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Syrian government forces shelled the rear positions of the factions around the city of Atarib, Darat Izza, and surrounding villages, the observatory said, adding that a Russian warplane also conducted airstrikes using vacuum missiles. There were no immediate reports of casualties. On Tuesday, the ...
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Syria's armed forces said in a statement Saturday that to absorb the large attack on Aleppo and save lives, it redeployed troops and equipment and was preparing a counterattack. The statement acknowledged that insurgents entered large parts of the city but said they have not established bases or...
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A day earlier, the military buildup of the HTS prompted significant displacement of civilians from Atarib and nearby villages in the western Aleppo countryside, according to the observatory. The HTS, formerly the Nusra Front, is considered a terrorist organization by Syria, Russia, and several ot...