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Army drops roses on Syrian crowds in a far cry from war

Low Severity Asia Syria
Date Occurred Aug 16, 2026 00:50 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 16, 2026
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Syrian army helicopters dropped roses on crowds at Damascus Citadel’s Summer Syria festival.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/08-16-26-damascus-summer-festival-sv?traffic_source=rss
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Region Asia
Capital Damascus
GDP / Capita $3300.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #24010
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 16, 2026
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