Syria

A British newspaper reported that major cuts were made in foreign aid to many of the world's poorest countries, within weeks, according to secret government plans. The British newspaper, "The Independent," reported what it described as…
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“My name is Wafa Ali Mustafa and I have not heard from my father, Ali Mustafa, for 2,801 days — almost eight years ago, when he was forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime.” The atmosphere in the UN General Assembly Hall changed as…
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Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint against Syrian officials whom they blame for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in a rebel-held area. France is home to…
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Syrian air defenses were activated in the capital Damascus and its southern suburbs Sunday night to repel an Israeli missile attack, state media reported. There was no word on casualties. State TV quoted an unnamed military official as…
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A Russian Mi-35 helicopter made an emergency landing due to technical problems during a flight over Syria’s northern Hasaka province, state agencies quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying on Sunday. “The crew was quickly evacuated to…
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A fire broke out, Saturday, due to an attack on a gas pipeline in eastern Syria, according to the official Syrian News Agency, "SANA". According to the Syrian News Agency, the attack took place in the village of "Abu Khashab" in the…
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The Russian Information Agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying, Friday, that the United States had warned Russia only minutes before it would carry out an air strike in Syria, a time frame which he described as insufficient.…
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The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. US defense officials announced the strikes without providing details and with no mention of…
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The deaths stacked up: a policeman shot dead with a pistol equipped with a silencer, a local official gunned down, his son wounded, an Iraqi man beheaded. In total, 20 men and women were killed last month in the sprawling camp in…
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When the time came for Bashar Jaafari, Syria’s former UN permanent representative, to leave New York, only one person saw him off at JFK airport: his loyal office assistant. The symbolism of the moment perhaps eluded the lady as she…
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