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French Intelligence labels Assad Govt. responsible for chemical attack
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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U.S. sanctions Syrian research employees over developing 'chemical we
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr. 25 (ANI): The United States has declared to pursue anyone connected to the use of chemical weapons in Syria and also threatened to shut down their financial networks.
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Concerns grow as Chinese jihadis rise in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 23 (ANI): Analysts have warned of the increasing security threat to Beijing as Chinese jihadis are on the rise in Syria, thereby forcing the country to rethink its Middle East strategy.
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Terrorists launch mortar attack in Damascus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 23 (ANI): At least two persons were left injured when terrorists shelled with mortars the Rukneddein residential area in the Syrian capital of Damascus, local media reported on Saturday.
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Syria: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's close associate killed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington.D.C [U.S.A], Apr. 22 (ANI): An ISIS terrorist, linked to the deadly New Year's eve attack on Istanbul's Reina nightclub, was killed in Syria last month by the American forces, U.S.' Middle East command confirmed.
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Syrian babies are being named `Putin` in honour of Russian President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 22 (ANI): Syrian families are naming their children Putin as a mark of gratitude for the Russian President's support for his Syrian counterpart in the six-year war, a government official has said.
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Syria still has chemical weapons: U.S. defence secy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 22 (ANI): The Syrian Government has retained an unspecified amount of chemical weapons and dispersed its aircraft after a U.S. cruise-missile attack this month, United States Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday.
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Trilateral talks on Syria postponed after U.S. backs out
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 21 (ANI): The United States, Russian and United Nations trilateral talks on Syria scheduled for Monday have been postponed, says U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.
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Reports of Baghdadi's capture not true: Syrian President
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Afghanistan: Five Pak militants killed in Nangarhar air strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): At least five Pakistani militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, have been killed in an air strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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Britain could join U.S. against Assad's regime in Syria: Boris Johnso
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Woman held after Lahore encounter had visited Syria to join ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore/Hyderabad [Pakistan], Apr. 17 (ANI): A woman, who was arrested after the Lahore encounter, had earlier visited Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.
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