Syrian Civil War
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Syrian rebels strengthen border security amid tensions post Assad's ouster
News | Dec 28, 2024, 05:30 PM 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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Syria civil war: Rebels at gates of Damascus, President Assad's location unknown | 10 Points
World | Dec 08, 2024, 07:41 AM ISTThe Syrian rebels led by HTS, a UN-designated terrorist organisation, are encircling Damascus after capturing major cities including Aleppo, Hama and Homs. For the first time in the last 14 years, the Assad regime has been reduced to control only 3 cities.
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One Turkish soldier killed, amid shaky cease-fire in Syria
World | Oct 20, 2019, 03:44 PM ISTTurkey’s defence ministry says one soldier has been killed amid sporadic clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire.
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Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift
World | Oct 17, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTHumanitarian groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide aid to hundreds of thousands of people as rapidly shifting battle lines make it increasingly difficult to reach them. Nearly all foreign aid workers have been evacuated because of security concerns, and there are fears that local staff could face reprisals, either at the hands of Turkish-led forces pushing in from the north or Syrian troops fanning out across territory held by the embattled Kurds.
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Turkish Prez Erdogan's Pak visit postponed amid global pressure
World | Oct 17, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to Pakistan has been postponed, the foreign office announced here on Thursday, amidst growing international pressure, including from India, on Ankara to stop a cross-border offensive against Kurdish-led forces in Syria.
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Turkey calls on Kurdish fighters to lay arms, vacate border
World | Oct 16, 2019, 06:02 PM ISTAs Russia and the United States each launched diplomatic forays to end Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defied pressure for a ceasefire and said the only way the offensive would end was if Syrian Kurdish fighters leave a designated border area “by tonight.”
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Explained: Gains and risks for Turkey in invading Syria
Fyi | Oct 09, 2019, 10:56 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long threatened to send troops into northeastern Syria to clear the border region of Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Turkey considers a serious security threat.
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Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
World | Oct 09, 2019, 10:20 PM ISTTurkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.
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Five arrested in France on suspicion of recruiting jihadis
World | Sep 17, 2014, 08:08 PM ISTParis: French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve Wednesday announced the arrest of five suspected recruiters for jihad in Syria as part of the government's plan against terrorism and recruitment drive for jihad.French anti-terrorist police unit arrested
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Singaporean of Indian-origin fighting in Syrian civil war
World | Jul 09, 2014, 05:33 PM ISTSingapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean along with several of the country's nationals, is part of some 12,000 foreigners fighting in the Syrian civil war, the government said on Wednesday.Haja Fakkurudeen Usman Ali (37), a naturalised citizen