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Syria faces upsurge in strikes amid Gaza war


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 13:24 AFP Soaring tensions triggered by the Israel-Hamas war are being felt in Syria, which has been targeted by air raids and other attacks launched from several countries.

Iran says Israel strike kills Guards' Syria intel chief, 3 others


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 11:43 AFP An Israeli strike on Damascus killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' intelligence chief for Syria and his deputy as well as two other Guards members on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

Iran displays missile capability amid Gaza war


Friday, 19 January, 2024 , 14:10 AFP Iran's strikes this week in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria have brought back into the spotlight its ballistic missile programme, which has ground forward over the past 40 years despite sanctions.

Pakistan-Iran raids raise stakes amid regional tensions


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 15:13 AFP Pakistan and Iran's cross-border air raids this week targeting militants on each other's soil mark an unprecedented flare-up at a time when the region is already a tinderbox of tensions, analysts say.

Gaza 'close-quarters combat' leaves dozens of militants dead: army


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 15:03 AFP Israeli ground troops killed dozens of militants in "close-quarters combat" Thursday, the army said, as it intensified operations in Khan Yunis, south Gaza's biggest city.

Erdogan picks nationalist to run for Ankara mayor


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 14:25 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday picked a nationalist former member of a hard-right party to run for mayor of Ankara in closely watched March 31 local elections.

German lawsuit targets pro-Turkish militias in Syria


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 13:49 AFP Two human rights organisations said Thursday they had filed a legal case in Germany calling for an investigation into crimes committed by pro-Turkish militias against the Kurdish population in northern Syria.

Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: health ministry


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 12:39 AFP Israeli strikes have killed dozens more people, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday, including in the territory's south where Israel has intensified operations.

Pakistan recalls ambassador after Iran air strike kills two children


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 03:00 AFP Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran on Wednesday and blocked Tehran's envoy from returning to Islamabad after an Iranian air strike killed two children in the west of the country.

US condemns Iranian strikes on Pakistan, Iraq and Syria: State Dept


Wednesday, 17 January, 2024 , 20:51 AFP The United States on Wednesday condemned recent Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, which Tehran has claimed were carried out against "anti-Iranian terrorist groups."