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Rebels appeared briefly on state TV on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Syrian President Assad ousted, Damascus captured claim rebels

Syrian rebels announced on Sunday the liberation of Damascus and the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in a brief statement on state television.

Armed groups, opposing the Bashar al-Assad regime, are closing in on Homs, Syria. Photo by Izettin Kasim/Anadolu via Getty Images

Rebels advance on key city in Syria

Militants are closing in on Homs as their dramatic advance continues.

Polish citizens remaining in Syria should contact the mission via e-mail or emergency phone. Photo: Getty Images

Poland urges citizens to leave Syria as insurgents edge closer to the capital

Poland has urged its citizens in Syria to leave immediately as the security situation in the Middle-Eastern country deteriorates amid a lightning offensive by anti-regime militants.

Photo: Nebieha Altaha/Anadolu/Getty Images.

Russian bases in Syria face growing insurgent threat, say military bloggers

Insurgents threaten to undermine Russia’s influence in the Middle East.

Photo:Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto/Getty Images.

Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications amid surge in irregular arrivals

More than 2,000 people have arrived in the country via sea in the first three months of this year.

Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

U.S. officials expecting imminent Iranian offensive against Israel

Seven Iranian military personnel had been killed almost two weeks ago in what was believed to be an Israeli air strike after which Iran pledged to avenge their deaths.

Photo: TVP World

Russians should ask why macho Putin can’t stop a terror attack: Prof. Taras Kuzio

Russians should ask why their leader is better at breaking up peaceful demonstrations than protecting them from terror attacks.

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