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US coalition airstrike targets Syrian army for first time
Damascus: US-led coalition airplanes struck positions of the Syrian army in the country’s eastern province yesterday, local media reported. The…
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Barack Obama rules out sending US troops for ground combat
Antalya: Describing the Islamic State as ‘the face of evil’, US President Barack Obama yesterday admitted that deadly attacks in…
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Syria troops advance under Russian air cover
Damascus: Russian jets intensified their airstrikes yesterday in central Syria as government forces battled insurgents in a strategic area near…
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19 terrorists killed in Russian airstrikes in Syria
Beirut: At least 19 Islamic State terrorists were killed in Syria in airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force,…
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Syria crises: Rebels seize military base in southern region
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels seized a sprawling military base in a lightning assault yesterday, marking the latest in a series of…
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Islamic State fighters tighten grip on Syria’s Palmyra
Beirut: Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government…
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Bashar al-Assad will ‘never’ be part of Syria peace talks: US
Washington: US officials on Monday denied there were any plans to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying he would “never”…
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Hilary Clinton blames US policy for rise of Islamist militants
Washington: Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton blamed the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on failures of…
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US suspends operation of Syria’s embaasy
Washington: US on Wednesday suspended the operations of Syria’s embassy here including its consular service and asked for the pullout…
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More than 5 million people affected by Syria crisis: Unicef
Geneva: Some 5.5 million Syrian children fell victims to the three-year-old crisis in the war-torn country, the UN Children’s Fund…
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