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Israel airstrikes southern Syria, killing 2 and injuring 19
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Israeli military have confirmed the strikes, saying that it targeted military sites with weapons belonging to forces of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Israeli military seizes 3,300 weapons in Syria
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Following the fall of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in mid-December last year, Israeli forces claimed to have taken more than 3,300 pieces of weaponry.
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EU ministers to discuss lifting Syria sanctions after Western, Arab diplom
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syria following a regional meeting in Riyadh, where foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western nations and the Middle East gathered for the first such gathering si
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Blinken meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad to discuss Syria's future, threat of 'Is
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on an unannounced tour to the Middle East, met Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad on Friday (local time) to discuss the future of neighbouring Syria.
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"What happened to previous regime will happen to this one": Netanyahu warn
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"We want to have relations with the new regime in Syria, but if this regime allows Iran to re-establish itself in Syria, or allow the transfer of Iranian weapons, or weapons of any kind to Hezbollah or attack us, we will respond forcefully and we will exact a heavy price. What happened to
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Syria crisis: Russia grants asylum to Assad and family, calls for UN-media
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Russia has granted asylum to Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad and his family, according to a report by TASS, citing a Kremlin source.
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'Historic day for Middle East': Netanyahu hails collapse of Assad regime i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday has welcomed the collapse of the President Bashar al-Assad two-decade-long regime in Syria, calling it a "historic day for the Middle East."
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Syria crisis: Russia expresses 'concern', appeals resolution of issues thr
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement expressing extreme concern over the events unfolding in Syria and appealed to all parties involved in the negotiations with a strong call to renounce the use of violence and resolve all governance issues by political means.
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Syria Crisis: Donald Trump says Putin "not interested" in protecting Assad
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
After Syrian rebels enter the in Damascus, forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee for an unknown destination on Sunday, President elect Donald Trump criticised Russia President Vladimir, who didn't protected the president and affirmed that 'Assad is gone, his protector Putin, was not in
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'America deeply involved in Middle East': West Asia Strategist counters Do
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
He blamed US' policy of "foreign intervention" for the current situation in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran, and also accused Washington of "destroying" the whole region. Being asked about Trump's recent remark, the strategist said, "Absolutely wrong. The American is very much deeply involv
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Syrian rebels claim President Bashar al-Assad has fled country; videos cap
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The development comes hours after rebels claimed to have captured Syria's third-largest city, Homs, to the north of the country.
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Syria: Rebels claim to enter city of Homs
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Syrian rebels claim to have entered the city of Homs, a strategic stronghold. If they succeed in capturing it, the move could effectively divide President Bashar al-Assad's regime, isolating coastal territories from the capital city Damascus, according to a report by CNN.
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