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Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure

Oct. 17, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A U.N. official said Thursday that he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced families and others that struck a power station and disabled water...

Earthquake strikes Syria, rattling nerves amid memories of last year's deadly temblor

Aug. 12, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An earthquake shook central Syria late Monday, local authorities said, causing no major damages but rattling the nerves of residents who remembered last year’s devastating temblor that struck northern Syria and Turkey. Syria’s National Center for...