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Israeli minister calls for assassination of Bashar al-Assad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 16 (ANI): An Israeli minister on Tuesday called for the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said his rule is the worst since the Nazis in World War-II.
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US accuses Syria of mass killings in Sednaya military prison
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): The United States has accused the Bashar al-Assad regime of carrying out mass killings of prisoners on a daily basis and then burning their bodies in a large crematorium inside its Sednaya military prison outside Damascus, Syria.
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French Intelligence labels Assad Govt. responsible for chemical attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], April 26 (ANI): France has said that it has evidence that the Bashar-Al-Assad-led Syrian Government was responsible for the chemical attack that killed 89 people.
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Reports of Baghdadi's capture not true: Syrian President
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 20 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied reports of the capture of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi stating that Syrian borders with Iraq are still very much under the control of the militant group.
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Britain could join U.S. against Assad's regime in Syria: Boris Johnso
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI): British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson has said Britain could join U.S. air strikes against the Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria despite a previous vote in the parliament against it.
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U.K. Home Secretary urged to revoke Syrian President's wife's Br
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr 17 (ANI): U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been urged to consider revoking the British passport of Asma al-Assad, the U.K.-born wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after her social media posts in support of his regime.
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Canada for ending 'indiscriminate' violence, sanctions 27 top Sy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Apr 16 (ANI): Canada has sanctioned 27 high-ranking officials in the Syrian Government to put pressure on President Bashar al- Assad to end 'indiscriminate' violence in the war-torn country.
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Chemical attack 'fabricated' as 'pretext' to justify U
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 13 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claimed Thursday that the alleged chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun was a "fabrication" to justify the U.S. missile strike.
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Spicer draws backlash by comparing Assad with Hitler
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (U.S.) Apr. 12 (ANI): White House press secretary Sean Spicer set off an intense backlash on Tuesday when he suggested that Syria President Bashar al-Assad was worse than Hitler and said incorrectly that Hitler had not used chemical weapons during World War II or against his
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No political solution in Syria with Assad in power: U.S. envoy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr. 9 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said there can be no political solution to the conflict in Syria until President Bashar al-Assad is in power.
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U.S. investigating possible Russia role in Syria chemical attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Apr. 8 (ANI): Washington is investigating Russia's possible involvement in the chemical attack in Syria that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to launch the first direct military assault against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
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Syria condemns US missile attack, calls it 'reckless, irresponsible&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Apr. 7 (ANI): Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian Government on Friday condemned the 'reckless and irresponsible' missile attack carried out by the United States and said that the act reflected a short-sightedness and a political and military blindness.
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