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Israel downs drone from Syria over occupied Golan: Army

Israel downed a drone over the occupied Golan Heights on Aug. 31, the army said, amid mounting tension on the U.N.-patrolled armistice line with Syria on the strategic plateau.

Air defences "successfully intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that breached Israel airspace above the border with Syria," an army statement said.

Syria troops retake most of key Damascus suburb: NGO

Syrian government forces have retaken most of a key Damascus suburb they have been fighting for months to recapture from rebel forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday.
      
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said the army had "control over most of Mleiha, though there are still some clashes".        

First UN aid convoy enters Syria from Turkey

A first convoy of humanitarian aid crossed into Syria from Turkey on July 24, under a new U.N.-authorized plan to send relief without Damascus' approval.
      
"Nine trucks crossed at Bab al-Salam into Syria this morning," said Amanda Pitt of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).        

Turkey unsatisfied with process of elimination of Syrian chemical weapons

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said it is not fully satisfied with the process of elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a written statement, claiming the Syrian government has yet to destroy all of its facilities.

Turkey will continue to follow the developments with regard to the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria, the ministry said on June 27.  

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