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• U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria, targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militia

  The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded multiple troops.

  World

  Feb 25, 2021
  
• Assad says West preventing millions of refugees from returning to Syria

  Bashar Assad's comments came at the opening session of a Russia-organized two-day international conference in Damascus on the return of refugees.

  Politics

  Nov 11, 2020
  
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• U.S. forces say they’ll redeploy, work with Kurds to continue pressure on Islamic State

  The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops pulled out from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters that began last month.

  World

  Nov 11, 2019
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• Trump has green-lit a wider mission to secure Syrian oil, raising legal questions

  Under the new plan, troops would protect a large swath of land controlled by Syrian Kurdish fighters.

  Economy

  Nov 5, 2019
• Turkey calls on Russia, U.S. to remove Kurdish fighters from Syrian border areas

  Erdogan says the Kurdish fighters are still present in several areas.

  World

  Nov 5, 2019
• ‘International state banditry’: Russia says U.S. presence in Syria illegal

  Russia's defence ministry says the move to send U.S. armoured vehicles to Syrian oil fields were motivated by a desire to protect oil smugglers and not by real security concerns.

  World

  Oct 26, 2019
• Democrats walk out of White House meeting while Pelosi, Trump exchange taunts

  Condemnation of his stance was quick and severe, not only from Democrats but from Republicans who have been staunch Trump supporters on virtually all issues.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2019
• Turkey’s military attack against Kurds could redraw map of Syrian conflict

  Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain.

  World

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Kurds brace as Turkey artillery, airstrikes hit northeast Syria

  Turkey has long threatened an attack on the Kurdish fighters in Syria whom Ankara considers terrorists allied with a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey.

  World

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Kremlin rejects Trump’s criticism on Syria, says military action in Idlib is justified

  The assault has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis as Syrians displaced by the fighting seek shelter at the Turkish border.

  World

  Jun 3, 2019