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Syrian rebels strengthen border security amid tensions post Assad's ouster
News | December 28, 2024 17:30 ISTSyrian rebels stepped up security at the country's borders with neighboring countries as tensions rise. The Islamist rebels who took over Syria were seen operating a checkpoint at the country's border with Lebanon.
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At least 7 killed and 30 injured after deadly car blast rocks Syrian town near Turkish border
World | March 31, 2024 7:34 ISTSyria: A deadly car blast rocked the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, claiming the lives of at least seven individuals and injuring thirty others. The explosion occurred during peak shopping hours after the breaking of the fast during Ramadan, exacerbating the tragedy.
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Kurds throw rotten fruits at US troops
World | October 22, 2019 14:57 ISTIn Qamishli, a northern Syria town near the Turkish border, Kurds could be seen throwing rotten fruit and stones at the convoy.
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UN appeals to US, Russia to help Syria peace talks
World | April 28, 2016 11:18 ISTGeneva: The U.N. envoy for Syria appealed to the U.S. and Russia to intervene to help revive Syrian peace talks that sputtered to a pause Wednesday, saying a recent spike in fighting has overshadowed the
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Syrian under Goa Police lens over "ISIS" threat letter
India | January 26, 2016 22:38 ISTPanaji: Three foreign nationals have been detained, one of them a Syrian in connection with a letter threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as security was stepped up at vital establishments and crowded places
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Syrian Kurds feel abandoned as Kobani battle rages
World | October 15, 2014 8:05 ISTSuruc, Turkey: Kneeling over his brother's fresh grave, Ali Mehmud gathered clumps of dirt in his hands, raised them to his lips to kiss them, then softly placed them back on the small mound.His brother,
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500 feared dead in Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: IOM
World | September 15, 2014 17:21 ISTRome: As many as 500 migrants could have died after traffickers rammed and sank their boat in the Mediterranean last week, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said today, quoting survivors. Two Palestinians plucked from
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Syrian rebels threaten attacks on Russians
World | December 13, 2012 22:08 ISTMoscow, Dec 13: Syrian rebels behind the kidnapping of Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva have released a video threatening more attacks on Russians and Ukrainians, as the deadline for her execution approached Thursday.Kochneva, a 40-year-old Ukrainian
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'Syrian talks possible if opposition ends conflict'
World | November 20, 2012 9:06 ISTTehran, Nov 20: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces were possible if the latter gives up armed conflicts, Press TV reported.Khamenei underlined the prevention
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Militarisation of Syrian conflict would worsen crisis: India
World | August 31, 2012 11:27 ISTUnited Nations, Aug 31: India has asked the international community to send a united message to the Syrian parties to give up their military approach, emphasising that further militarisation of the conflict will make a
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Singh meets Karzai; hold talks with Syrian Prime Minister
World | August 31, 2012 7:46 ISTTehran, Aug 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held bilateral meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Syrian Premier Wael Nader al-Halqi during which they took stock of their ties and discussed regional and global
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Syrian defence minister killed in suicide blast
World | July 18, 2012 18:34 ISTBeirut, Jul 18: Syria's state-run TV says the country's defence minister has been killed in a suicide blast in the capital.Today's attack struck the National Security building in Damascus during a meeting of Cabinet ministers
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Assad issues decree forming new Syria government, says TV
World | June 23, 2012 22:42 ISTDamascus, Jun 23: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree today forming a new government, state television said, less than two months after controversial parliamentary elections boycotted by the opposition. “President Bashar al-Assad has issued
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Syria forms new government, key posts unchanged
World | June 23, 2012 20:32 ISTBeirut, Jun 23: Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree forming a new government today, but it will be headed by a key loyalist and the foreign, defence and interior ministers kept their jobs.The move
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Troops pound Homs, 34 killed in Syria
World | June 18, 2012 19:09 ISTBeirut, Jun 18: Syrian forces pounded Homs today as they pressed their campaign against rebel strongholds in the city, while 34 people were killed across the strife-torn country, a watchdog said.Today's casualties come a day
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Syrian Official Defects To Protest Assad Crackdown
World | March 09, 2012 10:02 ISTBeirut, Mar 9: Syria's deputy oil minister announced his defection in an online video that emerged on Thursday, making him the highest ranking civilian official to abandon the regime since the uprising against President Bashar
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Syrian Security Forces Fire On Rallies, Killing 20
World | October 28, 2011 21:56 ISTBeirut, Oct 28: Syrian security forces killed more than 20 people today and authorities disrupted telephone and Internet service in restive areas during mass protests calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad's regime, activists
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