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Airstrike on Syria unconstitutional: Ilhan Omar
Hyderabad: US lawmaker Ilhan Omar has raised concerns over the recent US airstrikes on Syria. Omar said that she was deeply concerned about the legal justification of the airstrikes in Syria. “Military…
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Turkey’s president wishes to improve testy relations with US
Istanbul: Turkey’s president says mutual interests with the United States outweigh their differences and has called for more cooperation with President Joe Biden’s new US administration. In a video message late…
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Russia registers 18 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 18 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has…
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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
New York: The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the…
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Russia registers 35 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 35 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has…
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Turkey accuses US of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troops found the bodies of 13 Turkish soldiers, police…
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India gifts 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria to strengthen food security
New Delhi: India has gifted 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria with an aim to strengthen food security in the middle eastern country. The first consignment of 1000 metric…
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Russia registers 28 ceasefire violations in Syria over past day
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 28 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has…
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Syria’s dance of death gets murkier
Talmiz Ahmad The 45-member “small group” of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, made up of government, opposition and civil society representatives, met in Geneva under UN auspices last week to discuss…
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Russia registers 4 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 5
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered four ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish…
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Intense Israeli airstrikes in Syria kill dozens
Beirut: Israeli warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on eastern Syria early Wednesday, apparently targeting positions and arms depots of Iran-backed forces. Dozens of fighters were killed or wounded, according to an…
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Russia registers 35 ceasefire violations in Syria
Moscow: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 35 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish…
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Chemical weapons watchdog criticises Syria over 19 issues
United Nations: The global chemical weapons watchdog criticised Syria for failing to declare a chemical weapons production facility and respond to 18 other issues, while Russia accused the watchdog of…
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In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
Beirut: On November 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched a bloodless coup. It was the latest in a succession of military takeovers…
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Syria braces for war but peace may be given a chance
Talmiz Ahmad Two events over the last two weeks suggest that Syria could soon be seeing either a two-front war or, surprisingly, the prospect of peace. On Oct. 20, Turkey…
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US says airstrike killed 7 leaders of al-Qaida in Syria
Washington: The United States believes it killed seven senior leaders of al-Qaida in Syria in an airstrike last week as the leaders were meeting near Idlib, U.S. Central Command said…
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Uncertain future looms over Syria; present is calm
Talmiz Ahmad There appears to be a temporary lull on the military and political fronts in Syria, suggesting that the principal actors are using this period to prepare for the…
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US issues fresh sanctions against Syria
Washington: The United States on Wednesday announced over a dozen sanctions against Syrian individuals and entities to further pressure the Syrian government. The sanctions designated the head of the Syrian…
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Women, unwell kids smuggled in tightly closed water tanker, video goes viral
ERBIL:: A horrendous video of women opting harsh measures in order to be smuggled out of the Syria’s Al-hol refugee camp emerged on social media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtVxHPibcI&pp=QAA%3D The video, posted online…
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Syria: Pro-Iran fighters killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes
Beirut: Alleged Israeli airstrikes killed over 10 pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria on Monday. As per a war monitor, the airstrikes that hit south of the Albu Kamal town took…
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War ravaged Syria is at the doorstep of wider conflicts
Talmiz Ahmad Syria has too many military fronts and too many contending players. These, taken together, have created an uneasy calm before the major storm that is to come. At…
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Syria forms new Government, keeps top posts unchanged
Damascus, Aug 30 : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered the formation of a new government on Sunday, keeping top Ministers unchanged, according to the state news agency SANA. The top…
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Gas pipeline explosion leads to blackout in Syria
Damascus: A gas pipeline explosion in the Damascus area led to a total power shutdown in Syria, state news agency SANA reported citing information from energy and electricity ministries. https://twitter.com/richimedhurst/status/1297793254323359746 The…
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US forces bring more military gear into Syria
Damascus: The US forces have sent 40 truckloads of military gear into Syria from Iraq, state media reported. The trucks, escorted on Thursday by US military vehicles when they entered from…
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Russian warplanes target IS positions in Syria
Damascus: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The attack took place in the desert of Sukhneh area…
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UNSC fails to extend authorization for aid access to Syria
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has failed on its third attempt this week to extend its authorization for the access of lifesaving food, medicine and shelter into Syria…
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Astana process partners determined to control Syria’s fate
Talmiz Ahmad The members of the Astana peace process in Syria — Russia, Iran and Turkey — last week held a virtual meeting; their first encounter since September last year,…
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Syrian president fires prime minister over economic crisis
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked his government’s prime minister Emad Khamis, the state news agency SANA reported. Assad on Thursday named Hussain Arnous as the new prime minister in addition…
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Tomb of Umar Bin Khattab’s great-grandson destroyed in Syria
Damascus: Militias fighting alongside the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad opened, burnt, and disappeared the grave of the eighth Umayyad Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz located in the north-west…
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Syria, first country in Middle East to reopen mosques
DAMASCUS: Mosques in Syria reopened for the first time since March as part of the government’s plan to ease the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the mosques were opened…
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