Politics of Syria

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Netanyahu Says Israel Committed To Treating Syrian War Wounded

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel remained committed to treating war wounded from Syria and...

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Top US Diplomat Haley Says No Syria Peace With Assad

Coming closer to embracing regime change in Syria, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that with President...

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UK Blames Russia For Syria Deaths

Russia is to blame for “every civilian death” in the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria, Defence Secretary...

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Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’, Iran Says

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said "terrorists are celebrating" US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His comments echo...

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Russia, Iran Army Chiefs Vow To Continue Syria Fight

The army chiefs of Russia and Iran discussed the US strikes in Syria by phone Saturday, and vowed to continue the fight...

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Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said “terrorists are celebrating” US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His...

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Iraqi Shiite Cleric Sadr Urges Assad To Step Down

Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, also calling...

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Strike Kills 15 Near Syria’s IS-Held Raqa

At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near...

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Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...

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US Envoy To UN Threatens Further Military Action In Syria

The United States on Friday threatened to take further military action in Syria following its missile strikes on an air...

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US Warns of ‘more’ After Missile Strikes

The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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Syria Grows Increasingly Volatile For US Forces

Friday's strike on a Syrian airbase marks the first direct US attack on the Damascus regime, raising questions about...

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Jets Launch Raids From Syria Base Hit By US

Two warplanes took off from a central Syrian airbase Friday hours after it was struck by US missiles and carried out...

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UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes

The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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After US Strikes, Syria Attack Victims Dream of Assad Ouster

Emerging dazed but well after three days of treatment in Turkey following the suspected chemical attack in Syria, Ahmad...

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UN Chief Urges Restraint, Council To Meet On US Strikes In Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged restraint and a renewed push for peace in Syria as the Security...

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US Strike In Syria Not Enough, Further Steps Needed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed the US strike on an airbase of the Syrian regime but said it...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Survivors Welcome US Strike

In the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, residents still mourning their dead on...

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US Launches Cruise Missiles On Syrian Airbase

The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation...