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Syria missile strikes kill 26 pro-regime fighters, human rights group says most of them were Iranians

Missile strikes overnight in central Syria killed at least 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said Monday

Centre to make registration of adoption under Hindu law mandatory to check trafficking

Parents adopting a child under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act could be required to mandatorily register with country's apex adoption body

Syria conflict: 22 civilians killed in air strikes in Idlib, Hama provinces in 48 hours, says human rights monitor

At least 22 civilians have been killed in 48 hours of heavy air strikes by Syria's regime and its ally Russia in northwestern Syria

Israel airstrike kills two soldiers at Syria chemical weapons site

The Syrian army said Israel targeted a military site in Hama province early on Thursday which a war monitor said could be linked to chemical weapons production.

Syria conflict: Nearly half a million displaced Syrians return home, says UN report

The agency said it had seen "a notable trend of spontaneous returns to and within Syria in 2017."

Syria conflict: Bashar al-Assad leads Eid prayers outside Damascus in first appearance in an year

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama on Sunday, appearing in public outside the capital for the first time in a year.

Rebels launch attacks in western Syria, heavy government air raids: Monitor

Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on Monday

Fearful for their future: Syrian refugee children in makeshift camps yearn for return to normalcy

About half of the 4.8 million Syrians who fled their homeland are children, and some of the most vulnerable live in dozens of makeshift tent camps, including in Jordan. They say they miss their old lives in Syria, especially going to school.

Landmark UN backed ceasefire in war-torn Syria goes into effect

A landmark UN-backed ceasefire across parts of war-torn Syria held through the night, with residents waking up to calm on Saturday morning, AFP correspondents said.

Air strikes on Islamic State convoy in Syria kill 40, says monitor group

Air strikes on a convoy of the Islamic State group killed at least 40 jihadists in central Syria at the weekend, a monitoring group