India urges Turkey to exercise restraint against Kurdish militia in Syria

The Ministry of External Affairs told Ankara that its actions can undermine regional stability ‘and the fight against terrorism’.

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· Oct 10, 2019 · 05:00 pm

US says it did not ‘green light’ Turkey’s offensive in Syria, asks it to ‘act rationally’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Turkey had a ‘legitimate security concern’ and ‘a terrorist threat to their south’.

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· Oct 10, 2019 · 09:14 am

Turkey to soon launch military operation in northern Syria, says US

The US will play no role in it, but it remains unclear if it will be withdrawing the 1,000-odd troops from the region.

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· Oct 07, 2019 · 11:58 am

US: Donald Trump asks European countries to take back Islamic State fighters captured in Syria

Trump said the United States would be forced to release the militants if European allies did not take them back and put them on trial.

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· Feb 17, 2019 · 06:21 pm

Syria: 14 civilians, 9 militants killed in US-led air strikes on IS enclave, says monitor

Air strikes in the area intensified after an attempted jihadist attack on a coalition base.

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· Nov 04, 2018 · 01:28 pm

Syria: 44 people killed in airstrikes in rebel-held village, says human rights monitor

Russian warplanes are suspected to have attacked the village.

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· Jun 08, 2018 · 06:48 pm

Syria: Missile strikes kill at least 26 people, mostly Iranians, says war monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suspects the strikes were carried out by Israel.

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· Apr 30, 2018 · 08:08 pm

India denounces use of force in Syria, asks all parties not to escalate tension

The UN Security Council rejected Russia’s resolution calling to have the US-led airstrikes near Damascus condemned.

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· Apr 15, 2018 · 11:47 am

Syria: French President Emmanuel Macron says he has proof Assad’s regime used chemical weapons

He said France and the US will together decide ‘at a time of our choosing’ on when and how to respond to the incident.

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· Apr 12, 2018 · 08:21 pm

Be it Russia, Syria or Iran, Donald Trump says US will take action against suspected chemical attack

At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Moscow had the ‘blood of Syrian children’ on its hands.

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· Apr 10, 2018 · 10:35 am

Syria and Russia blame Israel for airstrikes on military base that killed 14 troops

Earlier, the Pentagon had denied any US role in the missile strikes.

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· Apr 09, 2018 · 09:21 am

Syria and Russia deny use of chemical weapons in rebel-held town, as rescue workers peg toll at 70

The Assad regime claimed that rebels losing control of Douma were fabricating the reports of a chemical attack.

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· Apr 08, 2018 · 06:57 pm