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Assad's regime just shelled a kindergarten, killing 6 children
Beirut (AFP) - At least six children were killed on Sunday in Syrian government shelling that hit a kindergarten in the rebel-held town of Harasta outside the capital Damascus, a monitor said.The...
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RUSSIA: We'll stick to a ceasefire in Aleppo unless militants attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday Russia's air force would stick to the ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo unless militants launch an offensive."The (Russian) president deems a regime when Russian...
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Report: US special operators are deploying around ISIS' de facto capital
BEIRUT - US special operations forces have begun to deploy outside Raqqa in order to aid the recently-announced Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) campaign against ISIS around its de-facto capital.The...
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Russia has a 'pipe dream' of replacing the US as the world's dominant naval...
In the November issue of the US Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine, Commander Daniel Thomassen of the Royal Norwegian Navy argued that Russia's dream to build a blue water, or global, navy remains...
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While America votes, Russia will open fire on Aleppo with airstrikes and...
While Americans head to the polls all across the US, Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will position itself to strike at rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Reuters reports.“While in...
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'Everyone is trading with our blood and suffering': Trump's win arouses...
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Donald Trump's election as U.S. president on Wednesday drew concern among Syrian rebel groups and a degree of optimism in Damascus, where his victory was seen as a better outcome...
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Russia accuses Dutch sub of monitoring Mediterranean fleet and warns of...
Moscow (AFP) — Russia on Wednesday accused a Dutch submarine of trying to monitor its aircraft carrier and escort vessels in the Mediterranean, denouncing such manoeuvres as "dangerous." According to...
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UN: Rebel-held Aleppo is down to its 'last food rations'
GENEVA (Reuters) - Aid workers in eastern Aleppo were distributing the last available food rations on Thursday as the quarter of a million people besieged in the Syrian city entered what is expected to...
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A top Kurdish commander has been assassinated near the Turkish border
BEIRUT - A top commander in the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) has been assassinated in mysterious circumstances near the Syrian-Turkish border, according to local media outlets.On Wednesday,...
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Russia's aircraft carrier has started launching sorties over Syria
The US Naval Institute News' Sam LaGrone reports that armed fighters have flown from Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean.As of yet, no strikes have been carried out. Only...
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Syrian regime: 'We are happy that Clinton did not win'
In an interview with NPR, aides to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad expressed joy and enthusiasm for incoming US President Trump."We are happy that Clinton did not win. This is for sure. She's the one...
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Germany to Trump: Have a 'dialogue' with Russia — but don't forget Crimea and...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany supports a dialogue between the United States and Russia, but Donald Trump must not ignore Russian actions in Crimea and Aleppo when he sits down with President Vladimir...
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The Syrian government and its allies are feeling upbeat about Trump's win
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies hope to benefit from Donald Trump’s election win, believing it has saved them from the risks of an interventionist Clinton...
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Ikea set up a model of a 'typical Syrian home' in its flagship store
In the midst of the ongoing war in Damascus, Syria became too dangerous for Rana and her four children, so they fled to the relatively safe suburb of Jamarana. But they only had enough money to rent a...
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A Russian Navy MiG-29K crashed returning to aircraft carrier from Syria
A Russian navy MiG-29K fighter crashed into the Mediterranean while attempting to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier after operating over Syria, Fox News reports.A helicopter recovered the...
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'It's game over': Turkish-backed rebels are closing in on ISIS' al-Bab...
AMMAN: Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are battling Islamic State fighters and meeting “fierce resistance” two kilometers from the self-proclaimed caliphate’s last major stronghold in Aleppo province on...
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Russia is using its only aircraft carrier to launch a major new assault on Syria
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia launched coordinated missile strikes against rebels in Syria on Tuesday and Moscow for the first time used its only aircraft carrier in combat, Defence Minister Sergei...
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Obama admits the US is essentially out of leverage in Syria
This week, President Barack Obama admitted that the US had essentially been muscled out of Syria by being relegated to a diplomatic role in the country."With respect to Syria, in Benghazi we had an...
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US lawmakers vote to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years and impose new ones...
U.S. lawmakers passed bills on Tuesday renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years and imposing new sanctions on Syria, underscoring their determination to play a strong role in Middle East policy no...
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Assad says Trump would be a natural ally if he fights 'terror'
Damascus (AFP) - Syria's Bashar al-Assad said in an interview aired on Tuesday that Donald Trump will be a "natural ally" if the US president-elect fulfills his pledge to fight "terrorists"."We cannot...
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