Bashar al-Assad

Jordan Says Shot Down TNT-Loaded Drone From Syria

Jordan's army said it shot down a drone loaded with TNT explosives trying to enter its airspace from Syria.

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Blasts Rock Pro-Iran Missile Stocks in Syria: Monitor 

Violent explosions were heard from missile stockpiles of pro-Iran militias east of Syria's capital Damascus.

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Iran’s Raisi Praises Assad ‘Victory’ on Landmark Syria Visit

Iranian President Raisi hailed Syria's Assad for overcoming sanctions and achieving "victory" in the country's 12-year-long civil war.

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Russia Hosts Talks With Iran, Syria, Turkey

Russia's defense minister hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.

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Assad-ISIS Collusion Threatens US and Its Allies

The Assad regime could look to weaponize ISIS fighters in the northeast to attack a joint SDF-US gathering, both pleasing Turkey and sealing that friendship by pushing back the SDF and possibly spurring a US withdrawal.

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French Jihadist Killed in Syria Clashes, His Group Says

A French jihadist has been killed fighting Syrian regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction announced.

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Turkish Offensive in Syria ‘Possible Any Time:’ Ankara

A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible any time," a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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Improved Syria-Turkey Ties Should Seek End to ‘Occupation:’ Assad

Syria's President Assad said a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for "the end of occupation" by Ankara of parts of Syria.

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Russia Pulls S-300 From Syria With Likely Black Sea Deployment

Russia has reportedly shipped away an S-300 surface-to-air missile system deployed in Syria to the Black Sea.

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Erdogan Says Turkey Not Looking to Take Syrian Territory

President Erdogan said that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.

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