French cement maker admits it made payments to Islamic State in Syria to continue operations

This is the first time that a company has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of providing material support to a terrorist organisation.

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· Oct 19, 2022 · 11:12 am

A small group of US soldiers will remain in Syria, says Trump, defends decision to pull out troops

The US president said some soldiers would be stationed at oil fields while others would be deployed near Israel and Jordan.

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· Oct 22, 2019 · 03:35 pm

Turkey agrees to a five-day ceasefire in northern Syria, says US

During this period, the US will help in facilitating the withdrawal of Kurdish-led forces from the declared ‘safe zone’.

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· Oct 18, 2019 · 08:26 am

US orders sanctions against Turkey, Trump says he is prepared to ‘swiftly destroy’ its economy

The president added that he had issued an order to immediately freeze negotiations on a US-Turkey trade deal and reimpose tariffs of 50% on Turkish steel.

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· Oct 15, 2019 · 07:47 am

Kurdish forces strike deal with Syrian government to stop Turkish offensive

The Turkish operation intends to create a ‘safe zone’ for the return of refugees to Syria. But world powers fear this will lead to the resurgence of IS.

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· Oct 14, 2019 · 02:17 pm

Turkish president says his country will not stop military offensive in Syria despite criticism

Turkish forces faced resistance from United States-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on Friday, the third day of the fighting.

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· Oct 12, 2019 · 12:10 pm

Trump says he will ‘obliterate’ the Turkish economy if it does something he considers wrong in Syria

The United States president said his country had done far more in Syria than any other country, including the ‘capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate’.

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· Oct 07, 2019 · 10:43 pm

Why garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting the Islamic State (and how the US can help)

America should not repeat the mistakes it made in Iraq.

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· Jan 19, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Syria: UN security team fired upon while visiting suspected chemical attack site in Douma

The team was forced to withdraw following the gunfire, reports said.

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· Apr 19, 2018 · 01:17 pm

Chemical weapon investigators enter Douma three days after their arrival in Syria

Earlier, Russian and Syrian authorities had allegedly stopped them from visiting the site of a chemical attack blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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· Apr 17, 2018 · 09:48 pm

Syrian military shot down missiles fired at air base, claims state TV

The Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has accused Syrian and Russian authorities of stopping them from visiting a chemical attack.

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· Apr 17, 2018 · 01:18 pm

Syria chemical attacks: Military intervention may be tempting – but not legal

The legal standards for military intervention are complicated and highly specific. It's not clear an attack on Syria would meet them.

James Sweeney, The Conversation

· Apr 13, 2018 · 09:30 pm