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Syria: Over 100 people hospitalised after suspected gas attack
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Nov 25 (ANI): A suspected poisonous gas attack by terrorist groups in Syria's government-held Aleppo city has left 107 civilians hospitalised, according to the country's state media.
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9 killed, dozens injured in Aleppo Chlorine attack
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Nov 25 (ANI): As many as nine people were killed and dozens injured in chlorine-filled shell attacks by militants in Aleppo on Saturday.
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Self-delusion a dangerous thing: Russia ridicules fresh US sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 22 (ANI): A day after the United States issued fresh sanctions against Russia due to its alleged role in supplying oil to the Assad regime in Syria, Russia released a statement ridiculing the sanctions, mentioning that such moves were only reflective of the political dis
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India supports Russian-Chinese proposal at OPCW
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Nov 21 (ANI): India voted in favour of the Russian-Chinese proposal regarding Syria at the 23rd session of the Conference of State Parties (CSP) to the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which concluded here on Tuesday.
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US further tightens noose around Iran for supplying oil to Syria
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 21 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on an international network through which Iran and Russia provide millions of barrels of oil to Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, in exchange for the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars to the Islamic Revolutionar
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US spent almost $ 6 trillion on wars since 9/11
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Rhode Island (USA), Nov 18 (ANI/Sputnik): In the wake of September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, the United States has spent over US $ 5.9 trillion on wars abroad that have resulted in the deaths of an estimated 500,000 people.
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Syrian Kurds ally with SDF, resume fighting against ISIS
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Sousa (Syria), Nov 13 (ANI): In an attempt to drive out the Islamic State (ISIS) militants from its last remaining strongholds, the Syrian Kurdish forces have resumed the fight in an alliance with the Syrian Arab fighters, together known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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151 migrants detained in Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 4 (ANI): As many as 151 migrants were held in different parts of Turkey on Saturday, security sources said.
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Illegal militants groups prevail in Idlib: Syrian Foreign Minister
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Oct 30 (ANI): Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Monday stated that despite the Russian-Turkish agreements to enforce a demilitarised zone (DMZ) in Idlib province, illegal militant groups, armed with heavy ordinance remain in the area.
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Iraqi PM calls for tighter security measures on border with Syria
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 28 (ANI): Newly sworn-in Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday advocated the need for advanced and tighter security measures along its border with war-torn Syria.
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Putin, Erdogan hold talks in Istanbul before Quadrilateral Summit on Syria
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 27 (Sputnik/ANI) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting in Istanbul with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the quadrilateral summit on Syria, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on Saturday.
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Pakistan responsible for three times the terror risk to humanity than Syri
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan, which remains the breeding ground and supporter of global terrorism, is responsible for three times the terror risk to humanity that Syria poses, says a study -- `Humanity at Risk - Global Terror Threat Indicant (GTTI) -- by Oxford University and Strat
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