Syria Crisis
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Humanitarian conditions in northwest Syria at ‘crisis point’: aid groupsSome 70 aid groups called for an immediate end to the fighting. They said that the violence has displaced an estimated 180,000 people in the last two weeks alone.WorldMay 17, 2019
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Russia vetoes UN action on chemical weapons in Syria for 2nd day in a rowRussia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend by one month an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, just a day after Moscow blocked a U.S. push to renew the investigation.NewsNov 17, 2017
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Russia blocks UN action on Syria chemical weapons attacksA resolution needs nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China to be adopted.WorldNov 16, 2017
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Syrian, Russian government forces bomb U.S.-backed militias in eastern SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting with the U.S.-led coalition, said six of its fighters were wounded in the strike.WorldSep 16, 2017
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40,000 Syrian children trapped in ‘extremely dangerous’ Raqqa city: UNICEFThe U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched their attack on Raqqa earlier this week and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have intensified since then.WorldJun 9, 2017
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Syria conflict: Tens of thousands begin to evacuate from besieged Syrian townsAbout 10,000 people from four towns besieged for years amid Syria's bloody, six-year civil war were transferred Friday.WorldApr 14, 2017
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U.S. investigating possible Russian role in Syria chemical weapons attackThe U.S. is looking into whether Russia participated in Syria's chemical weapons attack that killed 87 people.WorldApr 7, 2017
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How Trump’s (justified) attack on Syria could make life very hard for all of usWhenever two nuclear-armed countries are in conflict or near to it, of course, the worst-case scenario is very bad indeed.CommentaryApr 7, 2017
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U.S. missile strike on Syria: Here’s what we know so farU.S. President Donald Trump ordered a series of missile strikes against an airfield in Syria. Here's what we know.WorldApr 7, 2017
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Ceasefire in Syria remains intact despite minor violationsA nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at midnight was holding Friday despite minor violations.WorldDec 30, 2016
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