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Syrians Working to Preserve Jewish Cultural Heritage

May 30, 2014, Counter Punch Jewish Quarter, the Old City, Damascus It’s always encouraging when one comes upon inspiring human phenomena here in Syria or elsewhere that refute the familiar and worn shibboleths and cliches about how this or that group or religion hates others and won’t cease targeting them …

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Fresh militant mortar attacks kill Syrian civilians

May 30, 2014, Press TV Fresh attacks by foreign-backed militants in Syria have left at least two civilians dead, including a four-year-old child. This comes after the militants fired mortar shells at a residential area in the Damascus countryside on Firday. Authorities say the attack on Danoun Camp also injured …

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Video shows ISIL Takfiris executing teen in Syria

May 30, 2014, Press TV [click on link if video does not load]Newly-released video footage shows al-Qaeda-affiliated militants executing a teenager for alleged robbery in eastern Syria as foreign-backed Takfiri groups continue their atrocities against Syrians. The video, recently surfaced on the Internet, shows militants belonging to the terrorist Islamic …

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Syrian students hold pro-Assad rally in Idlib

May 30, 2014, Press TV Syrians continue to hold support rallies on an almost daily basis on the eve of the country’s first multi-candidate presidential election. In the western city of Idlib, students took to the streets and voiced their support for incumbent President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. The demonstrators …

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Al Qaeda renegade group kills 15 Kurds in northern Syria

May 30, 2014, Reuters An al Qaeda renegade group killed 15 Kurdish people, seven of them children, in an attack on a village in northern Syria, a monitoring group and a photographer at the scene said on Friday. The attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which …

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4 civilians dead, scores wounded in mortar attacks in Damascus and Hama

May 28, 2014, Sana Terrorists fired mortar shells on Damascus city, claiming the lives of four citizens and injuring scores others. A source at the Police Command told SANA that two mortar rounds fell on al-Nejmeh square and al-Hassan street, claiming the lives of two citizens. SANA reporter said that …

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Eight injured by terrorists’ mortars in Damascus and its countryside

May 27, 2014, Sana News Seven citizens got injured when terrorists fired a mortar shell on al-Bairouni University Hospital for cancerous tumors in Harasta, Damascus Countryside on Tuesday. A source at police command in the province said that the shell landed in front of the Hospital, injuring seven people and …

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Syria says UAE joins others in banning expats from voting

May 27, 2014, al Akhbar Syria said Tuesday the United Arab Emirates has banned its expats from voting in the country’s June 3 presidential election, after similar moves by France, Germany and Belgium. On the eve of the election to be held abroad on Wednesday, “the UAE has joined the …

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Syrians determined to national unity ahead of Presidential elections

May 27, 2014, Sana News With only a week left before the presidential elections are held in Syria, the Syrian people continue to take to the streets and organize activities to express support for this momentous event. The Trade Union in Hama organized a festival to voice support for the …

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