Middle East

White House on Guard Against Islamic State Resurgence in Syria

The White House said that US priorities in Syria now are to ensure the country's conflict does not encourage a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group or lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe."

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Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

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Source Close to Hezbollah Says Group Sent 2,000 Fighters to Syria

A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah said the group sent 2,000 fighters into Syria near the border, as its ally Damascus reels from a rebel offensive that has seized major cities in recent days.

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Syria Govt Troops Withdraw From Areas It Held in Deir Ezzor Province: Monitor

Syria's army said it was redeploying in two southern provinces on Saturday, after a war monitor reported government forces had lost control of most of Daraa province, the cradle of the country's 2011 uprising.

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North Gaza Air Strikes Bring Chaos to Nearby Hospital

Gaza's civil defense agency Friday reported deadly air strikes around Kamal Adwan Hospital in the territory's north as well as "direct fire" on the health facility, which the Israeli army firmly denied.

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Syria Monitor Says Rebels Close In on Homs City

Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said.

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Israel Says Struck Hezbollah ‘Smuggling Routes’ on Syria-Lebanon Border

Israel said it carried out strikes overnight targeting Hezbollah "weapon-smuggling routes" on the Syria-Lebanon border, just over a week into a fragile ceasefire in its war with the Lebanese group.

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Islamist-Led Rebels Capture Key Syrian City of Hama

Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost Aleppo.

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Israel Calls Amnesty Accusation of Genocide in Gaza ‘Entirely False’

Israel dismissed as "entirely false" an Amnesty International report accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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Syria Govt Forces Battling to Stop Rebel Advance on Hama: Monitor

Syrian government forces were locked in heavy fighting around the central city of Hama, trying to halt an advance of Islamist-led rebels, a war monitor said.

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