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Syria recaptures ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 03 (ANI): The Syrian Government forces, with the help of the Russian military, on Thursday recaptured its ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (IS).
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Russia denies reports on airstrikes on areas mentioned by US military
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar. 2 (ANI): Russia has denied allegations by the US-led coalition that former's jets had carried out airstrikes in Syria against the US-controlled armed groups.
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Russia bombed site near US forces in Syria in ISIS fight
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar. 2 (ANI): Russian air forces bombed a site extremely close to U.S. troops in Syria on Tuesday, a near-miss while targeting the Islamic State - though the strikes still hit U.S.-backed forces.
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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria sanctions
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Mar. 1 (ANI): In order to block bid by western countries to impose UN sanctions on Syria, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Syria over accusations of chemical weapons attacks by Damascus.
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'The White Helmets,' speaking about 'banned' Syria, wi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): Looks like the 89th Academy Awards is all about trolling Trump and slamming his policies, especially 'travel ban order.'
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Suicide attacks kill many in Syrian city of Homs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 26 (ANI): At least 32 people were killed and 24 others injured after several suicide attacks targetted two security centers in the central Syrian city of Homs, according to state media citing the city's Gov. Talal Barazi.
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Oscars 2017: Syrian cinematographer barred from entering U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Feb. 25 (ANI): In a shocking incident, the cinematographer behind Netflix's "The White Helmets," Khaled Khateeb, nominated for the documentary short award, has been denied entry to the U.S. for Sunday's Academy Awards by the immigration authorities.
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Twin attacks near Syrian town taken from IS kill more than 65
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): A second suicide car bomber hit the location near a Syrian village near al-Bab that, earlier in the same day, saw another explosion. The twin blasts happened on Friday, just a day after Turkey-led forces established full control over the city.
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45 killed in car bomb explosion in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb. 24 (ANI): At least 45 people have reportedly been killed and several others injured after a car bomb hit Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a village near al-Bab.
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U.S. troops in Syria will fan flames of extremism: Iran's Foreign Min
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Feb 18 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed concern that any attempt by the United States to send its troops to Syria will fan flames of extremism in the region and will implications on global security.
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Foreign nationals held in Russia on way to join IS in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk [Russia], Feb. 17 (ANI): A group of foreign nationals, who tried to enter Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group, have been detained in Russia's Far Eastern Sakhalin Island.
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U.S. likely to send ground troops to Syria to combat ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Feb. 16 (ANI): To intensify its battle against ISIS, the Pentagon might propose sending U.S. ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time ever.
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