Syria
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US strikes on Syria, launched in concert with British, French allies, are 'now underway': Trump
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US attack on Syria: UNSC opens meeting at Russia's request to discuss military strikes carried out in Syria
World | Apr 15, 2018, 12:07 AM ISTUN 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 | Apr 10, 2018, 10:53 PM ISTTrump’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 | Apr 09, 2018, 10:29 AM ISTThe 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 | Apr 08, 2018, 04:44 PM ISTSeveral 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 | Mar 06, 2018, 08:56 PM ISTAccording 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 | Mar 05, 2018, 03:02 PM ISTUS 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 | Mar 02, 2018, 07:08 PM ISTThe 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 | Feb 27, 2018, 03:56 PM ISTEsha 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 | Feb 25, 2018, 12:29 PM ISTHowever, 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 | Feb 22, 2018, 09:44 AM ISTRussia'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 | Feb 20, 2018, 03:50 PM ISTMonday’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 | Feb 13, 2018, 09:35 AM ISTBaghdadi 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 | Feb 05, 2018, 10:49 AM ISTTurkey 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 | Feb 04, 2018, 08:56 AM ISTEarlier 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 | Jan 26, 2018, 07:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 24, 2018, 05:15 PM ISTDeputy 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 | Jan 24, 2018, 04:25 PM ISTHere 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 | Jan 10, 2018, 01:57 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 08, 2018, 05:07 PM ISTThe 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.