Putin Syria

• Russian forces deploy on Syrian border as Trump calls Turkish ceasefire ‘permanent’

  The balance of power in Syria's eight year-long bloody civil war has shifted significantly in dizzying twists and turns since Trump withdrew U.S. special forces on Oct. 6.

  Oct 23, 2019
  
• Turkey signals it will not resume offensive against Kurds in northeast Syria

  Turkey's defence ministry said the U.S. had announced the Syrian Kurdish fighters had completed their pullout from areas Turkey invaded earlier this month.

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  Oct 23, 2019
  
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• Syria’s Assad says White Helmets are terrorists, will be killed if they don’t surrender

  Hundreds of members of the White Helmets group were evacuated out of Syria by the Israeli military last week, with around 50 of them expected to be resettled in Canada. 

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  Jul 26, 2018
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• Putin calls U.S. tariffs on Canada ‘sanctions’

  Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed U.S. trade measures, Syria and the prospect of a third world war during an annual question and answer session.Russi

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  Jun 7, 2018
• Russia’s military can overpower any foe, Putin boasts

  Russia's military today can overpower any potential foe, President Vladimir Putin told an annual end-of-year meeting Thursday with defence chiefs.

  World

  Dec 22, 2016
• Syria says ceasefire is over as aid trucks hit by air strikes

  Air raids hit aid trucks near the city of Aleppo on Monday, a monitoring group reported, as the Syrian military declared that a week-long ceasefire was over.

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  Sep 19, 2016