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Turkey arrests four Syrians over deadly border attack
The minibus exploded in the buffer zone between Turkey's Cilvegozu border crossing…
Syria rebels stage surprise assault in Homs
The new battle for Baba Amr began as jihadist fighters in the…
UN peacekeepers seized by Syria rebels ‘head for freedom’
It was the first abduction of its kind since the conflict erupted…
UN scrambles to free peacekeepers abducted in Syria
The peacekeepers are part of a 300-strong Philippine contingent that has been…
Israeli police clashes with protesters at Al-Aqsa over Quran
The clash was triggered by Palestinian media allegations that a policeman at…
Israel’s Peres dreams Middle East will draw lesson from EU
Israel wants the EU to put the military wing of Hezbollah on…
Iraq closes border post after Syria clashes
Yaarubiyeh crossing , near where Syrian regime forces and rebels battled on…
One million flee Syria war: UN
The UNHCR said the one million figure comprised both registered refugees and…
Syria rebels overrun Raqa city: NGO
In Raqa, residents destroyed a statue of Assad's father and predecessor Hafez,…
Kerry on Gulf tour pledges backing for Syria rebels
Kerry stressed that there was no question of arming the Syrian opposition,…