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Over 500 Islamic State terrorists surrender in Syrian Al-Hasakah after pri
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Up to 550 terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the Al-Sina'a prison break in the Syrian city of Al-Hasakah, the SDF reported on Tuesday.
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Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants' jailbreak
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq on Saturday tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Islamic State (IS) in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Syria's Hasakah Province.
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IS militants attack Kurdish prison in NE Syria: report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in an attempt to free IS inmates, a war monitor reported.
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Syria joins BRI as West continues to criticize Beijing for its debt trap t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 14 (ANI): Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of cooperation for the Middle-East country.
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Blinken, Jordanian counterpart discuss Syrian political solution
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi today in Washington where they discussed the political solutions in both Syria and Palestine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Aid to Afghanistan, Syria, vaccine equity top agenda in 2021: UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 12 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (local time) said that vaccine equity and aid to Afghanistan and Syria were high on the 2021 agenda of the UNSC, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.
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UN disarmament chief urges Syria to come clean on chemical weapons
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 6 (ANI): Syria's declaration of its chemical weapons programme cannot be considered accurate due to gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Research explores measures to help children of mothers with depression
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], January 2 (ANI): Recent studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan have suggested that children of mothers in poor mental health have the risk of lacking in their cognitive development.
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Afghanistan accounts for 27 pc of child casualties globally since 2005: UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Over 28,500 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, which accounts for 27 per cent of all verified child casualties around the world.
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US military base in northern Syria comes under mortar fire: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A US military base in the northeastern Syrian province of Al-Hasakah has come under mortar fire, the Syrian state television reported.
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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI): Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021 across the world, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday.
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Iran condemns Israel's raid on Syrian port
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Israel's recent attack on Syria's port of Latakia.
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