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Israeli warplanes bomb south of Damascus

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday night hit a town south of Syria’s capital, as well as the southern province of Daraa, according to local broadcaster Syria TV. The Israeli warplanes struck the town of Kisweh approximately 20 kilometres south of Damascus.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Netanyahu says Israel won’t allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus”

The National on MSN · 23h

Israel attacks area south of Damascus after new Syrian government condemns incursion

The Israeli army said on Wednesday that it had carried out overnight air strikes to the south of Damascus, after Syria's new government called for Israel to withdraw from the southern part of the country.

Reuters · 1d

Israeli warplanes strike south of Damascus

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U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Israeli Warplanes Strike South of Damascus, Security Sources and TV Say

Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, residents, security sources and local broadcaster Syria TV said. Israeli strikes struck the town of Kisweh approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Damascus,

Oneindia (Video) on MSN · 13h

Israeli Warplanes Strike Syria’s Damascus, Military Sites Targeted Amid Rising Tensions | Details

Israeli warplanes struck military targets south of Damascus and in Syria’s Daraa province late Tuesday. The attacks targeted sites Israel claims contained weapons, reinforcing its policy to prevent southern Syria from becoming a stronghold for hostile forces.

Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad

Nearly three months after Bashar al-Assad fled, much of Syria is suspended between relief at the dictatorship’s demise and anxiety over what comes next.

Public Radio International · 1d

Syria national dialogue conference held in Damascus

Hundreds of Syrians gathered this week in Damascus for the first Syrian national dialogue conference since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December. Attendees came from Syria’s diverse ethnic and minority communities with the goal of charting Syria’s political transition.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

National Dialogue a 'Historic Opportunity' for Syria, Interim President Says

Syria's interim president said on Tuesday his country had a "historic opportunity" to rebuild, addressing a national dialogue summit billed by Syria's Islamist rulers as a key milestone after decades of Assad-family rule.

The Media Line12h

Exiled Jews Return to Damascus To Reclaim Lost Heritage

After decades of exile, a group of American Jews with deep roots in Damascus has returned to Syria to rediscover their ...

France 243h

Syria's Promise: Will new masters of Damascus deliver unity and justice?

Can Syria keep its promises?Since the fall of Assad last December, the new rulers of Damascus have convened a one-day ...

Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule

On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds of people packed into a courtyard in the Old City, dancing and singing during a ...

KUNC1d

Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community

The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.

Al Jazeera English3d

Israel won’t allow Syria military forces south of Damascus: Netanyahu

Israel will not allow the new Syrian government’s military forces to operate in territory south of Syria’s capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned. Addressing a ...