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NPR A suicide car bombing in central Damascus left at least eight people dead and 12 people wounded. It was a rare attack on Damascus despite the Syrian War having raged on in the country since 2011.
Several Killed In Damascus Car Bombings Despite Authorities 'Foiling' Part Of Plot
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Police were able to intercept two suicide car bombers just outside Damascus's city center, while a third car was able to make it through before blowing up.
105 months ago
AP “It needs time but hopefully the people will come back, eventually ... There's nothing like one's home, no matter what."
In Damascus, a general feeling that the war is winding down
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — In Syria's capital these days, people are breathing a little easier. Across Damascus, new shops are sprouting up, business is brisk, and some people who fle
106 months ago
The Wall Street Journal Syrian rebels on Tuesday renewed their offensive on government forces on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, where days of heavy clashes have killed dozens of fighters on both sides.
Syria Rebels Press Offensive Near Damascus
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The offensive, one of the most aggressive attacks by rebels on Damascus in years, is an attempt to ease prolonged government sieges around the capital intended to force local opposition fighters to surrender.
108 months ago
NPR NPR’s Peter Kenyon recently returned to Damascus for the first time since 2008. Here’s what he found.
Returning To Damascus, A City Changed By War
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NPR's Peter Kenyon recently spent a week in Damascus after an 8-year absence. He found a changed city and strong strains of anti-American feeling. But the U.S. isn't the only target of Syrian anger.
112 months ago
Business Insider Unbelievable footage.
A Russian drone provided the best view of war-torn Damascus
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VIDEO: This is what Damascus looks like after four years of civil war.
123 months ago
Daily Mail Apocalypse Damascus.
This apocalyptic landscape is all that remains of one suburb in Syria's capital Damascus
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Bombed-out houses and rubble for as far as the eye can see.
123 months ago
Reuters Life and Death in Damascus. Doctors treat an injured civilian in a field hospital after what activists said was shelling by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Eastern Ghouta, Syria. See more: http://reu Read more ... t.rs/1NgdTpf
124 months ago
Business Insider It's hard to fly to Damascus these days.
This Iranian airline is one of the Assad regime's lifelines
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And it used a plane illegally procured from Europe to fly to Damascus.
125 months ago
CNN International Ali and Alla’s house was destroyed in Syria. Now they sell tissues on the side of the road. It's a sad reminder of the toll the war's taken on every day Syrians: http://cnn.it/1LkMCxi
Got a question about Syria? Frederik Pleitgen just returned fro Read more ... m Damascus and will answer your questions here at 11 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. London time.
Life in Damascus: Shelling ... and smoothies - CNN.com
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As people sip smoothies in one Damascus neighborhood, Syria's brutal civil war is in full swing just a couple miles down the road.
127 months ago
The New York Times - Theater The “not so distant future” looks a lot like the recent past in “The Road to Damascus,” a serious and mostly satisfying new political thriller.
‘The Road to Damascus,’ Tom Dulack’s Political Play at 59E59 Theaters
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“The Road to Damascus” traces the United States government’s diplomatic maneuvering after a pair of domestic attacks lead — accurately or not — to Syria.
134 months ago