Syria Strike
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Israeli strike on Syria kills 18 people, Health Minister calls strike "brutal and barbaric"
News | Sep 10, 2024, 11:08 AM ISTOvernight Israeli airstrikes have killed 18 people and wounded 37 others in western Syria, said Syrian Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabbash. There was no immediate comment from Israel. It was the deadliest Israeli attack reported by Syrian authorities. Since the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus
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Obama asks Congress to delay Syria strike vote
World | Sep 11, 2013, 11:59 AM ISTWashington: Seizing a Russian initiative to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, President Barack Obama asked Congress to postpone a vote to authorise the use of force as the US seeks a diplomatic solution
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Obama finds few takers for Syria strike at home
World | Sep 07, 2013, 11:08 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama, who found few international backers for a punitive military strike against Syria at the Group of 20 summit, may find the going even tougher on the issue at home.Even if the
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Obama lobbies US lawmakers on Syria strike
World | Sep 06, 2013, 10:30 AM ISTWashington: Even as he tries to drum up international support for a punitive military strike against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, President Barack Obama is finding it tough to get support among
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The world set a red line for Syria strike: Obama
World | Sep 05, 2013, 10:07 AM ISTWashington: After winning crucial bipartisan support from key congressional leaders, President Barack Obama took his case for a punitive military strike on Syria abroad, saying the world set a red line against using chemical weapons."I