Archive for Syrian troops

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on December 27.

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In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Syrian rebel fighter Ibrahim Iaaa, 20, a former construction worker, poses for a picture following a training session in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria.

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BEIRUT: Syrian troops shelled a besieged town near Damascus and clashed with rebels on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday as the country’s conflict entered its 22nd month, a watchdog and activists said.

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SYRIAN troops have bombarded the outskirts of Damascus, where monitors say almost 50 people have died in a battle for a military airport, as the country’s 20-month conflict homes in on the capital.

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Damascus, Nov 19: A total of 47 armed men were killed Monday in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, reported the pro government Sham FM radio.

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President Barack Obama is telling Americans impacted by Superstorm Sandy that the country will be there for them as long as it takes to recover and rebuild.

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A Japanese nuclear watchdog says members of a government team assigned to set reactor safety measures received funding from utility companies or atomic industry manufacturers.

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Syrian rebels have killed at least 28 government soldiers in attacks on three army checkpoints on the main road from the capital Damascus to the northern city of Aleppo, according to an activist group.

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This citizen journalist image shows a man on a bicycle surveying a street damaged by tank treads after fighting between rebels and Syrian troops in the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in south Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 21, 2012.

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Syrian government troops regained control of a historic mosque in Aleppo after pushing rebel troops back from the area, a human rights group reported Sunday.

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