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27 August

An air strike, reportedly by Syrian regime forces, hits rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa in southern Syrian

New Group of Rebels Quits Syria’s Daraa Under Truce

A second group of rebel fighters left the southern Syrian city of Daraa under a Russian-brokered truce aimed at ending the region's worst fighting in years.

25 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Rebels Start Leaving Daraa as Part of Truce: Monitor

Syrian rebels started leaving the southern province of Daraa as part of a Russian-brokered truce aimed at ending the worst fighting in the region in years.

25 August

Two Israeli soldiers with armed weapons.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Fire Kills Palestinian Teen in West Bank Clash

Israeli fire killed a 15-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank when Israeli forces searching for a suspect stormed a refugee camp near Nablus.

24 August

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Strikes Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Attacks

Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in the country's south.

23 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish Bombardment Kills Two in Iraq: Local Official

Two civilians were killed in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region by a Turkish army bombardment as forces battled the Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels.

20 August

A child's teddy bear is pictured amidst the rubble of a house, following reported shelling by regime forces, in the village of Serja, in the southern part of Syria's Idlib province

Staff Writer With AFP

Regime Fire Kills 8 Children in Syria’s Idlib in 2 Days: Monitor

Syria regime shelling has killed eight children and a woman in the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib in just two days.

20 August

An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, on June 29, 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Says Air Defense Shot Down Israeli Missiles

Syria's air defense system engaged "hostile targets" over the capital Damascus.

18 August

Syrian fighters attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by the regime on Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, during a graduation of new Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) members at a camp in the countryside of the northern Idlib province on August 14, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria’s Top Jihadist Group Hails Taliban Takeover

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance, led by Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, welcomed the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, saying it hoped Syria's jihadists would also be victorious.

18 August