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Syrian army has retaken control of a town near the capital Damascus after fierce battles with foreign-backed insurgents. The battles raged on around Deir Atiyah in Qalamoun area that links Damascus to the central city of Homs and east of the capital. The Syrian army has launched a new round of mop-up operations. Clashes are also underway in Marj area near the capital. Some reports say, the army forces have killed at least nine insurgents in the area. Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since March 2011. Damascus accuses the West and its regional allies of fueling tension by providing the insurgents with money and weapons.

Syrian government forces deal a major blow to foreign-backed insurgents in the Ghouta region near Damascus. Army forces killed over 175 militants in an ambush near the capital city. Most of the fatalities are of Saudi, Qatari and Chechen origins. Syrian army sources say most of them were from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front. Government forces have the upper hand in the battle against militants across the country.

[27 May 2012] Palestinian farmers injured near Gaza 'buffer zone - English The agricultural sector in the Gaza Strip has been struggling to cope with the Israeli so-called buffer zone along the border fence east of the impoverished territory.

[31 Jan 2013] Israel puts Iron Dome missiles near Syrian border - English

[09 Oct 2013] israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians near Ramallah - English

NATO is holding one of its largest post-Cold War military drills near Russia\'s borders. Poland and the Baltic states are hosting the war games launched on Saturday. Code-named \"Steadfast Jazz\", the exercises involve some SIX thousand troops from NATO as well as non-member states such as Finland, Sweden and Ukraine. Around half of them will participate in live exercise training, which will involve armor, aircraft and naval vehicles. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the week-long war games are designed to prepare forces to defend any ally from an unidentified foreign invader. NATO\'s recent actions have raised tensions in the region. Russia has already expressed concerns over NATO\'s missile and radar deployments in Eastern Europe calling them threats to its security.

Nearly two dozen people have been killed and around a hundred fifty others injured in twin blasts near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. An al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Our correspondent Elian al-Khamissi is in the Lebanese capital with more.

A car bomb has gone off in a village in eastern Lebanon, causing casualties. The explosion happened near a Hezbollah position in the eastern village of Sbouba. The blast has caused an unspecified number of deaths and injuries. Reports say Hezbollah and Lebanese security forces have been deployed in the area.

An anti-government protest rally was held near the defense ministry headquarters in Cairo. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of pro-Morsi students who had blocked a nearby road. Similar clashes broke out between police and pro-Morsi students in the Nile Delta city of Zakazik. The protesters demand Morsi\'s reinstatement. Egypt has seen deadly protests following Morsi\'s ouster by the military back in July.

[04 Apr 2014] israeli forces attack Palestinian protesters near Ramallah - English

[04 Oct 2014] Iraqi forces take control of Zumar district near Mosul - English

[07 Oct 2014] Exclusive: Syrian army regained town of Dukhania near Damascus - English

[02 Dec 2014] 7 Lebanese soldiers killed in ambush near Syrian border - English

[25 Jan 2015] Iraqi army retake villages near Muqdadiyah - English

[16 April 2015] Saudi warplanes target Yemeni school near Saudi border - English

Defense Minister Salutes Crowds near Presidential Palace - English

Police attack protesters in Sanabis village near Manama, Bahrain - 23 Sept 2011 part2

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Pakistan Planes crashes near Islamabad, no survivors 4/20/2012 - English

[14 Aug 2012] Somalia Presidential election draws near - English Mogadishu is visibly in election mood as the Presidential candidates are running their campaigns. Although the Somalian president is going to be elected by the MPs and not the public, the candidates still try to win popular support. Abdulaziz Billow Ali, Press TV, Mogadishu

[21 Jan 2013] Anger in Turkey over NATO missiles deployment near Syria border - English

[12 Feb 2013] israel planning more settlement units near Ramallah - English

[28 August 2013] Israel deploys patriot missiles near Syrian border - English

[04 Sept 2013] Bahraini police clash with protesters near Manama - English

[10 Oct 2013] Exclusive: Syrian army makes gains against militants near Damascus - English

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that around one thousand families have fled from a battle in central Syria to the Lebanese border town of Arsal. The UNHCR says the families were forced to walk more than 30 kilometers to reach safety. The refugees have reportedly fled from the strategic al-Qalamoun area in the north-east of Damascus. The Syrian army is fighting militants there to cut supply lines to insurgent-held areas near Damascus. Activists say fighting has intensified in the mountainous region. Lebanese officials say around 1-point-4 million Syrians have taken refuge in their country so far.

Bahraini security forces have once again clashed with anti-government protesters in the suburbs of the capital Manama. The clashes broke out in the village of Sanabis following the funeral of 15-year old Ahmad Abdul-Amir Ali. He was critically injured in an explosion near a warehouse on Friday. Reports say Ahmad died because the ambulance taking him to hospital was stopped by security forces. Bahrain\'s main opposition group al-Wefaq called the teenager a martyr and urged people to participate in his funeral.