Syrian Airstrikes
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8 dead, more than a dozen wounded in airstrikes on rebel-held Syrian townThe latest casualties in the town of Saraqeb came as government forces captured two new villages on the southern edge of Idlib.WorldDec 21, 2019
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Russian, Syrian fighter jets bomb Islamic State targets along Israel-Jordan borderRussian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, diplomatic and opposition sources said.WorldJul 22, 2018
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U.S. accuses Russia of violating Syrian ceasefire, killing civiliansThe White House said Russian aircraft flew bombing missions in defiance of a United Nations ceasefire.WorldMar 4, 2018
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Syrian government airstrikes kill 32, taking death toll for the week to over 400Syrian government warplanes carried out a sixth day of airstrikes Friday in the rebel-held suburbs east of Damascus.WorldFeb 23, 2018
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Russian military contractors reportedly killed in confrontation with U.S. forces in SyriaRussian news reports said an unknown number of Russian military contractors were killed in a U.S. counterattack last week.PoliticsFeb 13, 2018
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230 civilians killed in Syrian, Russian airstrikes in past week: UNThe top UN human rights official said the violence may constitute war crimes.WorldFeb 10, 2018
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Syrian government accused of ‘slow-motion slaughter’ by denying aid to its peopleThe Syrian government committed "slow-motion slaughter" of unknown numbers of Syrians trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas by wilfully denying them food and health care.WorldMar 14, 2017
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At least 652 children were killed in Syria in 2016, UNICEF saysLast year was the worst yet for the country's rising generation, with at least 652 children killed in 2016, the United Nations' child relief agency said Monday.WorldMar 13, 2017
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UNICEF outraged by school attack in Syria killing 22 children; a possible ‘war crime’The U.N. Children's agency called the airstrikes that killed 22 children and six of their teachers and "outrage." He added the attacks could be considered a war crime.WorldOct 27, 2016
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After NATO uproar, Russia drops request that Spain refuel warship headed to SyriaThe Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and escorting vessels have steamed through the North Sea and English Channel in recent days heading to the Eastern Mediterranean.WorldOct 27, 2016
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