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At least 10 people killed in Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held village, paramedics and relatives say
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) survey the area following a Russian air strike, at a camp for those displaced by conflict on the outskirts of the rebel-held village of al-Hamamah in the district of Jisr al-Shughur in thr west of Syria's northwestern Idlib province on October 24, 2023. Six people, including two children, were killed on October 24 in Russian strikes on a displacement camp in Syria's northwest, the country's last main rebel bastion, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Tensions have soared in the rebel-held area since a drone attack on a military academy graduation ceremony in Homs earlier this month killed dozens of people, with the government blaming "terrorists". (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP) (Photo by AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images)
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Another U.S. service member injured during attacks in Iraq, Syria
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken exchanges challenge coins with the U.S. Marine Corps embassy security guard detachment in Baghdad, Iraq, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool/File Photo
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Supreme Court won’t hear case of Canadian men detained in Syria
The country's top court is slated to decide today whether it will hear the case of four Canadian men held in Syria who argue Ottawa has a legal duty to help them return home. The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Evening Update: Israel says it has discovered Hamas weapons, combat gear inside Gaza hospital
Tents and shelters used by displaced Palestinians stand at the yard of Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023. Ahmed El Mokhallalati/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s President al-Assad, source says
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on November 11, 2023, shows Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh. Arab leaders and Iran's president are in the Saudi capital on November 11, for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that Israel's war in Gaza end before the violence draws in other countries. The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes after Hamas militants' bloody October 7 attacks that Israeli officials say left about 1,200 people dead and 239 taken hostage. (Photo by Ahmed NURELDINE / SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO/ SAUDI PRESS AGENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by AHMED NURELDINE/SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on American troops
FILE - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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U.S. launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
FILE - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Middle East diplomacy as Gaza war escalates
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
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Oil rises more than $1 on fears of spread of Middle East conflict
The Chevron Products Company El Segundo refinery is seen on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in El Segundo, Calif. Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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U.S. strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on American troops
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks at the Pentagon on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Washington. The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. According to the Pentagon, there have been at least 12 attacks on U.S. bases and personnel in Iraq and four in Syria since Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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U.S. troops attacked in Iraq, Syria and on alert for more strikes
FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo
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Drones attack a U.S. military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, officials say
FILE - The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria is seen on Oct. 22, 2018. Two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the al-Tanf garrison, where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group, was attacked by drones on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. One official said one drone was shot down, but another caused minor injuries. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter before an official announcement about the incident. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor, File)
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Canada, Netherlands take Syria to top UN court, accusing Damascus of widespread torture
The Syrian government legal delegation, empty seats, rear, did not attend preliminary hearings opened in a case in which the Netherlands and Canada, left, table, are suing Syria at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, the United Nations' highest judicial organ, in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Turkey says it has killed 58 Kurdish militants in northern Syria
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
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Syria shells northern rebel-held region of Idlib, killing seven people
Palestinian men stand on the damaged balconies of a building that took a direct hit during bombardment by Syrian pro-regime forces, in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on October 7, 2023. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on October 6 that warplanes of government ally Russia conducted air strikes the previous night in the Idlib area. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Turkey steps up strikes on militants as conflict escalates in Syria
Smoke rises from Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast city of Qamishli, Syria October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
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U.S. jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria, Pentagon says
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 80 people, wound 240, health minister says
Young members of the Druze community wave Syrian national flags during a rally in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on October 6, 2018 commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)JALAA MAREY/AFP/Getty Images
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Mother of Canadian man detained in Syria ‘overjoyed’ to get word of son
Lawyers for four Canadian men detained in squalid conditions in Syria are telling the Supreme Court that Ottawa is picking and choosing which citizens "to help out of a hellish situation," in violation of their constitutional rights. The four imprisoned Canadian men include Jack Letts, whose parents John Letts and Sally Lane have pressured Ottawa for years to come to his aid. Lane, middle, stands on the steps of the Prime Minister’s office in Ottawa on Thursday May 19, 2022, with supporters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on bus that kills 23 Syrian troops
FILE PHOTO: A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants, at a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. To match Special Report IRAQ-ISLAMIC STATE/CHILDREN REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo
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