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(240329) -- DAMASCUS, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot captured from a video shows the scene of Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo on March 29, 2024. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo has risen to 42, a war monitor reported on Friday, updating the previous report of 36 fatalities. The airstrikes targeted a Hezbollah warehouse in the Jibrin area near Aleppo International Airport before dawn Friday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Xinhua)

SYRIA-ALEPPO-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKES

SYRIA-ALEPPO-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKES

(240329) -- DAMASCUS, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot captured from a video shows the scene of Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo on March 29, 2024. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria's northern city of Aleppo has risen to 42, a war monitor reported on Friday, updating the previous report of 36 fatalities. The airstrikes targeted a Hezbollah warehouse in the Jibrin area near Aleppo International Airport before dawn Friday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Xinhua)

Jordanian airstrike claims at least 9 lives in Syria's Sweida

STORY: Jordanian airstrike claims at least 9 lives in Syria's Sweida SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the damage and destruction at the site STORYLINE: Jordanian warplanes executed strikes in the Arman area of Sweida province in southern Syria on Thursday, resulting in nine fatalities, a war monitor reported. A strike targeted a two-story house, claiming the lives of six individuals, namely a husband and wife with their two young daughters, and another couple, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Rescue efforts are underway, with an elderly woman still missing under the debris. Unconfirmed reports suggest her demise, the Observatory added. Additionally, three others, including a man, his mother and aunt, lost their lives in a separate dwelling by another strike. Jordan has been actively targeting drug traffickers in Sweida on the Syrian-Jordanian border region. The Syrian government do

Indonesia criticizes some countries' double standards regarding Gaza conflict

STORY: Indonesia criticizes some countries' double standards regarding Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: BANDUNG, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views outside the Museum of the Asian African Conference 2. various of the venue 3. Retno Marsudi speaking STORYLINE: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Monday criticized some countries for applying double standards regarding the Gaza conflict. Marsudi made the statement in her ministry's annual speech in the historic Merdeka Building in Bandung, where in 1955, dozens of countries pledged to reject colonialism and promote world peace. "The Global North is suddenly silent witnessing crimes against humanity. Where are all the lectures that they often give about human rights? Don't Palestinians have the same rights as the rest of us?" the foreign minister said. Marsudi referred to 2023 as the worst year for Palestinians, citing more than 21,000 fatalities in

Quake death toll hits 3,480 in Syria: monitor

STORY: Quake death toll hits 3,480 in Syria: monitor DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operations at earthquake sites STORYLINE: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that 3,480 people have been killed and about 3,000 injured in Monday's massive earthquakes in Syria. According to the war monitor, the fatalities include 1,570 in government-controlled cities and 1,910 in rebel-held areas. Meanwhile, the Syrian Health Ministry said the death toll has hit 1,260, with 2,285 injured. According to the Syrian government, rescue missions are still underway in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Latakia and Tartous. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from ERBIL, Iraq. (XHTV)