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Pope Francis calls for end to 'horror and death' in Syria in Eas
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 17 (ANI): While delivering the traditional Easter Sunday Mass sermon in Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to the "horror and death" in Syria and prayed for Jesus to help world leaders end the arms trade.
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U.K. Home Secretary urged to revoke Syrian President's wife's Br
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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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Syrian Army expels Daesh terrorists near Deir ez-Zor Airbase
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Apr. 16 (ANI): Syrian government forces have freed territories to the south of the Syrian airbase in Deir ez-Zor from Daesh terrorists.
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Death toll rises to 100 in blast targeting evacuees from Aleppo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], Apr. 16 (ANI): The death toll in a blast that occurred near a bus convoy evacuating residents from Shiite towns of Fua and Kefraya to Aleppo has risen to 100, a volunteer rescue agency said.
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Syria responds to Trump's 'animal' remark for Assad
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr. 14 (ANI): Following Donald Trump's 'animal' remark for Syrian President Bashar Assad in the wake of the Idlib chemical attack, Syria's senior diplomat has come down heavily on the U.S. President.
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U.S. takes fight against ISIS very seriously: White House
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Apr. 14 (ANI): Asserting that the United States takes the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) very seriously, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that they have denied operational space to the terror group in order to defeat them
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Chemical attack 'fabricated' as 'pretext' to justify U
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Syrian Army says US-led airstrike killed hundreds, including civilians
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 13 (ANI): The Syrian Army claimed Thursday that a US-led airstrike against the Islamic State near Deir ez-Zor killed a large number of civilians, due to the suffocation resulted from inhaling toxic substances.
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ISIS' main shadow judge killed in East Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April. 13 (ANI): The main shadow judge of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has reportedly been killed in an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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U.S. intelligence intercepted communications between Syrian military, chem
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr. 13 (ANI): The U.S. military and intelligence community intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week, a senior US official tells CNN.
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Russia: Putin meets Tillerson as Syria rift deepens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr. 13 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said that relations with Moscow are at "a low point" after meetings in Russia that seemed to do little to bridge a deepening diplomatic divide over the Syria chemical attack.
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