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Get the latest breaking news and updates on Syria’s civil war. Having started with anti-government demonstrations in 2011, the Syrian civil war has become the bloodiest conflict in recent human history. The war is mainly a struggle between the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party led by the legitimate President of Syria Bashar Assad, its allies (Russia, China, Iran, Hezbollah) and various opposition groups. The multi-sided confrontation involving Moscow and Washington has been a theater for political arguments, while millions of civilians were forced to flee their country seeking refuge elsewhere. Follow RT on the struggle and parts of the conflict. Following an official request from the Syrian government, Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in September 2015, successfully aiding the Assad regime in its power-shift from defense to offense. Visit RT.com to find the news and updates on the course of the Syrian civil war.
- Syrian army repels coordinated attack by 100s of terrorists & suicide bombers in Idlib
Hundreds of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on board dozens of armored trucks with mounted machine guns have tried to breach Syrian army positions in a mass coordinated attack in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the Russian military said.Jan 23, 2019 04:24World News - Iran ready to ‘eliminate Israel from Earth,’ air force commander warnsThe head of Iran’s air force has warned that Tehran is ready to “confront” and “eliminate” Israel. His fighting words come after Israel launched air raids on alleged Iranian targets inside Syria, killing 4 Syrian soldiers.Jan 21, 2019 11:11World News
- Gabbard stands her ground on Syria, says she doesn't regret meeting AssadDemocratic presidential challenger Tulsi Gabbard has refused to budge on her anti-war views and apologize for meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017, defending dialogue as the "only alternative" to "more war."Jan 21, 2019 02:44USA News
- Rush hour blast hits Damascus area, appears to be ‘terrorist act’ – state mediaA large explosion in what appears to be a “terrorist act” rocked morning rush hour traffic in the southern Damascus suburb of Qazaz on Sunday, Syria’s SANA news agency has said. There is no exact information on the potential...Jan 20, 2019 09:09Newsline
- After years of speculation, IDF chief admits Israel supplied Syrian rebels with weaponsThe outgoing IDF chief of staff has spilled the beans on a poorly guarded secret of the Israeli military, that it has supplied Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s government with weapons “for self-defense.”Jan 15, 2019 01:37World News
- ‘We struck thousands of targets’: IDF chief of staff on Israel’s ‘near-daily’ strikes in SyriaThe outgoing IDF chief of staff has acknowledged that Israel has been bombing Syria on a “near-daily” basis for years, in a massive military campaign allegedly aimed at degrading Tehran’s supposed military buildup in the region.Jan 13, 2019 02:30World News
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