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Syrian security officials and Arab officials say that First Lady of Syria Asma al-Assad fled with her three children to Russia last week. However, amid conflicting reports, Syrian state television says that President Bashar al-Assad remains in Damascus.
2024-12-7

NATO holds an emergency meeting after Turkey formally triggers Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
2020-02-28

Paul Beatty becomes the first American author to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel "The Sellout".
2016-10-25

Syria reports its air defense shot down an Israeli warplane that attacked a Syrian army position in al-Quneitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces say that missiles were fired at their aircraft but none hit.
2016-09-13

Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of Al-Nusra Front, announces that the group is splitting from Al-Qaeda with their approval and that new operations will be carried out under the name Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
2016-07-28

Syrian rebels launch new offensives against government forces in the country's Latakia Governorate and Hama Governorate. Several rebel groups earlier announced they were launching a new battle against government forces in response to claimed violations of the cease-fire agreement, further putting a strain on the Syrian peace process.
2016-04-18

Médecins Sans Frontières reports that an air strike has destroyed a hospital in the Idlib Governorate of northwest Syria, with seven people killed and at least eight people missing, presumed to be dead.
2016-02-15

A spokesman for the White House confirms that a video showing American journalist Steven Sotloff being beheaded is authentic.
2014-09-3

British Prime Minister David Cameron says that a "robust response" to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria is needed despite UK military action being ruled out.
2013-08-30

Defence Secretary Hagel says US still building "international coalition", despite UK and Germany ruling out action.
2013-08-30