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  US attack on Syria: UNSC opens meeting at Russia's request to discuss military strikes carried out in Syria

  World | April 15, 2018 0:07 IST

  UN Security Council opened meeting at Russia's request to discuss military strikes carried out by the US, France and Britain in Syria

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  Donald Trump cancels Latin America trip to focus on Syria

  World | April 10, 2018 22:53 IST

  Trump’s decision to skip the South America trip marks the first time an American president has not attended the summit. Vice President Mike Pence will travel in Trump’s place, attending the summit in Lima but not traveling to Colombia.  

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  Several feared dead in missile attack in Syria; US denies it fired them

  World | April 09, 2018 10:29 IST

  The missile attack followed a suspected poison gas attack Saturday on the last remaining foothold for the Syrian opposition in the eastern suburbs of Damascus.

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  Syria: 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma

  World | April 08, 2018 16:44 IST

  Several medical, monitoring and activist groups reported details of a chemical attack, but figures vary and what happened was still being determined.

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  Syria: 26 passengers, 6 crew killed as Russian plane crashes at Khmeimim Airbase

  World | March 06, 2018 20:56 IST

  According to preliminary information, the incident could have been caused by a technical malfunction, the ministry said.

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  US accuses Russia of killing innocent civilians in Syria under false garb of counter-terror operations

  World | March 05, 2018 15:02 IST

  US accuses Russia of killing innocent civilians in Syria under false garb of counterterror operations

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  France, US presidents call for immediate implementation of 30-day cease-fire in Syria

  World | March 02, 2018 19:08 IST

  The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the air strikes took place late yesterday in the village of Jamaa and killed 17 fighters of the force known as the Popular Forces.

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  Esha Gupta tweets on Syria crisis, gets trolled but hits back even more savagely!

  Bollywood | February 27, 2018 15:56 IST

  Esha Gupta tweeted about Syria crisis which became a centre of discussion among trolls in no time.

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  After 500 casualties within a week, UNSC votes for 30-day ceasefire in Syria

  World | February 25, 2018 12:29 IST

  However, the resolution made one notable exception to the ceasefire: It allowed continued action against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, A1-Nusra Front and other terrorist organisations.

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  United Nations vote expected on 30-day ceasefire in Syria to help needy

  World | February 22, 2018 9:44 IST

  Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called a 30-day ceasefire unrealistic, and diplomats said during negotiations on the text he argued that it couldn't be enforced.

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  Syrian govt's assault on rebel-held Damascus suburb kills 98

  World | February 20, 2018 15:50 IST

  Monday’s bombardment that killed nearly 100 people saw the use of warplanes, helicopter gunships, missiles as well as artillery, in a major escalation of violence near President Bashar Assad’s seat of power.

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  Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive but injured in 2017 airstrike, say officials

  World | February 13, 2018 9:35 IST

  Baghdadi has made only one public appearance in July 2014 at the al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, which was retaken by Iraqi security forces in June 2017.

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  935 terrorists neutralised in Syria, says Turkish President Erdogan

  World | February 05, 2018 10:49 IST

  Turkey lost eight soldiers on Saturday, including five killed after their tank was hit by the Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units.

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  Russian air strikes kill 30 Syrian rebels after jet downed

  World | February 04, 2018 8:56 IST

  Earlier on Saturday, the ministry said a pilot survived the fighter jet crash but was later killed in a ground fight with Syrian rebels.

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  Russia says Syrian army killed 5 US-backed troops

  World | January 26, 2018 19:30 IST

  The Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said that a group of rebels driving pickup trucks left the area around Tanf near the Jordanian border and were heading northeast Wednesday when they were spotted by Syrian troops.

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  Russia accuses US of trying to derail Syria peace initiative

  World | January 24, 2018 17:15 IST

  Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax news agency that the U.S. is promoting “rigged, unverified reports” of the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria to hamper Russia’s peace efforts.

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  US designates Indian-origin ISIS militant as global terrorist: All you need to know about ‘new Jihadi John’

  World | January 24, 2018 16:25 IST

  Here is all you should know about Indian-origin global terrorist, better known as 'new Jihadi John'

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  Drones used in Russian base attacks in Syria were opposition-controlled, says Moscow

  World | January 10, 2018 13:57 IST

  The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed that the drones were from Muazar settlement in ldlib, the de-escalation zone controlled by the moderate opposition.

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  Eight children among 21 killed in air strikes by Syrian regime on Idlib: Monitor

  World | January 08, 2018 17:07 IST

  The raid left “at least 21 dead, including eight children and 11 members of the same family” west of the town of Sinjar in the southeast of the province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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  How campaign #SolidarityWithKarim is restoring our faith in universal brotherhood

  Trending | December 28, 2017 16:44 IST

  Residents of the besieged town, people in Syria and across the world are supporting Karim by covering their eye in photos and sharing them online using the hashtag #SolidarityWithKarim.