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China, Russia, Syria condemn US strike that killed Soleimani
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing/Moscow [China/Russia], Jan 3 (ANI): China, Russia and Syria on Friday condemned the US strike in Iraq that killed Iran's elite Quds Force chief, General Qasem Soleimani.
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Around 140,000 children displaced in past three weeks in and around Idlib:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], 3 Jan (ANI): Amid ongoing violence in Syria's Idlib, UNICEF on Friday lamented about 1,40,000 children who have been displaced in the ongoing clash in the northwest part of the war-torn country.
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Michael Pompeo postpones Ukraine visit after attack on US embassy in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday postponed his visit to Ukraine, after its embassy in Iraq was besieged by Shiite protesters following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
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Syrian serviceman killed in militant shelling in Hama province
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 01 (Sputnik/ANI): A Syrian army officer was killed and several servicemen were injured in a terrorist shelling of several settlements in Hama province, media reported on Tuesday, citing a military source.
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Hundreds of protestors storm US Embassy in Baghdad following airstrikes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 31 (ANI): Hundreds of protestors stormed the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in a demonstration against the American airstrikes that had killed two dozen members of an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq and Syria over the weekend.
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US embassy staff in Baghdad evacuated amid protests over American strikes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 31 (ANI): The staff of the US embassy here on Tuesday was evacuated from the building amid protests outside the embassy over American strikes in Iraq and Syria on Hezbollah targets, Sputnik reported.
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US informs key allies about 'defensive' strikes in Iraq, Syria
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) held telephonic calls with several world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and dis
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Our mission is to make Iran behave like normal nation: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): Hours after US forces conducted strikes in Iraq and Syria against facilities linked to Iranian- backed Shia militia group, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said that US mission is "to make Tehran behave like a normal nation."
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Strikes by US in Iraq, Syria an act of terrorism: Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 30 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that strikes by the United States against five targets of Iranian backed paramilitary groups in Iraq and Syria are an act of terrorism.
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Toll from US attacks in Iraq rises to 25, 51 injured
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 30 (ANI): The death toll from drone attacks of the United States against Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq has risen to 25, with 51 others left injured, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, said on Monday.
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Trump briefed on 'successful' strikes on Kataib Hezbollah in Syria, Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump was on Sunday briefed about the airstrikes against facilities linked to an Iranian-backed Shia militia group in Syria and Iraq by top American security advisors and said that the operation was a total success.
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US strikes target 5 facilities linked to Iranian-backed Shia militia in Ir
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): US forces conducted strikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities linked to an Iranian-backed Shia militia group, which has been blamed for a series of attacks on a joint US-Iraq military facilities housing American troops, Pentagon said on Sunday.
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