7 h. ago Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Presidential Palace in Damascus

It was the second time in days that Israel had intervened militarily in Syria amid sectarian violence targeting the Druse.

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14 h. ago Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria

With more than 100 people killed this week in a region controlled by the Druse minority, Druse leaders signaled new willingness to join forces with the Sunni Muslim-dominated government.

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16 h. ago Death Toll From a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria Passes 100

The casualties from clashes this week rose sharply as the tensions moved closer to a major southern region controlled by the country’s Druse minority.

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16 h. ago What to Know About Syria’s Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence.

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3 d. ago Fire extinguished at Iran port rocked by explosion as death toll rises to at least 65

Iran says the fire at a southern port rocked by an explosion finally was extinguished as the death toll in the incident rose to at least 65 people killed

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3 w. ago Syria's dictator is gone. Its civil war is over. But Israel keeps attacking

In southern Syria, where the country's revolution began, residents have traded the violence of civil war for another threat: Israeli airstrikes. Israel says it wants a disarmed buffer zone there. Residents say attacks challenge their sovereignty, hurt their livelihood and hobble their efforts to build a new country.

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3 w. ago Severe storms and floods batter South and Midwest, as death toll rises to at least 18

Severe storms continued to pound parts of the South and Midwest, as a punishing and slow-moving storm system unleashed life-threatening flash floods and powerful tornadoes from Mississippi to Kentucky.

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3 w. ago 1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from missile strike rises to 19

One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday's deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise.

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4 w. ago Death toll rises as devastating spring storms batter the South and Midwest

At least six people have died amid severe storms that are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend.

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4 w. ago Death toll from Los Angeles wildfires rises to 30 following discovery of human remains

Death toll from Los Angeles wildfires rises to 30 following discovery of human remains  KTLA

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4 w. ago Death toll in LA's wildfires rises to 30 with new fatality confirmed in Altadena

Death toll in LA's wildfires rises to 30 with new fatality confirmed in Altadena  NBC4 Los Angeles

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