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• Syria says it thwarted an Israeli missile attack on Homs air base

  Syrian military air defenses shot down missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in an act of "aggression" attributed to Israel, Syrian state media said citing a military source.

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  Jul 8, 2018
  
• Son of Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi killed in Syria: IS news channel

   A son of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the city of Homs in Syria, the group's news channel reported on Tuesday.

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  Jul 3, 2018
  
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• Pentagon denies reports of U.S. airstrikes on Syrian regime airfield

  American officials are denying reports of U.S. missile and air strikes targeting a Syrian government airfield. 

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  Apr 8, 2018
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• ISIS killed at least 128 people in Syrian town before army recaptured it, watchdog says

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that Islamic State killed at least 128 people in a Syrian town in central Homs over a three-week period before the Syrian army recaptured it on Saturday.

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  Oct 23, 2017
• Syria launches airstrikes after 32 security officers killed in suicide attack

  The attacks came as Syrian government and opposition delegates meet in Geneva in UN-mediated talks aimed at building momentum toward peace despite low expectations of a breakthrough.

  World

  Feb 25, 2017
• From Syria to Concordia: students ready to start their new life

  Dunia and Mohammed, two Syrian refugee students sponsored by Concordia University, are excited to start their new lives.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2016
• IN PHOTOS: Newlywed Syrian couple pose for wedding pictures amid ruins of war-ravaged city of Homs

  A newlywed Syrian couple has used the devastation of the war-ravaged city of Homs as a backdrop for their wedding photos, “to show that life is stronger than death.”

  World

  Feb 9, 2016
• Deadly blasts kill 20 in Syrian city ahead of peace talks

  Multiple bombings targeted a government-run security checkpoint in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over a hundred amid intense political jockeying ahead of U.N.-backed peace talks scheduled to begin in Geneva Friday.

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  Jan 26, 2016
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• Syrian students get second chance after Concordia offers sponsorship

  Concordia University is sponsoring the education of five Syrian refugees.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2015
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• Evacuation of rebels from last stronghold in central Syrian city of Homs begins

  Dozens of insurgents began evacuating their last stronghold in Syria's central city of Homs Wednesday as part of a local deal with government forces that allows them safe passage to areas in the country's north.

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  Dec 9, 2015