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Syrian air defense intercepts hostile targets in Jableh town in Latakia
Syrian air defense thwarts hostile targets in Jableh town in Latakia, Syrian state television said late Wednesday. The nature of the targets was ... Middle East -
Clashes kill nearly 60 fighters in northwest Syria: Monitor
Clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents in rebel-held northwest Syria killed 59 combatants on Tuesday, a war monitor said.Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ... Middle East -
Syrian state TV says Hmeimim air base defenses thwart projectiles
Syrian air defenses in the Hmeimim air base thwarted projectiles and drones fired by militant groups, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. Militant ... Middle East -
Syria shoots down Russian military jet, but Moscow blames Israel
Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday that one of its military aircrafts with 15 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria because ... Middle East -
Syrian TV: Israeli strikes hit state company, 10 injured
Loud explosions shook Syria’s coastal province of Latakia late Monday, sending orange flames into the sky in what Syrian state media said was an ... Middle East -
Car bomb kills two in Syrian city of Latakia
Activists say a car bomb has killed two people in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar Assad’s government. The ... Middle East -
Body of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea
The jet, a Soviet-era design first introduced in the 1970s, had been carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members Middle East -
Syrian state TV: deadly blast at Latakia mosque
State TV says the blast killed and wounded several people, but did not give numbers Middle East -
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
Suleiman al-Assad was sentenced to prison for the murder of Colonel Hassan al-Sheikh Middle East -
Syrian government thanks Russia for help capturing key town
Russian airstrikes have helped Assad push back rebels on several fronts and capture many villages Middle East -
Syria army fully captures rebel redoubt in Latakia
According to Syria’s state news agency SANA, army units and the pro-government National Defence Forces militia seized seven hilltops encircling Salma Middle East -
In Syria regime bastion, Russian ‘guests’ feast for free
In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka Features -
Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops
His statement appeared to be the first time Moscow said it was actually supporting Assad's opponents in the fight against ISIS Middle East -
Russia ‘expands air base’ near Homs in Syria
Work is currently underway in the Shaayrat air base, about 40 km southeast of the city of Homs Middle East -
Trenches, tactics help rebels survive Syria onslaught
A month of Russian air strikes in support of government offensives have cost the rebels in lives and supplies Features -
What’s the difference between Moscow and Assad?
The basic plea to acknowledge that the remaining medical facilities in Syria must be deemed totally off limits is one that Russia cannot disregard Middle East -
Assad summoned to Moscow
Assad’s visit is an important marker that Moscow’s intervention in Syria is about to enter a new stage Middle East -
Russia has no information about reported Russian deaths in Syria
The three Russians were allegedly killed Tuesday when a shell hit their position in Latakia, a senior pro-government source said Middle East -
Russia plans med drills, denies planning strike on ISIS
Russia recently has ferried weapons, troops and supplies to an airport near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia Middle East -
Syria says it would welcome Russian army base in Latakia
The Syrian ambassador in Moscow said on Wednesday Damascus would welcome the deployment of a Russian military base in the city of Latakia Middle East -
U.S. says Russia may be creating air base in Syria
Russia has also positioned about a half dozen tanks at a Syrian airfield at the center of a military buildup, two U.S. officials said Middle East -
Syria group: Russia expanding major Syrian airport
Russian planes arrived to Syria in recent weeks carrying military equipment and hundreds of Russian military advisers Middle East -
Russia to continue military support of Syria: FM
Moscow has come under pressure over what the U.S. and Gulf states say is a Russian military build-up in Syria Middle East -
Rare car bomb kills 10 in al-Assad’s bastion Latakia
Explosion had also wounded 25 people and caused significant damage to nearby cars and buildings Middle East -
Assad reportedly pledges to punish cousin for murder
Suleiman al-Assad reportedly killed Syrian officer in road rage sparking protests in regime stronghold of Latakia Middle East -
Syria’s army battles rebels near Assad’s homeland
Syria's army has stepped up air strikes and retaken villages in the coastal province of Latakia Middle East -
Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
Insurgents who captured the last government-held town in Syria's Idlib province advance in surrounding areas Middle East -
Rebels fight Syrian army near Assad heartland
Syrian rebels and army troops clashed in northwestern Latakia, close to President Bashar al-Assad’s ancestral home Middle East -
Downing of U.S. drone suggests Syria imposing red lines on air war
The U.S. military has said it lost contact with one of its drones over northwest Syria but has not given the cause of the incident over Latakia province Analysis -
Syrian army: downed U.S. drone was ‘spying in ISIS-free area’
Syrian state television broadcast footage of what it said was the wreckage, including a wheel and electronic parts Middle East