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Capital and largest city of Syria

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Damascus: Capital and largest city of Syria
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aลก-ล ฤm (ุงู„ุดูŽู‘ุงู…) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world.

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Israel Launches Deadly Airstrikes on Damascus, Killing 15 Amid Escalating Tensions with Hezbollah [Video]

Israel Launches Deadly Airstrikes on Damascus, Killing 15 Amid Escalating Tensions with Hezbollah

Israel's airstrikes on Damascus have killed at least 15 people and injured 16 others, many of whom were women and children. The attack targeted residential buildings in the Mazzeh neighborhood and the..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:02Published
BREAKING| Israeli Warplanes Launch Major Attack in Syria, Many Dead as Residential Building Bombed [Video]

BREAKING| Israeli Warplanes Launch Major Attack in Syria, Many Dead as Residential Building Bombed

Israeli warplanes have launched a major airstrike in Syria, targeting a residential building in the capital, Damascus. The attack, which took place on Sunday, resulted in widespread destruction in the..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:01Published
IDF bombs Syria, escalating conflict in Lebanon and Iraq; Israel prepares for potential Iran strike [Video]

IDF bombs Syria, escalating conflict in Lebanon and Iraq; Israel prepares for potential Iran strike

In a troubling escalation, Israeli airstrikes launched from the Golan Heights have targeted Damascus, resulting in the tragic deaths of civilians. While Syrian air defenses successfully intercepted..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:01Published

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