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Syrian activists say a US-led coalition airstrike killed 7 civilians
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists opposed to the Islamic State group say aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition have struck a boat carrying people fleeing fighting between the extremists and U.S.-backed...
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Here's how Bashar al-Assad maintained his stranglehold on power in Syria
Bashar al-Assad — the Syrian president who has overseen a devastating civil war and this week killed more than 70 of his own citizens in a chemical attack— was once a "geeky" eye doctor, apparently...
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How Trump went from wanting to stay out of Syria to going further than Obama...
In 2013, Donald Trump repeatedly urged President Barack Obama against taking action in Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack carried out by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, warning that it...
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From Al-Masdar to InfoWars: How a pro-Assad conspiracy theory got picked up...
A conspiracy alleging a chemical weapons attack carried out in northwestern Syria last week was a "false flag" operation orchestrated by "terrorists" opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad quickly...
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Obama aides are pushing back against criticism of the administration's policy...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Obama administration officials are pushing back against criticism of the former president, saying they proposed similar airstrikes in Syria to the ones President Donald Trump...
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Bill Maher unloads on cable newscasters for praising Trump's strike on Syria
Liberal talk-show host Bill Maher laid into Democrats and cable news pundits for their praise of President Trump's military strike on Syria's Shayrat airfield in response to a chemical weapons attack...
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Trump to warring factions of the West Wing: 'Knock it off'
President Trump appears to be getting impatient with the infighting between his closest advisers. The White House is becoming increasingly split between Steve Bannon, who favors a more nationalist...
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Kremlin to Tillerson: Trump's Syria strike 'plays into the hands of extremists'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone on Saturday about the situation in Syria after the U.S. strikes on a Syrian air base, the Russian...
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Nikki Haley: Regime change and the end of Assad is Trump's next priority for...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees regime change in Syria as one of the Trump administration's priorities in the country wracked...
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British defense secretary: Russia is responsible 'by proxy' for Syria...
London (AFP) - British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87 civilians killed last week in a suspected chemical weapons...
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Rubio knocks Tillerson's opposition to regime change: 'There is no such thing...
Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday that he was concerned about Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's opposition to removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power, a direct contradiction to US...
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The Trump administration appears torn over whether to support removing...
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump toned down President Barack Obama's call for Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying the Syrian president was fighting ISIS, a mutual enemy of the United...
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Trump aides differ over Assad's future after Syria attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump demurred on Sunday over where U.S. policy on Syria was headed after last week's retaliatory missile strike, leaving open questions about...
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Russia threatens 'real war' with US in Syria as Boris Johnson calls for...
LONDON — Russia has warned of a "real war" with the US if the US attempts to issue it with an ultimatum over its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad.British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will...
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Rex Tillerson has some new leverage going in to his meeting in Russia this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow this week will be an early test of whether the Trump administration can use any momentum generated by striking a Syrian...
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H.R. McMaster: Russia needs to ask itself why it supports Assad's 'murderous...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser is calling on Russia to re-evaluate its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, leaving open the possibility of additional U.S....
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G7 leaders to push Russia to stop backing Syria's Assad
LUCCA, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering Monday for a meeting given urgency by the chemical attack in Syria and the U.S. military response,...
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In a sign of anger, Kremlin says Putin won't meet with Tillerson in Moscow on...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a move that could point to tensions...
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Top Obama administration officials admit deal to remove chemical weapons from...
When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad crossed former US President Barack Obama's "red line" by using chemical weapons, instead of responding with military force, Obama made a deal — but now former...
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At WWII memorial, Tillerson vows to hold those who commit 'crimes against the...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used a visit Monday to a World War II memorial to declare that the United States will stand up to aggressors who harm civilians, as the Trump administration sought...
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