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Trump, Erdogan discuss on phone US troop withdrawal from Syria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] Feb 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, during a telephone call, on Thursday (local time) agreed to carry out the US troops withdrawal from Syria in line with their mutual interest, reports the state-run agency Ana
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Military conflict with Israel can't be ruled out: Iran's foreign minister
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel] Feb 22 (ANI): Iran on Thursday accused Israel of "adventurism" with its airstrikes against Syria and said that the possibility of a military conflict between arch rivals Tehran and Tel Aviv cannot be ruled out.
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UK revokes citizenship of teen who left to join IS
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [Britain] Feb 21 (ANI): Britain on Wednesday revoked the citizenship of Shamima Begum who had left the United Kingdom four years ago to join the Islamic State in Syria.
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Trump instructs Pompeo to not allow woman who joined ISIS to return to US
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] Feb 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to not allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join the Islamic State, to return to the US.
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Russia opens two humanitarian corridors to evacuate besieged Syrians
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Homs [Syria] Feb 20 (ANI): In an efforts to secure the return of the besieged Syrian civilians, Russia opened two humanitarian corridors to evacuate the displaced people in al-Rukban Camp in al Tanf area of Syria's Homs on Tuesday.
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24 killed in twin bomb blasts in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Idlib [Syria], Feb 19 (ANI): At least 24 people, including four children, were killed in a double bomb attack in Syria's Idlib province on Monday.
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ISIS terrorists flee Syria to Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 18 (ANI): Over 1,000 ISIS terrorists have fled from Syria to western Iraq in the last six months with around USD 200 million in tow, according to a US military official.
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ISIS controlling just 700 sq mts in Syria: SDF
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 17 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has been reduced to just 700 square metres in Syria, as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a major offensive last week to eliminate the terror outfit from the war-torn country, a top commander overseeing the opera
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Top US general unhappy with Trump's decision of withdrawing troops from Sy
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): A top US general in the Middle East on Friday disagreed with President Donald Trump's last December decision of withdrawing around 2,000 troops, warning that the Islamic State (IS) was "far from defeated", contradicting the President's opinion that the t
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Accelerated negotiations to reach political settlement in Afghanistan: Tru
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said he has accelerated negotiations to reach a political agreement to end the 17-year-long conflict in Afghanistan.
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Trump to hold second Summit with Kim on Feb 27, 28 in Vietnam
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US president Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) confirmed he will hold a second Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam.
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US: Senate passes Syria, anti-BDS bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): United States Senate on Tuesday approved legislation which includes a provision warning US President Donald Trump not to precipitously withdraw troops from Afghanistan and Syria until terrorist groups in the regions are destroyed.
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