Syria
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World should not forget suffering in Syria: UN
Geneva: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday issued a global appeal for the plight of Syrians displaced by the 12-year war in the country not to be forgotten. “11 years since…
- Middle East
11 years of brutal fighting in Syria must end: Guterres
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in Syria, saying that 11 years of “brutal fighting” in the war-torn nation must end. “We cannot fail the Syrian people.…
- Middle East
IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief
Beirut: The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the…
- Middle East
Iran vows revenge for death of officers in Israeli Syria strike
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital. The foreign ministry’s website quoted ministry spokesman…
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United States operation kills 13 in Syria’s Idlib: War monitor
Damascus: At least 13 people were killed during a US security operation in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. Four children and three women were among those killed during…
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ISIS chief al-Qurayshi killed in counterterrorism operation in Syria
Washington: The United States on Thursday announced the killing of ISIS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism operation in northwest Syria. “Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in…
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Over 500 IS terrorists surrender in Al-Hasakah after prison break: SDF
Damascus: Up to 550 terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the Al-Sina’a prison break in the Syrian…
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3,500 families flee homes in Syria’s Hasakah amid US airstrikes
Damascus: As many as 3,500 families have so far fled their homes in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah amid US airstrikes and clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic…
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Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants’ jailbreak
Baghdad: Iraq has tightened security measures on the border with neighbouring Syria after a jailbreak by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in a Kurdish-controlled prison located in the latter country’s Hasakah province.On January 20,…
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Iran seeks ‘maximum interaction’ with all countries: President
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country seeks “maximum interaction” with all countries, especially its neighbours and allies. Through the interactions and cooperation, the mutual interests of countries are met…
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Syria joins BRI as West slams Beijing for its debt trap tactics
Damascus: Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of…
- Middle East
US to allow Lebanon to import energy through Syria: Lebanese FM
Beirut: The US will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the US Caesar Act which prohibits cooperation…
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UN slams rising refugee camp violence on aid worker in Syria
United Nations: UN humanitarians have condemned increasing violence and the slaying of an aid worker in al-Hol, the largest camp for displaced people and refugees in Syria. The killing on Tuesday followed…