SYRIA NEWS
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Turkey closes airspace to Russian planes flying to Syria: FM
Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian civilian and military planes flying to Syria, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has been…
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US military updates findings on Syria attack
Officials concluded last week that the April 7 attack was carried out by one or more people who used the…
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US military changes explanation of attack on base in Syria
Instead, it is now believed the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate placement of explosive charges” by…
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Le Pen calls for resumption of diplomatic ties with Syria
The far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has called for the restoration of diplomatic relations with Syria, a move rejected…
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Syrian immigrant Zack Tahhan helps capture New York subway shooting suspect
Zack Tahhan was working security for a shop near St. Marks Place and First Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village when…
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Explainer: What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?
Chemical weapons production, use and stockpiling is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Only Egypt, North Korea and…
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Iraq official warns of extremist threat from Syria camp
Al-Hol, in the Kurdish-controlled northeast, is Syria’s largest camp for displaced people. It houses about 56,000 including displaced Syrians and…
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Top U.S. General Opposes Removing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards From Terror Blacklist
The top U.S. general said on Thursday that he does not support removing Iran’s Quds Force, an arm of its…
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Germany arrests Syrian accused of torturing captives with ISIS
German investigators on Wednesday arrested a Syrian man accused of war crimes for allegedly torturing captives while he was with ISIS,…
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Biden to call on ‘free world’ to stand against Putin in Poland speech
After three days of emergency meetings with allies of the G7, European Council and NATO, and a visit with U.S.…
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